External Communications Officer

Morgan Hunt; City of Edinburgh, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity pay

Enhanced paternity pay

Life assurance

Additional holiday

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is recruiting an External Communications Officer on behalf of a UK-based organisation delivering essential services. The role offers hybrid working in Edinburgh or Glasgow and a 9-month maternity cover contract, with a salary of £44,400–£49,600 depending on skills and experience.

You will handle day-to-day press office inquiries, support media responses during incidents, identify positive news, create accessible content about projects, and develop social media campaigns while

Qualifications

• Experience in media relations, public relations or external communications, with excellent writing and proofreading skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate clearly in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience creating social media content and a good working knowledge of digital channels and Office 365.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day press office and external communications enquiries.
• Support media responses during incidents and emergency situations.
• Identify positive news stories and promote organisational achievements.
• Create clear, accessible content about operational projects and service updates.
• Develop engaging social media content and deliver communications campaigns.
• Build effective relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders.

Skills

Media relations

Public relations

External communications

Writing

Proofreading

Social media content creation

Digital channels

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

External Communications Officer - Maternity Cover

Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow, hybrid working arrangement

Salary: 44,400-49,600, depending on skills and experience

Are you an experienced communications professional with strong media relations skills and a talent for creating engaging content?

We're recruiting an External Communications Officer on behalf of an established organisation delivering essential services to communities across the UK.

Joining a busy communications team, you'll help protect the organisation's reputation, promote its achievements and keep external audiences informed. This varied opportunity combines proactive PR, campaign delivery and content creation with reactive media handling.

The role

• Handle day-to-day press office and external communications enquiries.
• Support media responses during incidents and emergency situations.
• Identify positive news stories and promote organisational achievements.
• Create clear, accessible content about operational projects and service updates.
• Develop engaging social media content and deliver communications campaigns.
• Build effective relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders.

About you

You’ll have experience in media relations, public relations or external communications, with excellent writing and proofreading skills and strong attention to detail.

You’ll be confident managing competing priorities, building relationships and communicating clearly in a fast-paced environment. Experience creating social media content and a good working knowledge of digital channels and Microsoft Office 365 are also important.

Experience within utilities, infrastructure or a similar environment would be beneficial, although candidates with relevant transferable experience are encouraged to apply. An understanding of internal communications would also be useful.

A full UK driving licence is essential due to travel requirements. You must also be comfortable participating in an out-of-hours rota to support communications during incidents and emergencies.

What's on offer

• Salary of 44,400-49,600.
• 9 month maternity cover contract.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Life assurance.
• Additional holiday and cycle-to-work benefits.