Job Description

Do you love words and writing? Can you craft compelling copy that makes people take notice? Know an en dash from a hyphen?

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is looking for a part-time Copywriter to join its Content team.

The salary for this part-time position is 33,788 (pro-rata). This is a fixed term contract for 7 months (September 2025 to March 2026).

This part-time role is three days a week. We have a hybrid working policy and would need the successful candidate to work from our office in London one day a week.

A key member of the Content team, you'll be vital in helping to uphold our brand's tone of voice and editorial vision.
Key Responsibilities


No two days are the same, so you'll need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and thrive when juggling competing priorities and deadlines. You'll have a genuine passion for storytelling and meticulous attention to detail (bonus points if you love a good style guide). A creative at heart, you'll enjoy collaborating with colleagues and working together to get the very best result.

In this role, you will

Work closely with the Senior Copywriter to provide copywriting, messaging and subediting support for colleagues across the charity, working on everything from events and fundraising products to brand campaigns, website content and supporter communications. Manage the production of our annual donor magazine, including conducting interviews, writing articles, editing and assisting with art direction. Act as a champion for our tone of voice, helping to embed best practice copywriting and ensuring consistency, accuracy and cohesion across all campaigns and channels. Build positive relationships with colleagues across the charity, helping to upskill and empower staff to feel confident using our tone of voice. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise


Excellent grasp of the English language, including exceptional spelling, grammar and punctuation and the ability to proofread your own and others' work. Experience writing compelling and persuasive messaging and copy for a range of audiences and channels. Experience in revising or redeveloping copy in line with a brand's tone of voice. Experience working in-house at a charity/not-for-profit organisation and/or a familiarity with fundraising campaigns and copy. Experience working on a print publication and as part of an editorial team. Excellent communication skills, able to explain creative ideas and nurture strong relationships with colleagues across all levels. Excellent organisation, project management and prioritisation skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

About the team

This role sits in the GOSH Charity Content team, made up of copy, film and content marketing experts who tell the stories of patients, families and staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital, showcase the impact of the charity and help build our supporter base. The Content team is positioned in the wider Brand team (made up of Content, Creative and Brand Marketing) within the Marketing and Communications team.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.

Closing date 8th August 2025

Benefits


30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) A flexible approach to working arrangements. Access to our enhanced pension scheme Life assurance Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.




About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity


Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.

Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status.

If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy here https://www.gosh.org/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-edi-strategy/


As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact recruitment@gosh.org

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.