Marketing Communications Specialist - Northampton, United Kingdom - Spinwell

Spinwell

Verified Company

Northampton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Marketing Communications Specialist REF 12899

Contract Length: 6 months

Location:
Hybrid/Northampton

IR35:
Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary:
£25 per hour

Spinwell is recruiting for a Marketing Communications Specialist for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Provide corporate advice and implementation for senior managers, service areas and elected members on three or more of the specialist areas of communications (list in responsibility applicable to this role).
Take a lead in their areas of specialist knowledge, operating across services with mínimal supervision and management.
Challenge existing established and proposed approaches to marketing and communications activities and, working with the Senior Communications Managers and service directors and managers, produce inventive and costeffective strategies, ideas and actions for campaigns and oneoff communications projects using appropriate media.
Persuade stakeholders of the validity and cost effectiveness of those recommendations and manage those ideas into projects within specified timescales and budgets.
Assist in the creation and maintenance of effective systems for the improved internal communications throughout the Council through the coordination of external and internal communications activity.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Degree level education and / or equivalent experience.
Suitable level of experience in a relevant and marketing communications role. Or similar (advertising and journalism)
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the principles of communications and marketing gained through previous work experience or through training such as the Certificate in Marketing validated by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Previous experience of writing communication plans and strategies
Good interpersonal skills and able to communicate well with clients from all levels across the organisation and interact competently with the staff, members, public, the media and external agencies.
Able to stay calm in difficult situations and work accurately to tight deadlines and under pressure.
Able to selfmotivate and organise own workload with mínimal daytoday supervision.
Proficiency in IT packages
Outlook, MS Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Teams
Adobe design packages to advanced level (for specialist Digital Design roles)

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary contract