Communications Officer (Maternity Cover)

Responsibilities

• delivering creative multi-channel communications that promote our wetland centres and encourage more people to come and experience them.
• work across communications disciplines, flexing to support our marketing priorities through media relations and PR, social media, events management and internal communications.
• lead on delivering impactful and dynamic communications.
• bring wetlands and WWT to more people, through engaging storytelling and creative content, inspire our staff and volunteers and build our profile across on and offline channels.
• speaking up for wetlands and wildlife and inspire new and existing audiences to visit and act for these amazing habitats.
• capture content and turning it into accessible, on-brand communications for social media channels like Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, and for media and PR storytelling.
• Building relationships externally and internally, with journalists and partners to senior leaders and volunteers.
• planning and delivering events that support the achievement of organisation objectives.
• manage competing priorities while remaining calm in a busy working environment.

Requirements

• Experienced in delivering successful communications plans aimed at a diverse range of public audiences.
• With a track record of delivering creative communications activity across a range of internal and external channels, including social media, PR, events, and digital content.
• An intuitive thinker and engaging writer, you’ll be able to seek out and tell stories aimed at raising an organisation’s profile and driving action.
• With a creative eye, you'll be comfortable capturing content and turning it into accessible, on-brand communications for social media channels like Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, and for media and PR storytelling.
• Comfortable building relationships externally and internally, with a range of levels and stakeholders from journalists and partners to senior leaders and volunteers.
• Experienced in planning and delivering events that support the achievement of organisation objectives.
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities while remaining calm in a busy working environment.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme