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As the External Communications Officer, you will be instrumental in boosting the University's reputation through creative, engaging, and timely communications. Please note - this is a 12 month FTC.
Client Details
Our client is a well-regarded University located in Surrey, offering hybrid working and the chance to join a collaborative and fantastic team!
Description
As the External Communications Officer you will have the following responsibilities:
- Actively seek opportunities to highlight the University's top-tier research, education, and experiences through international media coverage
- Build media relationships and planning and executing creative communications campaigns
- Produce engaging content for use in external communications activity, as well as across the University's owned channels
- Deliver an effective response services to a wide range of reactive media enquiries
- Please note this is not an exhaustive list.
Profile
The successful External Communications Officer will have/be:
- Demonstrable experience within a similar communications/media role - ideally gained from working in a reactive and proactive press office or comms agency
- A creative, proactive and excellent communicator being skilled at taking complex ideas and turning them into engaging media stories
- The ability to manage opportunities from idea, through to development to conclusion
- The ability to recognise how stories can be creatively crafted for different channels and audiences
- Strong organisation skills
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to tight deadlines.
Job Offer
12 month Fixed Term Contract.
Salary banding - 33,521 to 39,058 per annum.
Generous annual leave, training & development opportunities, pension scheme, free parking and various schemes (such as Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans etc).
Egham based - with flexible working.
Please note - interviews will be taking place in January 2025.
