Content Executive

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

L&G's Corporate Affairs team is responsible for delivering engaging, high-quality content that reflects our brand and purpose. As a Content Executive, you’ll help bring our stories to life across multiple channels and formats, supporting strategic communications and collaborating with teams across the business. This is a great opportunity to develop your creative skills and contribute to meaningful campaigns in a supportive and inclusive environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the Content Manager with the delivery of the content plan by creating assets for a range of audiences and channels in support of the overall strategy
• Collaborating across the business to brief and develop creative and cost-effective content and activity, optimising and repurposing to maximise reach and ROI
• Ensuring assets are aligned to our brand attributes and identity
• Collaborating with colleagues and key stakeholders to understand the impact of content, formats and campaigns – using these insights to refine and tailor approaches to specific channels or audiences where needed
• Undertaking the relevant content and production related administrative duties and activities as required to support the delivery of the CA strategy
• Contributing to continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and a collaborative team culture across Corporate Affairs in line with the company strategy
• Ensuring communications are clear, fair, and not misleading and are fully compliant with any rules and guidance issued by the relevant regulators, including relevant data protection legislation
• Tailoring communications to take into account the characteristics of the customers intended to receive the communication and ensure where appropriate communications are reviewed and approved by individuals who have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and expertise, and that such approval is recorded

Who we’re looking for:

• High-level of literacy
• Excellent eye for design and visual communication
• Excellent attention to detail and strong written and verbal English skills
• Good verbal communication and presentation skills
• Experience of and ability to adapt to change
• Working knowledge of systems such as Microsoft Office, a CMS, Teams, Sharepoint, Hootsuite etc
• An understanding of the role of audience
• Preferably some experience of working in a communications or marketing function or creative agency
• Experience of delivering content in written, audio and video formats
• Organised with strong attention to detail and proven ability to plan and manage projects
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to engage productively with stakeholders, colleagues and external partners

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.