Communications Lead
13 days ago
Ellesmere Port
Communications Lead Location: Ellesmere Port, UKSalary: £19.81 ph PAYE OR £25.37 ph UmbrellaContract: 3 MonthsWorking Pattern: Full-time, Monday to Friday, Agile Working • Agile working arrangement with a mix of home working and office attendance, • Core working hours are flexible between 8am and 6pm, • Team currently attends the office approximately once every two weeks, • Travel to alternative office locations and sites may occasionally be required We are currently recruiting for an experienced Communications Lead to support the delivery of high-quality internal and external communications across a large public sector organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for a communications professional with strong campaign management, media relations, and stakeholder engagement experience. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering audience-focused communication strategies and campaigns that support organisational priorities, enhance reputation, and engage residents, businesses, partners, and stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: • Plan, manage, and deliver internal and external communication campaigns across multiple channels, • Produce engaging content including press releases, marketing materials, digital communications, internal communications, photography, and copywriting, • Support and deliver change communication campaigns using best practice communication approaches, • Monitor, evaluate, and report on campaign performance and communication effectiveness, • Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, senior stakeholders, media contacts, partners, and external organisations, • Support reputation management through proactive and reactive media handling, • Contribute to marketing initiatives including sponsorship and advertising opportunities, • Provide guidance and support to junior team members where required, • Participate in media and communications rotas, ensuring media enquiries are handled within deadlines, • Attend meetings and support creation of multimedia content across various locations when requiredRequirements:, • Previous experience working within communications, public relations, journalism, or marketing, • Strong experience delivering successful communication campaigns and audience-led strategies, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality content under tight deadlines, • Experience managing media relations and stakeholder communications, • Understanding of digital communication channels and internal communications, • Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, leadership teams, elected members, and media representatives, • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, • Experience within local government or a politically sensitive environment would be advantageous, • Relevant degree, professional qualification, or equivalent experience preferred, • Membership of CIPR, CIM, or similar professional body desirable, • Full UK Driving Licence desirable but not essential Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.