Communications and Campaigns Officer (Public Health)

Isle of Wight Council; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Newport seeks a Communications Specialist to lead public health marketing efforts. The role involves creating engaging content across various platforms, managing media inquiries, and fostering community engagement. Candidates should have experience in media relations and a relevant qualification, alongside strong organizational skills. This position offers a supportive environment with benefits including generous leave, pension schemes, and discounts.

Benefits

Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a

Local Government pension scheme

Discounted Solent ferry travel

Island bus network discount

Cycle to work scheme

Staff parking permit scheme

Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership

Relocation scheme of up to £8,000

Travel allowance for mainland commuting

Qualifications

• Experience in managing media relations and communications campaigns.
• Ability to create engaging content for diverse media channels.
• Proven skills in effective communication planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the promotion of public health activities.
• Prepare content for press, social media, and other channels.
• Manage media inquiries and foster relationships with media contacts.

Skills

Media relations management

Social media marketing

Communications planning

Content creation

Event management

Education

Level 4 in relevant subject

Job description

Overview

37 hours per week.

This role is office-based; however, it also supports agile or remote working.

Are you passionate about engaging with people and supporting them to lead healthy lives?

Do you have experience in media relations management, social media, marketing, and communications campaigns?

Can you shape messages into engaging, inspiring content for multiple channels including a range of social media, digital and stakeholder packages? Then this role could be for you!

In this role you will lead the promotion of the council's public health activity, from supporting behaviour change to enable healthy lifestyle choices, to encouraging health protection initiative take-up. You’ll consider local, hyper‑local, sometime targeted audiences with your campaigns, working with our public health team to deliver supporting communications and social media marketing activity for their broad programme of work. You will work with partners to amplify and develop campaigns, supporting engagement throughout processes. You will prepare exciting and engaging content for a variety of complimentary channels including press, targeted marketing, online content and social media and supporting stakeholder engagement.

This role requires effective communications planning, dynamism and a passion to succeed. You will undertake proactive communications messages and reactive media enquiries from a variety of media, including print, broadcast and online media, while fostering effective working relationships with key media contacts. You will contribute to behaviour change campaigns on a variety of initiatives, including smoking cessation, weight management, mental health and immunisations, using the complete marketing mix. You will also have a good understanding of plain English, events management and engagement activities.

You will be a quick‑thinking, organised, independent and motivated individual with an eye for a good story and a flair for capturing the essence of the news, while showcasing local value, as well as ability to manage sometimes large and often challenging workloads and timescales.

You will be educated to level 4 in relevant subject or have equivalent experience in communications specialist roles. Full details of the requirements of the post can be found on the job summary. Please read the supporting guidance when completing your application and we look forward to hearing from you.

Contact

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Martin Neville [e-mail].

Benefits

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

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