Role: Communications Officer
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Hybrid/remote working - though occasional attendance at various organisation location(s) (e.g. London, or Newcastle) may be required.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £194.86 per day
Security Clearance: N/A
About the Role
Spinwell is recruiting for a Communications Officer an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
Key Responsibilities
The Communications Officer is a key part of the communications team and works closely with colleagues to produce high quality and consistent communications.
They support a wide range of communication activities, including leading communication projects, managing the client’s social media accounts, writing news stories for internal and external publications, and updating the client’s website and intranet.
The role also involves responding to enquiries from staff, members of the public and other stakeholders via the communications team inbox and supporting the wider communications team to provide consistent and reliable day-to-day communications cover for the client.
A key aspect of the role is planning, organising, analysing and scheduling a wide range of content for the team.
Essential Skills and Experience
- A professional qualification in communications, public relations, marketing, or a similar field (for example Degree / CAM, CIM or IPR diploma), or equivalent experience
- Excellent writing and editorial skills with experience of writing content that is aimed at different audiences and uses the right channel to reach them
- Experience of writing press releases, media monitoring and dealing with media enquiries
- Skilled in using content management systems to edit content on intranets and websites
- Experience of managing an organisation’s social media accounts, including writing tailored content, designing graphics and responding to comments
- Experience of managing multiple projects to competing deadlines
- Ability to analyse, edit and simplify complex information into easy to understand, engaging content
- Excellent team-working skills with a proactive approach to colleagues and work
- Ability to manage time effectively, balance multiple tasks and prioritise workload
- Commitment to inclusivity and valuing diversity
Desirable Skills and Experience
- An understanding of accessibility standards and how to make digital content accessible
- Experience of working in a complex organisation in a political landscape
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