We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic Junior Content Creator to create content across all our own digital platforms. You will be a budding content creator who has learned (either self-taught or through academic training) a set of skills which mean they can self shoot, edit and design social first assets.

About Yoto

Yoto is a screen-free interactive audio platform for kids. We make carefully connected audio players that kids control, with no microphones, cameras or ads. We have a catalogue of audio that inspires creative play and learning with 1,000+ titles in our card store from top creators, publishers and labels - think Disney, Marvel, Roald Dahl and Universal Music. We also create Yoto Originals like this one.

• Featured in Bloomberg’s 25 UK startups to watch in 2023.
• Ranked 9th in Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2024; and featured in the Sifted 100 fastest-growing startups across the UK&I by revenue growth.
• Second fastest growing tech company in the UK, in Deloitte Fast50 2023.
• Named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Inventions of 2020
• We’re 140+ employees spread across the UK, US and France.. and growing!

We’re on a mission to be the soundtrack of childhood, and help families on their own unique adventures. By creating products that inspire independent play, we help families discover and grow with an inspiring world of audio - and we would like you to help us achieve it! 

Yoto’s Marketing & Creative Team

The Yoto Creative team sits within the wider global Marketing team. The small, but mighty, team is made up of a Senior Graphic Designer, Midweight Designer, Junior Graphic Designer, Senior Creative Artworker and Creative Studio Coordinator plus freelance and agency support where required - all overseen by our Creative Services Director. 

The team works across all Yoto content designs, packaging, marketing campaigns & collateral, across all regions in both print and digital. You will have a hand in most things you see at Yoto! The Creative team brings our Yoto Originals content to life creating the perfect card art to surprise and delight our passionate audience, as well as ensuring that our licensed partner content is always on brand and showcases the exciting world-class licences that we work with.

What you’ll be doing:

You will have a passion for storytelling through imagery and, predominantly, video.

Working within our design team to exclusively support our social team, you will be creating multiple pieces of content each week including reels, stories, TikTok videos, carousels and static posts.

You will be brimming with energy and ideas and feel confident pitching and then executing social first content. You will understand what performs on each platform and bring a social first attitude that ensures all ideas are translated for the audiences across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn.

• Content Ideation & Creation: work both independently and with the social team to ideate, develop and execute all organic social content (Youtube, TikTok and Instagram). This role will specifically focus on concepting, shooting & delivery of videos & stills content. This includes utilising storytelling techniques to craft compelling narratives across a mix of reactive and planned content

• Production Management : You will be shaping all output on yoto social platforms and managing the workflow (with the support of the Creative Services Director). The right candidate will be able to take initiative, create content planners so all stakeholders have visibility on workflow and feel confident scoping tasks from brief to completion.

• Brand Consistency: ensure all content aligns and adheres to the company’s brand guidelines and maintains consistency across all social platforms.

What you’ll bring:

• 0-2 years of prior experience in a similar content creation role.

• Good knowledge of Adobe CC (especially Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, XD and After Effects).

• A competent self-shooter with the ability to film high-quality content: experience using DSLR cameras, smartphones, sound and lighting equipment.

• A tangible knowledge of and hunger to learn more about current and future social trends within the retail and particularly learning and audio space.

• Ability to collaborate with other departments to ensure consistent brand messaging

• Experience juggling concurrent projects and internal stakeholders.

• Excellent organisational skills: be able to manage and organise design files and assets correctly.

• A self starter with a positive “can do” attitude and a good eye for detail.

• A thorough knowledge of social media platforms, algorithms and what drives engagement. A portfolio which demonstrates design execution across digital format.

• Meticulous eye for detail.

• A love for problem solving and dealing with challenges and changes.

• Understanding design specifications across digital formats.

Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 based on experience.

What you can expect from Yoto:

• Flexibility: Hybrid working with a choice based approach - we would love you to come into the office as much as possible, with a minimum of once or twice a month. Take advantage of our ‘work from anywhere’ policy to work from a different location for up to 6 weeks every year. Summer Hours policy to use between the months of June and August.
• Financial: Receive Income Protection, covering long term sickness for up to 2 years and company sick pay that increases with length of service. Life Assurance cover from day one of your service. Workplace Pension offering up to to 3% employer contributions, following probation. Generous employee referral bonus scheme.
• Health & Wellness: Private Medical Insurance via Aviva, or a Wellbeing Allowance to be used for memberships, subscriptions, treatment or therapy. Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) through WeCare and unlimited access to Dental advice and guidance via Toothfairy. Bike to work scheme to promote healthier lifestyles.
• Time Off: 25 days of holiday per year, plus bank holidays. On top of this, you also receive your birthday off, plus 1 extra day of holiday for every year worked after you hit your 2 year anniversary, up to 5 extra days. After 4 years of service, you are also eligible for our sabbatical policy offering up to 3 months' of unpaid sabbatical.
• Helping Families: Variety of family-friendly leave, including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, pregnancy loss and carers leave. Unlock savings with our workplace nursery scheme, designed to support parents of preschool-aged children.
• People & Planet: Up to 2 volunteer days a year. A Book Allowance of up to £50 a year to contribute to your professional development.
• Fun Perks: You receive your very own Yoto player and starter pack of cards! Regular company socials and celebrations, including our annual YotoFest!

Equity and Diversity

At Yoto, our mission is to be the soundtrack of childhood, and help families on their own unique adventures. Our success is rooted in unwavering commitment to our core principles—Kids in Control, Helping Families, Building with Empathy, Embrace Difference, and Playfully Inquisitive.

At Yoto, flexible working and autonomy are key to us. We support working parents because we know that life and work need to work together. And just as we share audio content from a diverse community of creators, we also strive to build a diverse and inclusive team. Our passionate DE&I group raises new voices, beliefs, and perspectives to help everyone at Yoto feel heard. Check out our website for more info on our approach to People and Planet.

Please only apply or engage with Yoto jobs posted on our careers page (careers.yotoplay.com or careers.yotoplay.com/en). All correspondence from our Talent team will only come through Teamtailor, our application tracking system.