Publications and Outreach Coordinator

Historic England; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

28 days holiday

Discounts

Free entry to English Heritage sites

Development opportunities

Job summary

Historic England is a public body dedicated to making heritage accessible to everyone. We are offering a full-time permanent role as Publications and Outreach Coordinator with hybrid working across multiple UK sites.

You will turn research and specialist knowledge into published advice and reports, and develop engaging communications for both technical and non-technical audiences across media such as social channels, web content, newsletters, articles, webinars, blogs and events.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Experience of editing and preparing documents and web content for publication.
• Experience of producing content for different audiences.
• Well organised and able to prioritise multiple tasks to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work constructively as part of, and with, a range of teams and to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Turn research and specialist knowledge into published accessible advice, guidance and reports using a variety of media.
• Develop more effective ways of communicating with technical and non-technical audiences through, e.g. social media, web content, newsletters, articles, webinars, blogs and events.

Skills

Excellent communication

Editing and preparing documents

Producing content for different Audien

Well organised and prioritisation

Team collaboration

Job description

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Publications and Outreach Coordinator

This is a full time, permanent position.

The location of this role is either Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) or Cambridge, inclusive with hybrid working.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.

What you will be doing

To increase the reach and influence of Historic England’s specialist technical knowledge and advice among both specialist audiences within the sector and wider industry and non-technical audiences, including members of the public. As part of the Specialist Services Support Team, you will help turn research and specialist knowledge into published accessible advice, guidance and reports using a variety of media. You will assist in developing more effective ways of communicating with technical and non-technical audiences through, e.g. social media, web content, newsletters, articles, webinars, blogs and events.

Who we are looking for

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Experience of editing and preparing documents and web content for publication
• Experience of producing content for different audiences
• Well organised and able to prioritise multiple tasks to meet deadlines
• Ability to work constructively as part of, and with, a range of teams and to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page, or contact us at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England wants all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.

Provisional interview dates: Week commencing 12th October 2026