Strategic Campaigns & Communications Lead

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Membership of West Midlands Pension

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement

My Rewards Scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Communications Executive to support the Clean Air programme. The role leads high-profile campaigns, develops content, manages multi-channel campaigns and ensures on-time, on-budget delivery.

Essential experience includes degree-level communications, CIM/CIPR or substantial experience, and ability to work in a large organisation while managing multiple campaigns and projects.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Communications, Public Relations or Marketing.
• CIPR/CIM qualification or substantial relevant communications experience.
• Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating campaigns.
• Experience working in a large, complex organisation with multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, delivery and evaluation of communications and marketing campaigns aligned to programme priorities.
• Develop engaging content and messages across digital, media and internal channels.
• Utilise audience insight and data to target communications and measure success.
• Build relationships with media, partners and stakeholders to maximise impact.
• Support reputation management and respond to media inquiries and emerging issues.
• Deliver digital-first communications across web, email and social media.

Job description

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Communications Executive to support the Clean Air programme. The role leads high-profile campaigns, develops content, manages multi-channel campaigns and ensures on-time, on-budget delivery.

Essential experience includes degree-level communications, CIM/CIPR or substantial experience, and ability to work in a large organisation while managing multiple campaigns and projects.