Communications Officer

VIVID Housing; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing organization in the UK seeks an experienced Communications Officer to enhance their strategy and engagement. In this role, you will craft messages, manage campaigns, and create compelling content across various platforms. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in communications, especially within a large organization, alongside a degree or qualification in the field. This full-time position offers a supportive team environment with plenty of opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Productivity-related bonus scheme

Contributory pension of 6%

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Health care cash plan

Enhanced parental leave pay

Access to counselling services

Electric car scheme

Variety of in-house e-learning courses

Qualifications

• Substantial proven experience in a communications or PR role.
• Strong understanding of corporate communication tools and techniques.
• Confident in creating compelling stories and managing campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Deliver communications strategy across internal and external audiences.
• Manage day-to-day activities and create integrated campaigns.
• Produce high-quality content for digital platforms and events.

Skills

Communications expertise

Campaign management

Content creation

Digital marketing

Event management

Education

Degree or professional qualification in communications or marketing

Job description

The Vacancy

We’re VIVID! –We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!

Bring your communications expertise to a team that values creativity and impact!

At VIVID, we’re passionate about telling our story and connecting with people in ways that make a real difference. We’re looking for a skilled Communications Officer who knows how to craft compelling messages, manage campaigns, and build engagement across multiple channels. If you’ve got experience in PR and corporate communications and love turning ideas into content that resonates, this is your chance to shine.

This is a full time, permanent role, working 37 hours per week with a minimum of 40% of this to be office based to promote collaboration and team working within the Communications team and other colleagues across the business. You’ll join a collaborative, supportive team where your ideas matter and your work help shape how thousands of people see and experience VIVID.

Want to know what we can offer you?

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Here’s the facts about the role:

As our Communications Officer, you’ll play a key role in delivering our communications strategy across internal and external audiences. Working closely with the Communications Manager, you’ll help shape and implement plans that strengthen our reputation, build engagement, and keep our messaging consistent and impactful.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll manage day to day activity, create integrated campaigns, and produce high-quality content for a range of channels, from digital platforms to events. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across the business to ensure messages are aligned, reflect our culture, and reach the right people at the right time.

We’re looking for someone with substantial proven experience in a similar communications or PR role, possibly within a large-scale organisation, with a strong understanding of corporate communication tools and techniques. You’ll be confident creating compelling stories, managing campaigns, and supporting events that showcase our work.

Knowledge of content creation, digital marketing, event management, and CMS platforms is a plus. A degree or professional qualification in communications or marketing would be an advantage.

Meet some of the Comms team and hear more about the role in this short video:

Interviews are due to take place week commencing 26 January (subject to change).