Communications Coordinator (Fixed Term)

City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (Hybrid)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and coordinate Cala’s multi-channel communications program, aligning external and internal messaging, social engagement, and partner-driven initiatives with crisis readiness and measurable impact.

  • Lead multi-channel communications strategy and campaigns, including materials, events with Lighthouse, and website/content updates.
  • Oversee social media across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok with monitoring, engagement, and response workflows.
  • Measure impact through reporting and analytics while maintaining brand materials and providing crisis-management support as needed.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • The delivery of external and internal communications strategies, campaigns and materials
  • The coordination of organic social media activity across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok
  • Monitoring social media channels and review sites, responding to comments and customer messages
  • Communications and events linked to Cala’s corporate charity partner, Lighthouse
  • The production of corporate materials
  • Proofreading PR and communications materials prior to publication
  • Providing crisis‑comms support through updating plans, media handling assistance, and channel updates
  • Reporting, measurement and evaluation of communications activity
  • Content creation, maintenance and updates across the website and internal communications channels
  • The organisation of photography and videography
Requirements
  • Strong writing skills across a range of formats, including news articles, newsletters, press releases, blogs, website content and social media posts
  • Excellent grammar, a flair for storytelling, and the ability to adapt tone for different audiences
  • Confidence using TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
  • Experience with social media scheduling tools and analytics platforms
  • Basic video editing and graphic design skills (e.g. CapCut and Canva)
  • Use of SharePoint as an intranet is advantageous, alongside any internal comms email platforms
  • Strong communication, organisational and time-management skills
Preferred
  • Use of SharePoint as an intranet is advantageous, alongside any internal comms email platforms
  • Basic video editing and graphic design skills (e.g. CapCut and Canva)
  • Experience with social media scheduling tools and analytics platforms
Benefits
  • We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment, in which everyone can feel comfortable as themselves, uniquely contribute and do their best work.
  • If we need to adjust anything in our recruitment process to support you, please contact careers@cala.co.uk
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Cala Group Limited

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Cala Homes is one of the UK’s leading homebuilders with a strong heritage in designing and building sustainable new communities across Scotland, South East England, the Cotswolds and West Midlands.With a design-led approach, we create aspirational homes for everyone from first time buyers to downsizers, as well as partnering with local authorities and registered providers to deliver much-need affordable housing.We believe in collaborative development, working with landowners, planners and local communities on development proposals and we add long-term value to local communities through contributions to new services, facilities and infrastructure. We also support hundreds of local charities and good causes every year through our national community bursary initiative and local sponsorship.Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we have an independent 5-star rating for customer service from the Home Builders Federation . Our focus at Cala is on building a strong and sustainable business that provides exciting career opportunities for our people, contributes to the communities in which we build and leaves a lasting legacy for future generations to come.

Edinburgh, Scotland, GBR
970 employees (71 in marketing)
94% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
345.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$13
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.3%
Direct
33.8%
Referral
6.8%
Social
3.3%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~970

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
34 (4% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$20.5M
Last Raise
$20.5M
Private Equity, 13 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2013
    Private Equity • $20.5M

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