Creative Communications and Marketing Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority in the Delivery & Operations team is seeking a senior communications and marketing lead. The role focuses on the Greenlight West Fund, the Creative Places Growth Fund, campaigns, consultation and engagement, and providing strategic advice to senior leaders on reputation and risk.

You will manage external agencies, build partnerships with creative organisations and communities, and shape the fund's look and feel while communicating how investment

Qualifications

• Delivery of communications, marketing and engagement campaigns across complex programmes.
• Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Delivering consultation or community engagement.
• Managing projects, contracts and external agencies.
• Working in a public sector or politically sensitive environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications, marketing, engagement and consultation activity
• Develop campaigns and narratives for the Greenlight West Fund
• Build relationships with partners, creative organisations and communities
• Support engagement on major creative and cultural projects
• Develop the Greenlight West fund look and feel
• Advise senior leaders on communications opportunities, risks and reputation
• Manage external agencies
• Communicate complex information clearly to different audiences
• Tell the story of how investment strengthens the region's creative economy
• Work with the Creative and Cultural Economy service, local authorities, industry partners and communities

Skills

Campaign management

Stakeholder engagement

Public sector experience

Contract & agency management

Reputation & risk advisory

Job description

The post sits in the Communications and Marketing team at the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, within Delivery & Operations, and focuses on the Creative Places Growth Fund and future programmes. The work centres on campaigns, consultation and engagement showing how investment strengthens the region's creative economy, plus advice to senior leaders on reputation and risk. It is distinct for its Greenlight West Fund remit, the management of external agencies and the design of the fund's look and feel. Creative sector knowledge is particularly valued.

What the job involves

• Lead communications, marketing, engagement and consultation activity
• Develop campaigns and narratives for the Greenlight West Fund
• Build relationships with partners, creative organisations and communities
• Support engagement on major creative and cultural projects
• Develop the Greenlight West fund look and feel
• Advise senior leaders on communications opportunities, risks and reputation
• Manage external agencies
• Communicate complex information clearly to different audiences
• Tell the story of how investment strengthens the region's creative economy
• Work with the Creative and Cultural Economy service, local authorities, industry partners and communities

What's required

Experience

• Track record of delivering communications, marketing and engagement campaigns across complex programmes and partnerships
• Working with a wide range of stakeholders and competing priorities
• Delivering consultation or community engagement
• Managing projects, contracts and external agencies
• Working in a public sector or politically sensitive environment

Skills & knowledge

• Communicating complex information to different audiences

Nice to have

• Knowledge or experience of the creative and cultural sector