Total 2 Senior Executive level PR / Media / Communications job vacancies in Cambridge, CB2 0AA

PR, Content and Communications Executive
Cambridge Regional College have an exciting opportunity for a PR, Content & Communications Executive to join our Marketing team at our Cambridge Campus.
You will join us on a full-time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of between £28,000- £34,000 per annum, plus staff benefits.About the role:
Do you love sharing and celebrating people’s successes? Can you craft great content whether that’s the written word, a social media post or a great video? Want to work somewhere that makes a real difference to people’s lives? Join us.
We are looking for an aspirational public relations and communications professional to join our college marketing team to drive up awareness and engagement of the great work of students, staff and their success stories.
You will be an innovative communicator, passionate about making an impact utilising traditional and modern communication and PR methods, tactics and tools.
Key targets will include achieving media and press coverage targets, as well as social media rankings, engagement metrics, and website traffic.
Leading on public relations for the College you will have a busy and varied role, working with each department and service area of the College to forge great working relationships to undercover the stories to share and to create great content. You will be working with local, trade and at times national media – print, online, TV and radio.
Corporate communications and reputation management will be a central responsibility.
You will be involved in internal communications programmes, publications and events.
Utilising content marketing you will build engagement levels with the college amongst key stakeholder groups, and work closely with the wider marketing team to advise, support and deliver content marketing to support specific recruitment campaigns.
Writing, photography and videography will be regular activities.
The role will include creating exceptional experiences through events, both leading on events such as visits and launches, and supporting others in their event delivery across open days, awards ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, conferences, talks, and exhibitions.
You will be a key part of the marketing team, and need to liaise with varied and senior stakeholders from across the college and region and at times dignitaries and national representatives; as an ambassador and host for the college.
It is essential that you have an outgoing, positive and friendly personality with excellent interpersonal skills in order to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
Could this be the right next step for you?
This role will work across both sites, Cambridge and Huntingdon, and at times require travel and work at various locations off site.
Whilst you will need to be onsite for events and the coverage of college activities, some working from home can also be part of your routine.
Events are a key part of the role and will involve out of hours and occasional weekend work.
Cambridge Regional College is a large and inspirational centre of learning with Campuses in Cambridge and Huntingdon.
We have outstanding teaching and leisure facilities and a reputation for excellence in a number of fields.
Our campus facilities are among the best in the country, and you’ll find a modern teaching environment with lots of energy and interaction. CRC is a college to be proud of and to be in.
In addition, we value our staff as we understand they make the difference in transforming lives, our investment in our staff has been formally recognised in being accredited with Investors in People Gold status.
Just some of the rewards you can benefit from joining our staff, include:
Generous holiday leave entitlement plus bank holidays
Generous pension scheme
Discounted rates on Apple products
Free on-site gym membership and discounted classes
Discounted rates on college courses
BUPA Health Expenses cash plan and Occupational Health services
Free on-site car parking
Exclusive discounts for high street and online stores with Rewards@CRC
On site restaurants, retail and coffee outlets (Costa Coffee at Cambridge Campus and Starbucks at Huntingdon Campus)
Free independent telephone counselling service with our Employee Assistant Programme
Staff Development opportunities.
Safeguarding statement
Cambridge Regional College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.
All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Media Relations team is part of the Communications Office and based in the Office of the Executive. The Media Relations Team provides tailored media support to the House of Commons, including a number of bicameral offices. The team manages the Commons Press Office, a 24/7 service for media enquiries related to Chamber business and procedure, as well as corporate issues related to the House of Commons.

The Role

The post-holder will work alongside other Senior Media Relations Officers within a busy team at the frontline for the House of Commons' contact with the media.

It will be your job to engage journalists on the work of the House of Commons through reactive reputational media work and proactive external communications. As well as answering incoming media enquiries, you will ensure enquiry logging systems are up to date, prepare briefing materials and responses on behalf of the organisation, and be part of a team that produces daily internal news briefings and weekly business bulletins for journalists.

This role requires versatility and creativity and needs a committed self-starter. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a considerable working knowledge of media relations and UK politics, with strong writing experience, excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to produce engaging and accessible information on complex subjects, often to deadline.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Respond to and log media enquiries on a range of issues relating to the business and procedure of the House of Commons, the House Service and Domestic Select Committees, providing answers or seeking advice/referring on enquiries as appropriate, often working under pressure to fulfil short deadlines.
• Effectively respond to breaking stories: providing a timely, accurate and professional service to journalists - as well as to internal stakeholders across the House Administration.
• Oversee the monitoring of print, broadcast and online media for relevant coverage, and assist preparation of or produce daily internal briefings.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Excellent written and oral communications skills, with the ability to grasp complex issues quickly and communicate them accurately and effectively to different audiences.
• Good awareness of the media landscape, experience of news handling and/or responding to media enquiries, providing an outstanding service.
• Experience of creating and placing news stories across a range of media channels, with an awareness of audience diversity and an ability to tailor messages and channels to attract the interest of people from a broad range of backgrounds.
• Ability to remain focused under pressure, organise priorities and tackle complex tasks and issues, with determination in a busy environment.
• Working knowledge of Parliament and Government, including parliamentary procedure, with experience of exercising political awareness and providing impartial information.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

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