Job Description

Fixed Term Contract (9-12 months)

Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours

Location: split between home and our

London Office

/

Shipley Office

/ Glasgow office

Salary range: 35,500 - 39,500

About us

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

About the role

In this role you will undertake editorial and other content-production activities for the development of information and support materials produced for people living with cancer and those close to them, ensuring all outputs adhere to high editorial standards and agreed processes which safeguard our quality and brand.



You will be working in partnership with other Macmillan teams and external organisations, as needed, to ensure the smooth running of editorial functions required for the production of high-quality information materials.

About you

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:


Excellent content writing, editorial and proofreading skills Excellent oral and written communication skills Experience of developing cancer or health-related information, or an ability to deal with complex information about cancer and related issues Project management experience Experience of using InDesign - understanding of good design and basic understanding of resolving layout issues Basic working knowledge of Illustrator/Photoshop




In return, we offer a range of benefits including:


25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days Pension matched up to 7.5% 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more

Recruitment Process

Application deadline: Friday 3rd October 2025

First interview dates: w/c 13th and 20th October 2025



To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.



So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments.