What will you be doing?

The PR and Social Media Officer has an important remit to lead across all our communications channels. You will deliver timely, accessible and impactful communications to key audiences. In addition to publicising what we do, our communications activity / strategy is designed to generate and sustain the engagement of cities, businesses, academia and other key stakeholders in our work and to increase understanding of our mission, providing thought leadership around our projects and programmes.

You will directly influence these key audiences by ensuring our messages are clear, consistent and appropriately targeted, using a variety of media, including our website, social media and wider public relations. In addition, you will be responsible for managing our internal communications channels.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree qualifications in communications, public relations or related field, or substantial equivalent experience.
• Excellent ability to write in English, translating complex material into easy to read promotional copy.
• A strong track record in advising colleagues on communications approaches ensuring the use of the most appropriate channels to achieve maximum impact.
• Essential and proven previous experience managing social media as part of an integrated marketing approach.
• Experience of digital media good practice, including a user-centric approach to content and accessibility.
• Demonstrable experience in editing websites, including working with a content management system, e.g. Wordpress and master website analytics.
• Experience of gathering data and providing data-led reports to demonstrate the impact of communications activity.
• Experience of working within a set of brand messages and identity guidelines.

Interview Dates - TBC

Want to Apply? If you meet the requirements and are keen to join Future Cities Catapult, please apply with your CV and Covering Letter via our application portal. Please note: The Cover Letter is compulsory.

This is a rolling recruitment advert and we will retain the right to close this before the official closing deadline which is the 24th February 2019