Communications Officer Temporary

Communications Officer needed in Leeds £16.48 ph ref:5189102

This role will involve:

• Work in close collaboration with project and policy leads to ensure that specific project plans and strategies are translated into integrated communications and marketing plans to maximise reach and measurable impact.
• Advise policy and project leads on project design, development and funding pitches, using customer and market insight and specialist communications and marketing expertise to ensure that project briefs set out clear, realistic communications and marketing objectives, are in tune with market need and comply with corporate communications processes.
• Manage annual communications project and campaign budgets up to £100,000 to ensure value for money is received and return on investment delivered as part of a larger marketing and communications budget.
• Commission, brief and manage external suppliers including, but not limited to, marketing agencies, creative agencies, PR agencies and digital agencies.
• Produce high quality content for a range of on and off-line communications including e-newsletters, websites, related social media channels, blogs, marketing collateral, op-eds and publications. Tasks include copywriting, proofreading and providing creative direction within brand guidelines.
• Advise senior managers, elected members and board members on strategic and tactical communications and public affairs opportunities to achieve the organisation’s objectives by monitoring news stories and political developments regionally and nationally.

Ideally candidates will have:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience and relevant qualification in marketing, PR, or communications.
• Practical experience of successfully performing in a similar role.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to beth@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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