Responsibilities

• Deliver effective day-to-day external and internal communications, including press releases and social media management.
• Translate complex concepts into plain English with excellent literacy and attention to detail.
• Act as a point of contact for media enquiries, managing both proactive and reactive media activity.
• Persuade and influence managers and elected members toward appropriate courses of action regarding press responses.
• Design visual content such as posters and digital images to support internal campaigns.
• Ensure all communications activity aligns with corporate branding and accessibility guidelines.
• We are looking for a full-time Communications Officer to work at Castle Point Borough Council in the Policy, Performance & Customer team.
• This exciting role will lead the marketing and communications activity for the Find Your Active - Canvey Island Place Partnership, helping to drive initiatives that encourage residents to be more physically active and improve health and wellbeing across the borough.
• Working closely with a wide range of internal teams, partners and community stakeholders, the postholder will develop and deliver engaging marketing and communications campaigns that raise awareness of local opportunities, increase participation in physical activity, and promote the services, programmes and activities available to local communities.
• The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting behaviour change, strengthening community engagement, and helping to create a healthier, more active Canvey Island.

Requirements

• Previous practical experience working within a specialist communications environment is essential.
• Experience managing social media accounts, including content curation and analysis
• Experience in handling media enquiries and developing relationships with journalists.
• Applicants should ideally hold a qualification in a relevant specialism.

Preferred

• Experience in monitoring media coverage and using data to evaluate the effectiveness of messages
• Experience in commissioning design services and managing associated financial transactions.