Stories Officer

Stories Officer
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours)
Hybrid between home and our London, Glasgow or Shipley offices - expectations being once a month in office
£35,200 - £38,200 per annum

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

We are seeking a Stories Officer to create great stories and engaging storytelling experiences for people living with cancer who are involved in campaigns, projects, and activities that help the organisation reach its goals.

In this role, the post holder will deliver storyteller and stories content requirements for projects and campaigns, providing a positive and seamless experience for people living with cancer who are sharing their stories.

About you

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience in their application:

• Excellent communication skills and understanding of different audiences and content formats.
• A good understanding of principles for positive participation in campaigns.
• Experience of working with people to discuss sensitive and emotive topics.
• Ability to adapt to different communication styles and needs.
• Strong understanding of the requirements of content production and with basic content creation skills (audio recordings and photography). 

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: Monday 19 Jan 2026 at 23:59.

1st stage interview: W/C 2nd Feb 2026

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.