Multimedia Support Officer

Government of The United Kingdom; North East; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental body in the North East of England seeks an organized individual to support the development and management of marketing plans, ensuring alignment with strategic communications. The role requires strong marketing and communication skills, and qualifications such as NVQ Level 3 in a related subject. The position includes a competitive rewards package, hybrid working arrangements, and generous leave entitlements.

Benefits

Competitive rewards package

Generous annual leave entitlement

Membership in Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong marketing and communication skills are essential.
• Experience in working in a communications and/or marketing function is needed.
• Familiarity with web and social media tools is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support development and management of marketing plans.
• Work closely with the team to align communication with key strategies.
• Assist in delivery of marketing campaigns and evaluations.

Skills

Marketing skills

Communication skills

Computer skills

Understanding of evaluation tools

Education

NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or equivalent

Job description

You will support the development, governance and management of marketing plans and content for social media, web sites and staff intranet. You will also be working closely with colleagues across the team to ensure the council's communication and marketing supports the council's wider needs and key strategies such as the 'Digital First' communications strategy and the Customer First strategy.

We are looking for an organised individual who has strong marketing and communication skills until 29 May 2026. You should be qualified to NVQ Level 3 in a related subject or equivalent. You will have:

• Experience in working in a communications and/or marketing function.
• Experience of assisting in delivery of communications and/or marketing campaigns and evaluation and developing and leading low level campaigns.
• Strong computer skills including web and social media.
• Understanding of marketing and communication evaluation tools and techniques.

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website (https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits-if-you-work-for-us).