Senior Media Officer

Building strong communities, transforming lives and delivering value for money just a snapshot of our current priorities. And serving a population of 700,000, theres lots to keep you busy. If you're a media and comms professional wanting to make a difference to our residents' lives, read on - this post might be just your cup of tea. About the role Based in the media and communications unit, this is a key position at the heart of a large, high-performing council - and you'll play a lead role in promoting and protecting the councils reputation. Majoring on strong management of online, social and traditional media, youll also help to lead a multi-disciplined comms team, developing and overseeing effective and creative external and internal campaigns. This post is politically restricted therefore the post holder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990., We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

• Be educated to degree level or equivalent - or equivalent level of relevant experience
• Have an eye for a story, a strong understanding of journalism and a honed risk radar
• Able to build strong internal and external relationships - and influence effectively
• Have excellent verbal and written comms skills - and be able to create content for different channels and audiences
• Adept at designing, delivering and evaluating comms strategies and implementation plans
• Understand the role comms plays within a large, complex organisation
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to,equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.