Digital Communications Advisor - Manchester, United Kingdom - Amey

Amey

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Amey is a leading infrastructure services and engineering company. We are trusted partners of Government - both national and local - managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our Communication Team on the Trafford account known as the One Trafford Partnership (OTP).

At Trafford we work together with Trafford Council to empty bins, maintain the highway and look after parks and green spaces.

As the Communications Officer, you will work with the Communications Manager to deliver a mix of external and internal communications activities including our community newsletter.

You will own the OTP's Twitter page, manage it's content as well as support the management of the OTP's Facebook page.

You will also work with our Highways Team to lead on all communications for the highway improvement programme.

This role would suit a communications professional keen to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, ranging from residents to Councillors.

This is a hybrid working role (UK only), and you would need to come into the office at least 2 to 3 times per week.

About the role:

Work closely with the Communications Manager and the wider Communications and Communities Team in Trafford to deliver a mix of internal and external communication campaigns
Lead on all communications for the highway's improvement programme
Manage the OTP's social media planner and deliver effective content on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
Create social media campaigns and monitor the social media platforms; reporting on what works well what the team can do differently
Engaging with our audience on social media, including responding to messages/comments as appropriate
Meeting Councillors out on site for photo opportunities
Writing news releases and liaising with the press
Source content for and develop the quarterly community newsletter

What are we looking for?

A strong understanding of the role of digital and social media
Experience of maintaining social media platforms, particularly X (formerly) Twitter, with a familiarity of best practices for posting and responding to comments and messages
Strong writing skills with experience of writing engaging content for press, newsletters and website
A keen eye to source new stories to maximise our community engagement
Ability to draft and edit content, including supporting colleagues in creating content for their LinkedIn profiles
Familiarity with social software (e.g. CANVA, Hootsuite)

What we can offer you
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Career Development

Exceptional development and progression plan

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Pension

Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to

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Holidays:

Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

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Choices:

Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership

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Save with Amey

Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers

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Social Value:

You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

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