Communications Executive - Birmingham, West Midlands County
Hours: 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight)
Are you a team player, keen to kick start your career by supporting the Marketing and Communications Team as well as wider colleagues across Housing 21 to shout about all the great things we do?If so, the Communications Executive role could be for you!
We’re looking for someone who can bring their passion for great communications to help us achieve our goals.If you’re a well organised and creative comms professional with a can-do attitude, you could be a perfect fit.
You’ll support the Resident Communications Manager to help deliver effective and timely communications that informs, involves and engages our residents. You’ll also work closely with the wider Marketing and Communications Team to develop great content, support our campaigns and help us develop our employer brand internally and externally, including on social media and our website.
You will be skilled at creating and posting content on digital channels including the intranet, website, X, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Building relationships with key internal stakeholders is crucial as you work with them to keep an ear to the ground of how we can support with shouting about all the great things we do.You’ll be comfortable liaising with external agencies and suppliers as well as internal colleagues at all levels. Excellent communication skills are key, along with the ability to use your own initiative and problem-solving skills.
We’d love to meet you!
What we’re looking for
The essential requirements for the role include:- Experience working in communications, marketing or PR
- A good understanding of social media and digital communications
- Good knowledge of the Microsoft package
We support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.
As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made.
Closing date for applications: 06 October 2024, interview dates TBCDue to the nature of this role this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.