Pr and Marketing Officer - Newport, United Kingdom - Acorn Recruitment Limited

Acorn Recruitment Limited

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Newport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job title:
PR and Marketing Officer

Location:
Newport (hybrid working 2 days from home 3 days office after completion of probation)

Salary:
£32,310 per annum

Contract type:
Full-time, permanent

Benefits: 28 days' holiday including BH, rising by 1 per year to 33 days at 5 years' service, plus birthday off, and 4% employer contribution pension

Our client is a third sector group that offers a range of recycling, refuse and education services in South Wales.

They are an environmental organisation whose aims are to reduce the amount of material going to waste and to benefit the local communities of South Wales.

They currently run the kerbside as well as commercial recycling services to business across South East Wales.

Job role:

Attend local events and meetings to represent the company and its services e.g. WI, Uo3A, neighbourhood meetings
Attend local schools to help promote recycling and reuse in the classroom
To implement the Marketing Communications Plan for the group, working closely with Department Managers and the CEO to do this
To liaise with our contract Local Authority's PR department on all relevant communication
To monitor, develop and update our website
To develop and maintain our social media accounts, and oversee those run by other departments
To design and maintain company branding in written and digital form
To market the services of the group including reuse, recycling, education, repair
Produce written media for the group including leaflets, posters, banners, articles, newsletters (volunteer and staff)
Write and put our press releases as and when required
Create launch events for new projects, sites and shops, liaising with key staff and ensuring their effective management
Communicate with Councillors, politicians and other VIPs
Communicate with media; TV, Radio and written print
To continue the development of our education room, including liaising with third party designers
To ensure our marketing and communications are bilingual and meeting the requirements of the Welsh Language act
To report regularly to the Board and CEO
To carry out any other reasonable management requests

Other:

This position will require travel throughout South Wales, and will involve some evening and weekend working. A clean driving licence and access to a car is therefore essential

Skills and Experience:

Educated to degree level or above in PR, marketing or design
Experience of PR, marketing and/or design
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organisation skills
Good level of computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft packages plus design software including InDesign
Excellent interpersonal skills
Experience of website design and maintenance
Experience of PR and Marketing including producing press releases and liaising with local media
Experience of working as part of a team
Full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle

Knowledge and Understanding:

Understanding and interest in environmental issues particularly waste management, recycling, plus the reuse sector
Behaviours
Drive for company improvement and development
Innovative
Enthusiasm
Confidence in communicating, both written and verbal
Flexibility and adaptability
A willingness to learn and improve own performance and skills
Self motivation and the ability to work without supervision
An ability to work with, people from all backgrounds and in all circumstances in a polite and sensitive way, including people from ethnic and religious groups

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.