Senior Campaign Officer

Cowshed; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Cowshed is seeking an organised, curious and creative Campaign Officer with strong communication skills to manage busy workloads and keep teams aligned. You’ll support audience research, campaign planning, content creation and reporting on results.

With a couple of years’ experience in an agency or in-house team, you’ll learn from colleagues, grow your skills and take on new challenges while contributing to meaningful campaigns for clients you believe in.

Qualifications

• Experience in bilingual Welsh campaigns is highly desirable.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Research – researching topics and audiences to inform campaigns.
• Reporting – analysing data and producing insight reports and evaluations.
• Coming up with ideas – generating insight-led ideas for campaigns and clients.
• Copywriting – producing clear, accurate copy for toolkits, posters, newsletters, social media, and press pitches.
• Social media – creating social content and monitoring performance.
• Going on shoots – interviewing spokespeople and working with videographers to produce content.
• Speaking to the media – pitching stories to journalists and influencers.
• Working with influencers – researching and developing relationships to support campaigns.
• Supporting the delivery of campaigns from briefs to final reporting.
• Capturing and sharing meeting notes and keeping clients updated.
• Copywriting and content support.
• Delivering analytic reports on campaign results.

Skills

Bilingual Welsh campaigns

Organised and detail-oriented

Excellent communication

Content writing

Campaign planning

Audience research

Tools

Canva

Job description

We’re looking for an organised, curious and creative Campaign Officer with great communication skills and a keen eye for detail.

You’ll enjoy keeping things moving, bringing order to a busy workload and making sure the small details don’t get missed. You’ll be able to juggle different tasks, keep track of deadlines and keep your team updated on progress.

We are looking for a clear and thoughtful communicator, whether you’re writing content, speaking with clients or sharing ideas with colleagues. You’ll listen carefully, ask questions and turn conversations into clear actions.

You’ll work closely with our campaign managers and specialist teams, supporting everything from audience research and campaign planning to content creation and reporting on results.

You’ll have a couple of years’ experience in an agency or in-house team and be keen to build your skills, learn from those around you and take on new challenges.

In return, you’ll get to work with some remarkable people on campaigns for causes we believe in, alongside brilliant clients and colleagues.

Cowshed is a Real Living Wage employer, a Disability Confident Employer, and an Autism Aware Business. We strive to be culturally competent in all aspects of our work and work environment and are proud to have a silver award in Diverse Cymru’s cultural competency scheme.

We actively encourage candidates from under-represented and diverse backgrounds to apply.

If you need any assistance with your application, please contact us and we can make suitable adjustments. Our office is fully accessible.

The Day to Day

• Research – researching topics and audiences to inform our campaigns.
• Reporting – analysing data and producing written insight reports and evaluations.
• Coming up with ideas – generating insight-led ideas for our campaigns and your clients.
• Copywriting – producing clear, accurate copy for different channels like toolkits, posters, newsletters, social media, and press pitches.
• Social media – creating social media content, using tools like Canva to produce images, graphics, and reels, and keeping an eye on the performance of your posts.
• Going on shoots – interviewing spokespeople and working with videographers and production companies to produce captivating campaign content.
• Speaking to the media – pitching new stories and feature ideas by phone and email to journalists and influencers.
• Working with influencers – researching, contacting, and developing relationships with the right people to support our campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of campaigns, from ideation and initial briefs to final reporting.
• Capturing and sharing action-led meeting notes, ensuring clients and team members are kept updated on project progress and next steps.
• Copywriting and supporting on content creation.
• Delivering analytic reports on campaign results, including analysing findings from social listening, press coverage and digital data.
• Ensuring good file management is always upkept.
• Processing expenses and invoices from suppliers.

Core Skills

All applicants who demonstrate the core skills listed below will be invited for an interview.

• Experience of working in the medium of Welsh, delivering bilingual campaigns is highly desired.
• Excellent organisational, administrative, and planning skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to analyse data and interpret it for a range of audiences.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, you’ll be able to talk empathetically with a wide range of people.
• Solid time management skills and the ability to multi-task and switch between projects.

Personal Attitude

We are looking for people who share in our purpose to work with meaning.

• You will care about creating a positive impact on society.
• You will be self-motivated, dedicated, and curious.
• You’ll take responsibility for getting the job done for your clients.
• You’ll contribute to our inclusive work culture.
• You’ll enjoy creative problem solving to generate ideas for your clients and Cowshed.
• You’ll be honest and expected to be treated professionally and with respect, treating others in the same way.