Digital Communications Officer

London, UK (Hybrid)

£37K/yr – £42K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the GSoS digital communications flow from website and newsletters to cross-platform campaigns, turning research into audience-ready stories while building repeatable processes and clear stakeholder communication.

  • Content Engine: Create SEO-friendly, accessible content and campaigns around news, announcements, and research for multiple channels.
  • Collaboration & Governance: Align with research centres and departments; standardize procedures, templates, and metrics for sharing and reporting.
  • Audience & Delivery: Translate complex research into engaging outputs for broad audiences and communicate requirements and deadlines to stakeholders.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and optimise the GSoS website, newsletters and additional projects.
  • Develop content in line with best practice including SEO, accessibility and UX.
  • Deliver engaging and joined-up content and campaigns around news stories, announcements, articles, blog posts, newsletters and research publications.
  • Collaborate across the team and with research centres and departments; contribute to development of procedures, templates and ways of working.
  • Translate complex research into engaging, cross-platform communications outputs for a wide range of audiences.
  • Communicate requests, deadlines, professional advice and important information to stakeholders clearly, both orally and in writing.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date work records and metrics for information sharing, information management and reporting.
  • Proactively develop best practices within the role’s responsibilities, systems, procedures, and ways of working; use initiative and creative thinking to solve day-to-day queries and problems.
  • Support the facilitation of the GSoS sustainability network across LSE.

Requirements

  • experience of using a content management system to manage a multi-page microsite as part of a larger, complex website
  • an understanding of SEO, GEO, information architecture, UX and accessibility best practices
  • experience of producing content that aligns with brand guidelines and house style
  • an effective understanding of current legislation around data protection and copyright with an ability to apply this knowledge to tasks
  • experience in maintaining accurate and up-to-date work records and metrics for clear information sharing, information management and reporting
  • proven ability to translate complex research into engaging, cross-platform communications outputs for a wide range of audience
  • confidence to communicate requests, deadlines, professional advice and important information to stakeholders in an effective and appropriate manner, both orally and in writing
  • strong written English and proofreading skills
  • a proactive approach to the continued development of best practice within the role’s responsibilities, systems, procedures and ways of working
  • use initiative and creative thinking to solve day-to-day queries and problems

Preferred

Benefits

  • occupational pension scheme
  • generous annual leave
  • hybrid working
  • excellent training and development opportunities
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