Responsibilities

• The role
• We're looking for a creative, experienced communications officer to join the Communications team at our award-winning campus in York. You’ll join a busy, purposeful environment as we deliver our University for Social Impact strategy.
• This role, reporting to the Head of Communications and Media Relations, is responsible for understanding our staff and student audiences, and identifying the best ways to share key messages, promote our achievements, highlight our community contribution and showcase our research influence.
• In addition to working on internal communications and external media relations, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that students feel heard, supported and informed.
• The post-holder will support colleagues to use the University’s brand guidelines, clear and compassionate approach to communications, narrative and tone of voice.

Requirements

• professional experience of shaping clear messages and writing compelling copy for diverse audiences
• digital skills to deploy communications across multiple platforms
• the ability to work across external and internal communications by building and maintaining relationships with media contacts, community partners and external stakeholders, as well as with our staff and students.
• experience of the HE environment is an advantage, but more important is a track record of delivering engaging communications activity and campaigns, with the confidence and ability to provide strategic communications advice to colleagues.

Preferred

• a creative and inclusive approach to coordinating and delivering communications