Senior Communications Officer

King's College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious university in Greater London is seeking a Senior Communications Officer to enhance visibility through compelling narratives. The role includes producing engaging content for various platforms, maintaining webpages, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders. Ideal candidates should possess outstanding communication skills and a degree or equivalent experience in higher education. This part-time position offers an indefinite contract, and an inclusive culture is promoted throughout the community.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent or has relevant work experience.
• Experience of managing multiple work‑streams independently.
• Knowledge and experience of using Content Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• Increase awareness of research through compelling stories.
• Create engaging news, videos, and social media content.
• Develop and maintain the School's webpages.

Skills

Outstanding communication skills

Writing skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of communication platforms

Newsgathering ability

Content Management Systems

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Photoshop

InDesign

Canva

Job description

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About us

Are you an experienced, creative and self‑reliant communications professional? Would you like to be part of a close‑knit team working for one of the most highly regarded universities in the UK?

We’re looking for a Senior Communications Officer to join the School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s College London.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to raise the profile of the School, celebrate our students and work closely with our academics.

About the role

You will play a vital part in increasing awareness of our research, through proactively seeking out compelling stories and writing engaging news and features for the website. You will be expected to create videos and social media content, maintain and develop the School's webpages, and support colleagues with events. You will work closely with communications and marketing colleagues across the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy and the ideal candidate will have experience of working with a variety of stakeholders.

This is a part‑time post (28 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent (or has relevant work experience within the Higher Education sector)
2. Outstanding communication, writing and interpersonal skills with evidence of building good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
3. Good knowledge of all communication platforms, including social media, and their use as part of an integrated communications strategy.
4. Proven ability in newsgathering and in creating engaging, accurate written and digital content within tight timescales.
5. Experience of managing multiple work‑streams independently.
6. Knowledge and experience of using Content Management Systems to manage webpages.

Desirable criteria

1. Professional qualification in communications
2. Understanding of the UK higher education system.
3. Experience of using industry‑standard software such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop to create and edit video content and images. Knowledge of other packages such as InDesign, Canva and Audition would also be beneficial.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our “How we Recruit” pages.