Digital Communications Officer

Digital Communications Officer

£18K-£23K DOE

Full-time role (37½ hours pw) with an hour for lunch Monday to Friday

52 weeks a year

5 weeks holiday (increase to 6 after 5 years)

Free lunch

Fitness suite

Free parking

Generous pension scheme

We are delighted to be working exclusively with a locally based school in Burgess Hill who are actively looking for an Digital Communications Officer

Are you creative, forward thinking with a flair for all things digital? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity to join the School Marketing team to manage and update the School website, maintain and develop the School's presence on all forms of social media, co-ordinate press releases, photography, lead on the design and production of event programmes and whole school promotional literature. Responsible for all aspects of design and communications to ensure the school's image and reputation is promoted and enhanced.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Website & Digital Signage

• Identifying, editing and publishing stories on the news section of the website.
• Manage the school website to ensure it is up to date through the CMS, liaising with the IT team where required.
• Responsible for setting up and managing digital displays on School digital screens.
• Updating external websites and publications with correct staff details and recent images and videos.

Social Media

• Managing presence on social media sites including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Google My Business.
• Identifying and collecting relevant content to publish via these channels.

Photography

• Arrange, set up and take photographs of school events, edit and use them for press releases, the School website and social media.
• Arrange, set up and take specific photographs of pupils or school life for publication on website, advertisements and other channels as required.

Design & Print

• Support the Drama, PE and Music teams with the design and production of event programmes.
• Design and production of promotional literature.
• Design and production of internal annual publications.
• Marketing merchandise

To be successful in this role you would need to have comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (preferably 2016 onward) and with a good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator.

It is essential you have some website content management experience and have working knowledge of CMS websites. Ideally you will be a keen photographer and have a flair for graphic design. Well developed literacy skills are essential along with proofreading and copy editing.

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