Content Specialist

TN United Kingdom; Todmorden; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Content Specialist
Weir Minerals
UK

Purpose of Role:
As Content Specialist, you will work as part of the Minerals Division Global Marketing team. You will be responsible for creating, driving and optimising content on Weir’s external channels and support Division campaigns. You will communicate and cooperate with Brand Managers, Regional Marketing and Corporate Communications teams and your work will influence key stakeholders, customers and internal teams. This position requires an organised mind with creative thinking and strong writing skills. You will consider strategy and customer impacts with a data-driven approach.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Content Creation:
  Develop and nurture external content (written, audio, visual) for use on external Weir channels, including global.weir and LinkedIn, from interviews with Weir leaders and experts.
• Campaign Support:
  Work with global and local communications teams to ensure Weir is well-represented at customer-facing events, webinars or panels, developing guidelines and processes for optimal promotion opportunities and help Weir attendees (communications, sales, leadership) get the most out of the events.
• Manage paid media placement to support global campaigns.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Communications, content or campaign development expertise, ideally in customer-facing or external events environments - essential.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines - essential.
• Excellent communications skills, including planning, writing, editing, and proofreading. Ability to craft copy incorporating company messages in a genuine way - essential.
• Video-editing skills.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our website.