Job Introduction
Writer/Editor (Autism Information) x2
Salary: £27,284 – £30,288
Hours: 35 per week
Location: Home, office, or hybrid (occasional travel up to 5%)
Department: National Programmes
Reports to: Specialist Lead (Autism Information)
Since 1962 the National Autistic Society has been campaigning to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. In National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policy and legislation reflects their needs. We provide autism training and best practice services and want all autistic people to have access to services and support that fully meet their needs. We provide diagnostic services, training, accreditation, consultancy and conferences, designed to support all professionals and organisations.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: https://www.autism.org.uk/
Role purpose:
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our charity’s mission by creating evidence-based advice and guidance content that is engaging, accessible and meets the needs of autistic people, their families and the wider public.
The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading autism charity and a trusted provider of autism information and support. As our new Writer/Editor (Autism Information), you will be part of our charity’s mission to:
- transform lives by providing support, information and practical advice
- change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism.
Responsibilities:
As Writer/Editor (Autism Information), you will write and edit evidence-based content about autism for external and internal audiences. Your work will be part of our advice and guidance content process.
You will focus mainly on writing our public-facing advice and guidance web pages, creating practical resources (e.g. Autistic sensory experiences) and collaborating with other teams to produce video and social media content (e.g. by writing questions and conducting interviews, editing video scripts, drafting text for social media assets, etc).
You will also review and edit content that includes autism information produced by other internal teams to ensure consistency with our evidence base. This may include content for campaigns, press, marketing and special projects.
We are recruiting 2 roles with the same job title:
- 1 x full-time, permanent role, and
- 1 x full-time 18-month fixed-term contract.
Flexible working patterns will be considered.
Your application
In your supporting statement (cover letter), please describe your relevant skills and experiences, and show how you meet the criteria in the job description.
Please do not use AI. We have systems to check for AI use and will reject applications containing AI content.
As part of your application, you will be prompted to upload 2 examples of your writing in a single Word or PDF file. (Google Docs, which is free, can save files in both formats.)
These should be professional examples of content you have written for a public or private/membership audience. Please explain what the content is and include web links to the original content where possible.
Please do not upload examples of personal writing (e.g. a personal blog), creative writing (poems, plays, stories), university essays, or short advert copy as these cannot demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria.
Please read the full job description.
Applications will close at 11:59pm on Sunday 08 November 2026.
What we can offer you:
- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
- A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices and other flexible benefits, private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
- Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family for free!
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
Where you will be working:
Home-based, office or hybrid
About our application process:
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.