Accessible Marketing Specialist

We are looking for an Accessible Marketing Specialist to take ownership of our public messaging, digital flyers, social media content, and community communications. You will ensure our visual and written content is clear, inviting, fully accessible to neurodivergent readers and disabled community members, and strictly aligned with digital accessibility standards.

Who You Are

• "I am deeply passionate about digital accessibility and inclusion." You understand how neurodivergent, visually impaired, or disabled people interact with online content and know how to remove barriers.
• "I know how to write in an engaging, trauma-informed way." You can communicate key details warmly without losing clarity or overwhelming the reader.
• "I have a high attention to detail." You take pride in catching tiny formatting errors, broken links, or visual glitches before content goes live.
• "I understand our community." You value self-advocacy, youth empowerment, and creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Accessible Graphic & Media Design: Create visual content, flyers, and digital assets optimised for readability, colour contrast, dyslexia-friendly typography, and clear visual hierarchy.
• Digital Accessibility Standards: Ensure all social media posts, web content, and digital forms incorporate proper alternative text (alt text), image descriptions, video captioning, and screen-reader compatibility.
• Plain English & Inclusive Copywriting: Write clear, concise, and trauma-informed copy that avoids unnecessary jargon, confusing layouts, or overwhelming blocks of text.
• Multi-Channel Distribution: Help manage and format posts across our main channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Discord, and email updates).
• Detail-Oriented Review: Double-check operational details (event dates, times, age requirements, contact emails, and signup links) across all campaigns prior to publication.
• Volunteer Guidance & Collaboration: Work alongside our team and volunteers, supporting them to co-create graphics and guiding them on digital accessibility best practices.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential

• Demonstrate experience in digital content creation, social media management, or accessible marketing.
• Practical knowledge of web and graphic accessibility standards (e.g. alt text best practices, dyslexia-friendly design).
• Proficiency with design tools (such as Canva) and content management across social platforms.
• Strong passion for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent inclusion.

Desirable

• Lived experience as part of the LGBTQ+ and/or neurodivergent communities, or a deep, demonstrated understanding of these lived experiences.
• Experience working within the non-profit, CIC, or youth work sectors.
• Understanding of data privacy and consent considerations when publishing graphics or participant sign-up forms.
• Familiarity with social media scheduling tools (e.g. Hootsuite).

About Our Values

At We Are Explorers CIC, we are deeply committed to fostering an environment that is:

Safe: We believe in creating a space where all young people and adults, particularly those who are LGBTQ+ or neurodivergent, feel secure, respected, and free to express themselves. Ensuring emotional, psychological, and physical safety is at the core of what we do.

Engaging: We pride ourselves on offering activities that are interactive, fun, and empowering. We help foster a sense of ownership and excitement about what the youth are doing.

Youth-Led: Young people’s voices are central to everything we do. Our group operates as a collaborative space where young people feel empowered to take the lead, with adults providing guidance and support.

Salary Information

7 hours per week x 54 working weeks across 15 months (from Oct 2026 to Dec 2027)

£175 per day (£25 per hour x 7 hours)

Annual Salary: £8100

Note: Pending funding, there may be opportunities for additional paid hours to staff residential trips and Pride events.

Application instructions

To apply, please submit a CV and a short statement in a format that works best for you (e.g. a 500-word cover letter/document, or a 2-minute video/voice recording) to Thomas at Sign in to view email.

Please also provide either a link to your portfolio, recent work samples, or examples of accessible content/graphics you've created.

We will provide everyone accepted at interview the interview questions in advance. We are strongly committed to being as accessible as we can. Please email us if there's any way we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you.

Deadline: 19th October