Publications Officer - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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£30,619

University Secretary's Group / Communications and Marketing

Full time (35 hours per week), Fixed-term for 10 months

From 3 rd
April 2023


The University's Content Team is looking for a Publications Officer, for a fixed term, 10-month secondment cover role with an option to extend.

You will take responsibility for researching, writing, collating and editing content for the University's monthly staff magazine, Bulletin, uploading and publishing each issue through the online CMS.

You will also contribute to the wider work of the Content Team.


The Opportunity:


This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced corporate marketing department, with a team of designers, videographers, editors and writers, to contribute to the creation of a varied suite of content for use by the University of Edinburgh in its communications with staff and in future marketing and brand campaigns.


Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Ability to write for different audiences, copy edit and proofread, all in accordance with our existing corporate style guidelines, to ensure content is brand appropriate and positively promotes the work of the University.
  • An eye for photography, design and layout is essential. Experience writing for or producing magazinestyle editorial content would be an advantage.
  • Experience of successfully managing and meeting competing deadlines, prioritising your own workload as appropriate and demonstrating the organisational skills to achieve this.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Competency in basic office IT skills essential. Experience of Photoshop or similar image editing software, and/or of WordPress or a Drupalbased CMS would be an advantage.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An excit ing, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits
pension scheme ,
staff discounts, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working and much more.

Access our staff benefits page
for further information and use our reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

Communications and Marketing (CAM) promotes and enhances the profile of the University locally, regionally and globally in various mediums.

Our services and areas of expertise include content creation, prospectus and promotional material production, advertising, media selection, events, video production, web publishing, corporate merchandising and information/exhibition provision via our Visitor Centre.


The Content Team works across a combination of print and digital publications, including the Undergraduate Guide, the staff magazine Bulletin, and the Edinburgh Impact website.


The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab).
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