Corporate Communications Officer at Hertsmere Borough Council | Borehamwood, Barnet, UK | £35K/yr – £40K/yr

Corporate Communications Officer

Borehamwood, Barnet, UK (Hybrid)

£35K/yr – £40K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own resident-focused communications for a local authority, shaping public engagement through imaginative campaigns, media relations, and video content across multiple channels.

Campaign ownership: conceive and run publicity campaigns across channels to inform and engage communities.
Content and media: lead social, digital content, and video initiatives with journalism or PR background.
Stakeholder engagement: balance diplomacy with assertiveness to navigate political and community interests.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Are you a communications and engagement specialist with bags of creative flair for developing imaginative publicity campaigns?
Are you social media ‘savvy’, with great writing skills and with a background in journalism, media/public relations or digital content development?
We’re looking for an experienced and talented communications professional to join our small but busy team.
Here at Hertsmere it’s an exciting time for us with new, resident-centred policies being shaped, involving wide-reaching engagement with our many communities.
You’d need to be flexible and diplomatic but assertive, innovative and politically astute.
You’ll also be skilled and experienced at engaging with a range of audiences, both internally and externally, through different communication channels.
We’ve made great progress recently with developing our video content and other digital products so this needs to be part of your skill set, although further training and consultancy is available.

Requirements

a background in journalism, media/public relations or digital content development

Preferred

flexible and diplomatic but assertive, innovative and politically astute
experience with video content and other digital products

Benefits

27 – 32 days annual leave (depending on length of Local Government Service) - plus all bank holidays
Local government pension scheme
Flexi-Leave - accrue extra hours & exchange for up to 2 days leave per month
Free gym membership
Cycle schemes (Cycle to Work Scheme and free Beryl Bike rides for staff)
Free wellbeing benefits (such as lunchtime yoga, flu jabs, health MOT)
Employee Assistance Programme

Hertsmere Borough Council

Local authority covering the Aldenham, Borehamwood, Bushey, Elstree, Potters Bar, Radlett, Shenley and South Mimms areas and surrounding hamlets.The authority was formed in 1974 and is just 13 miles from the centre of London.It owns the famous Elstree Studios, home of TV shows Strictly Come Dancing, Big Brother and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The studios is also the production site of many music promos, as well as blockbusters films - from Star Wars through to The King's Speech.

Founded in 1974

Borehamwood, England, GBR

262 employees (5 in marketing)

www.hertsmere.gov.uk