Design and Content Industrial Placement 2027

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us. You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office and understand what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate. We’re looking for Design and Content Industrial Placement 2027 to help us make a difference to our planet. As our Design and Content Industrial Placement 2027, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, we would expect you to attend the office once a week as a minimum. Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone. World changing work From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers Role overview Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference. You will be helping to communicate complex weather and climate information in an engaging way to a broad audience. You’ll be working with our award-winning team to produce graphics, animations and videos to help keep people informed and safe. This role is hands-on, fast-paced and in a team that values ideas and innovation. Your key duties Create engaging content for a range of channels. Be proactive, seizing the opportunity to get involved and try new things. Be keen to develop your design, camera and editing skills taking on a range of briefs. Work with a range of people across the organisation to make engaging science communication. Stay up to date with the latest trends across social media. Person specification Essential Criteria, skills and experience: Lead Criteria - You’ll truly live and breathe design and social media, with the desire to stay up to date with who is creating amazing content. You'll have a strong portfolio of multi-channel work with experience using Adobe Creative Suite. You’ll be eager to keep evolving, with examples of trying new things / learning new skills. You’ll work well in a team, demonstrating excellent communication and project management skills. The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above. Benefits Alongside your salary of £27,170, Met Office contributes £7,871 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window). Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list. Your package includes: Your salary will be £27,170 Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands. Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2028, there may be an opportunity to apply for our Graduate Development scheme upon completion of your university studies. However, this is not guaranteed and would be subject to programme availability and a successful application. Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate