Senior Communications Officer (Bilingual Welsh / English)

Travail Employment Group; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Bilingual Senior Communications Officer to manage social media and web content in Welsh and English. The role involves developing communication strategies, creating engaging content, and collaborating with marketing teams to promote initiatives. Flexibility in working environment is provided.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working

Health and Well-being assistance

Personal and professional development

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Excellent Welsh and English communication and writing skills.
• Experience in social media and web content management.
• Strong ability in data analytics and visualization.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation and scheduling of content across social media.
• Manage communications and admin team members as required.
• Develop and maintain a Communications Plan and other documentation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills in Welsh

Excellent communication skills in English

Web updating and maintenance skills

Excellent writing skills in Welsh

Excellent writing skills in English

Experience in web content management

Experience in content writing for social media

Data analytics skills

Data visualization skills

Job description

Senior Communications Officer (Bilingual - Welsh/English)
£34,131 per annum (starting salary)
Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Wrexham

• Additional Benefits:
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Health and Well-being assistance
• Personal and professional development
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

The role:
We are supporting a well-established educational institution with their recruitment of a Senior Communications Officer (Bilingual - Welsh/English). This role will work alongside a friendly team and involve managing social media platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook, as well as updating web pages with current information in both Welsh and English.

Responsibilities of the Senior Communications Officer:

• Lead the creation and scheduling of engaging content across social media platforms.
• Manage communications and admin team members when required.
• Collaborate on marketing strategies, content planning, and promotional campaigns.
• Develop and maintain a Communications Plan, support marketing proposals and business reports.
• Create content for newsletters, case studies, articles, and university web pages.
• Ensure timely updates and responses on social media channels.
• Coordinate with the university's central marketing team to maintain online materials.
• Manage and update web content.
• Write press releases to highlight achievements and impact.
• Oversee and plan paid advertisements (e.g., LinkedIn).
• Track and report on social media and PR performance.
• Research and curate content tailored to external stakeholders.
• Serve as primary contact for external agencies, press, and media partners.
• Attend and support events to promote the team and engage with stakeholders.

The Candidate
The successfully appointed Senior Communications Officer will have the following skills and abilities:

• Excellent communication skills in both Welsh and English.
• Web updating and maintenance skills.
• Excellent writing skills and ability in both Welsh and English.
• Experience in web content management.
• Experience of successful communication of information through face-to-face, written media, and promotional materials.
• Experience in content writing for social media promotion.
• Data analytics, insights, data visualisation skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel to events if required.

Friendly Note: If this job is not for you but you are looking for a new opportunity, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Additional skills and job titles: Marketing and Communications Officer, Social Media and Content Officer, Digital Communications Officer.

To Apply:
This vacancy is advertised by Travail Employment Group who are acting as an Employment Business.
Once you click to apply for this job, your application will be immediately received by Travail Employment Group. If successful, a consultant will contact you within 7 days. If you do not hear within this period, you have not been successful.
All candidates will need to provide proof of identity and evidence of experience, training, and qualifications relevant to this position.

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