Job Title: Communications Officer
Location: Leeds
Salary: £32,550
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
The closing date for this role is: 16th September 2024 - Noon
Interviews will take place on: 25th September
The Company:
Leeds Federated is a housing association with around 4,500 properties across Leeds, Wakefield, and North Yorkshire.
Our mission is to enable the maximum number of people to access and live sustainably in good-value, affordable housing.
About the role:
We're looking for a Communications Officer with a creative flair and can-do attitude to join our team. You'll have the opportunity to build relationships and work with colleagues from across the organisation, supporting various communications projects for our customer, colleague and stakeholder audiences.
We're excited to be developing a storytelling culture across the organisation and your role will support this work. Your role will also have a strong focus on strengthening our brand identity and tone of voice.
The role is varied with no two days the same, so you'll need good organisational skills to manage your own work and priorities. Though we're a small team, you'll work closely with the Brand and Communications Manager, providing a seamless service to colleagues.
As part of the role, you'll:
- Maintaining our social media channels and developing engaging content
- Updating our website
- Creating our bimonthly electronic customer newsletter
- Developing marketing materials - both inhouse and liaising with external designers and creatives
- Producing stories and creative content
About you:
Ideally, you'll have practical knowledge of maintaining social media channels, websites and newsletters, as well as an ability to use basic design software.
While you do need communications experience for this role, you don't need to have a background in the housing sector - just plenty of enthusiasm and a willingness to learn!
Some essentials:
- At least 2 years' experience working in communications
- Experience of drafting articles, stories, writing for the web, press releases and dealing with press enquiries
- Practical knowledge of creating content for social media channels - particularly for Facebook, LinkedIn and X/Twitter
- Able to use basic design software such as Microsoft Publisher or Canva
- Qualification in a Communications, PR or marketing related subject
Why Join Us?
- Agile working environment
- 30 days annual leave
- DC pension schemes
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health cash plan
Additional Information:
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding an interview.
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
Leeds Fed is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in everything we do, and therefore welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Please click on the APPLY button to be redirected to the company's careers page to apply for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Marketing Executive, Marketing Campaign Coordinator, B2B Marketing, Comms Executive, Marketing and Comms Assistant, Marketing Strategy, Communications Officer, Marketing Specialist may also be considered for this role.