The Lead Stories Producer will deliver compelling and powerful stories showcasing Comic Relief’s impact to drive fundraising and brand awareness across all channels including broadcast and digital but with a strong focus on written stories for media placement and to meet the story needs of our corporate partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the content team and our colleagues in Impact and Investment to source the most compelling stories from CR’s investments in order to drive fundraising and awareness

• Liaise with the fundraising, media, marketing and corporate teams to understand and meet the need for stories across the organization.

• Effectively manage and motivate the Stories Assistant Producer

• Help manage a database of stories and track their usage across CR’s output to ensure we are maximizing the potential of the stories we gather across all our channels

• Help manage our relationships with the projects we fund over time

• Research, gather and write case studies and copy for placement across CR’s channels including for social media.

• Follow CR’s guidance on safe storytelling and build the objectives from CR’s Representation Policy into the approach to casting contributors and gathering stories.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• At least 5 years’ experience working in journalism or within a charity story gathering team

• Excellent writing skills with great attention to detail and ability to tailor content to suit print, digital and broadcast outlets

• Excellent communication skills with ability to speak sensitively and with emotional intelligence to contributors with lived experience

• Strong understanding of all aspects of consent, safeguarding, and data protection within the story process.

• Experience managing and leading teams preferable

Inclusivity at Comic Relief

We recognise diversity and inclusion are a source of strength in achieving our mission. We therefore welcome everyone, trusting what makes us different brings creativity, styles and experiences to help us collectively do our best work. That’s regardless of your gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity. We especially welcome those from under-represented groups in modern grant-making and fundraising. We are on a journey, but if you join our team you will be part of a community that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we want you to:

• Be valued for being yourself

• Do your best work, and be supported to break down barriers so you can succeed

• Be heard, respected, and treated as an equal, whatever your level, experience or background

• Be part of a team that is committed to making this happen – with our colleagues, partners, and contributors.

Comic Relief is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm.