Vacancy for Marketing & Communications Specialist at Digital Curation Centre

Digital Preservation Coalition; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned digital expertise center located in Edinburgh is seeking a Marketing & Communications Specialist. This role involves managing internal and external communications, maintaining the DCC website, supporting administrative functions, and organizing events. The ideal candidate has proven communication skills, experience in web content management, and familiarity with Salesforce. This fixed-term position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge digital curation efforts.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of communications experience.
• Proven experience managing web content on Drupal.
• Excellent written, oral, personal and digital communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external communications processes at the Digital Curation Centre.
• Update and maintain information in related systems (e.g., Salesforce).
• Maintain the DCC website outreach and digital presence.

Skills

Web content management

Salesforce proficiency

Digital communications

Stakeholder management

Digital analytics

Job description

Overview

Vacancy for Marketing & Communications Specialist at Digital Curation Centre

2 May 2022

Edinburgh

Fixed Term

The DCC is looking for a Marketing and Communications Specialist to join our team as part of a secondment opportunity.

The Opportunity:

The post offers an excellent opportunity to work with a renowned centre of expertise in Digital Curation, Research Data Management and Open Research.

You will manage the internal and external communications processes at the Digital Curation Centre, and will be responsible for the update and maintenance of information in the related systems, such as Salesforce. You will manage the maintenance of the DCC’s website, contribute to the DCC and DMPonline helpdesk and work on other event and administrative functions on the DCC’s DMPonline service. You will contribute to the organisation of the Directorate’s International Digital Curation Conference by handling all external outreach activities, and working alongside the DCC Events Lead and Events Specialist to deliver the Directorate\'s most successful event.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external communications processes at the Digital Curation Centre.
• Update and maintain information in related systems (e.g., Salesforce).
• Maintain the DCC website outreach and digital presence.
• Contribute to the DCC and DMPonline helpdesk; support event and administrative functions on the DMPonline service.
• Assist with the organisation of the Directorate’s International Digital Curation Conference, handling external outreach and collaborating with the Events Lead and Events Specialist to deliver the event.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of communications experience.
• Proven experience managing web content on Drupal.
• Proven Salesforce and CRM experience.
• Excellent written, oral, personal and digital communications skills.
• Ability to create clear and effective communication plans.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills across all levels, with the ability to interpret people’s needs to influence effectively and manage expectations.
• The ability to work at pace in a complex environment with many competing priorities.
• Competence in using digital analytics and measurement tools.