BSL Translator and Presenter

Location: Remote, UK. Salary: £40-42,000 (FTE) Hours: 21 per week (3 days) Contract type: permanent Application deadline: 30 October 2026 Interview Dates: w/c 9 October 2026 About RNID We are RNID: the national charity supporting more than 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible.. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. Join our team We are a remote working organisation, with colleagues based across the UK and NI. We come together in person two times a year for our Staff Summits, hearing from external speakers and spending quality time with colleagues. We know our colleagues have responsibilities and interests outside work and we want to support that, which is why we offer a sector-leading flexible working policy to all our staff from day one. Our values are at the heart of how we work and communicate with each other, and the outside world. We strive to be an organisation that is connected, insightful, curious and passionate in everything we do. The BSL Translator and Presenter for our Marketing and Communications directorate will focus and lead on: Translation of written English content into natural culturally appropriate BSL and presentation to camera Play a key role in helping us deliver accessible communications that meet the needs of deaf audiences Creating professional, inclusive and effective BSL content Working as part of a specialist partnership with our BSL Video Editor, you will play a vital role in ensuring deaf people can access information in their first or preferred language. While translation and presentation are the primary focus of this role, we will support you to develop a basic understanding of video editing workflows to provide additional resilience within the team. What you will be doing You will: Translate written English content into accurate, natural and culturally appropriate BSL. Present BSL translations on camera for use across digital channels, including websites, campaigns and social media. Review edited content and provide final linguistic approval before publication. Manage and prioritise translation requests, working with colleagues across the organisation to plan and schedule content. You You are an experienced British Sign Language (BSL) translator and presenter who wants to play a vital role in ensuring deaf people can access information in their first or preferred language. You'll be used to translating and presenting remotely and working with an editor to produce natural, culturally appropriate BSL content. You will be responsible for planning and prioritising your workflow to meet the needs of the organisation. While the primary focus of this role is translation and presentation we will support you to develop a basic understanding of video editing to provide additional resilience within the team. Qualifications NRCPD-registered translator qualification (Level 6 sign language interpreting and translation) What we can offer you 28 days annual leave plus all bank holidays Plus 2 wellbeing days for extra flexibility Sickness benefit entitlement from day 1 Fully remote working with no core hours £26 remote working allowance every month Two in person whole staff conferences a year Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution Life Assurance of 2 x annual salary Employee assistance programme that provides counselling sessions Additional benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption Hospital Saturday Fund health benefit Access to a discounted event ticketing platform Our commitment to diversity We are committed to supporting our staff including making reasonable adjustments. If you require support to apply for or fulfil the requirements of this role, please inform us so we can discuss the options with you. Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme that you may have heard of. RNID is proud to be a member of Disability Confident and as a Disability Confident Leader we recognise the value disabled people bring to RNID. We offer interviews to any candidate that tells us they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-peak times, the employer may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered. This will include the number of interviews offered to disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.