JOB SUMMARY

This role is available full-time for 37 hours per week Monday-Friday
Flexible or compressed working hours available
This role is based in the office with the opportunity to work one day a week from home

YOU COULD USE THESE SKILLS TO SUPPORT NATIONAL SECURITY.

We have a story to tell and want to tell it. You will identify the stories that can be told, and the best ways to illustrate and share them using your digital skills and creativity.
You’ll be generating innovative ideas for social media and coming up with videos, animations and assets for use in everything from web content to marketing collateral. You will work with sensitive information, using your attention to detail to spot errors or potential stakeholder sensitivities.
You’ll promote HMGCC’s identity more broadly, engaging and sharing more about our work with key stakeholders such as academia and industry, future talent, wider government and the public, as well as supporting STEM outreach activities to inspire future generations of engineers. You will support media visits and event organising which may require work outside of core hours and occasional travel to different locations. Any travel costs will be covered.
You’ll bring your digital experience to a friendly, newly established team. You will be working at a fast pace with plenty of opportunities to get involved in a variety of work.
You will benefit from the chance to grow and develop your skills as a communications professional, and we will support you in doing so. We offer accredited training and workshops as well as one the job training.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Using your diverse range of skills within the External Communications team, you will:

• Plan, create and design digital content for multiple platforms including web and social media, such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, as well as marketing materials, ensuring all content is accessible.
• Forward plan for future calendar events, working with external colleagues to prepare digital communications products as required.
• Take photos and produce videos for use in our communications channels.
• Produce digital assets such as social media posts and animations.
• Write assorted texts, ranging from web news stories to online posts, for publication – using appropriate style and tone.
• Research, create and produce content for multiple communication channels ensuring appropriate sign offs.
• Develop positive working relationships both inside and outside the organisation, enabling you to spot a story or photo opportunities and identify the best ways to use these in support of communication objectives.
• Assist in organising event attendance, which could include admin and development of marketing material, or working on planned social and news content to support these events.
• Work efficiently alongside an internal communications team, producing internal versions of external content to keep HMGCC staff informed as needed.
• Support in assessing impact of external communications, feeding into regular evaluation reports.

YOUR PERSONAL SKILLS

You will be someone who:

• Displays behaviours that promote a collaborative working environment and which support equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Enjoys coming up with creative solutions.
• Takes pride in producing thorough and high quality work.
• Sees the bigger picture, of how your work fits in with that of other teams and uses this understanding as a basis to communicate with others.
• Is inquisitive, with an eye to looking for the next creative opportunity.
• Is an enthusiastic team player with a proactive approach.
• Pays attention to detail.
• Listens and communicates well, dealing confidently and sensitively with different types of stakeholders.
• Develops relationships across the organisation and with key external contacts.
• Adapts and adjusts to changing situations. Change is a big part of our organisation. You will be able to adapt with the support of your team and management.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

Open to UK nationals only.

To apply for this role, you will already have:

• Experience and/or training in external communications, digital design or journalism.
• Skills in photography and videography, as well as design tools such as Adobe and Canva.
• Experience in planning and delivering content on social media (including production of social media assets) and other digital platforms

Please note dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date.

• If you are relocating to the area and renting a property then we can offer an interest free relocation loan of up to £2,500, which is to be repaid in instalments over a period of 24 months