Digital Communications Assistant

We’re looking for a motivated person to join our team and help to deliver a range of
communications for environmental research projects. You’ll work alongside graphic designers,
copywriters, web-developers and video editors, as well as our in-house environmental
scientists, to produce, distribute and monitor communications content. As a digital
communications assistant you will:

• Create, maintain and update website content using Drupal and Squarespace
• Create, send and monitor email newsletters
• Produce, edit and proofread a range of communication materials including news items,
  newsletters, blog posts, reports, scripts for videos and podcasts
• Create, schedule and post social media content for professional and public audiences on
  Instagram and LinkedIn
• Provide technical support for online events and facilitation support at in-person events
• Monitor and analyse website and social media activities and produce internal reports
• Provide administrative support including event administration, note-taking and working with
  colleagues on reports and presentations

The nature of our business means that each day often brings a new set of tasks and challenges,
so you’ll need to be someone who is capable managing your own workload effectively, open to
taking on impromptu requests and eager to learn and develop new skills.

We are a small, friendly, creative team that prides itself on working together to produce high
quality work. We collaborate with a wide range of external partners and experts to deliver
major projects. We are an equal opportunities employer and are taking steps to minimise the
environmental impacts of everything we do.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

These qualities are an essential requirement of the role:

• A proven understanding of communications, website management and social media
• Experience of managing and creating content for social media accounts on behalf of
  organisations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in partnership with people from different professional
  backgrounds including international experts
• Competency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

These qualities would be useful for the role; but we do not expect candidates to offer all of
them:

• Experience of website content management
• Awareness of environmental science, biodiversity and the climate crisis
• Skills in audio-video – e.g. video or podcast editing
• Skills in creating or editing graphics and images
• Proficiency in languages other than English

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Flexible and able to tackle new challenges
• Proactive and able to anticipate needs or offer suggestions
• Quick learner and capable of acquiring new skills
• Confident when working with a diversity of people at all levels of seniority

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

SALARY: £24,000 – £26,000

HOURS OF WORK: The basic working week is 37 hours. Some evening or weekend work may
occasionally be required for which time off in lieu can be taken.

ANNUAL LEAVE: Annual leave entitlement is 25 days plus 8 public holidays.