Do you want to work for a leading charity dedicated to nurturing children's love of reading? Are you an experienced Comms specialist looking for a varied role making a difference to children across the UK? Would you like to join a charity during an exciting period of growth and development?
If the answer is yes to all of the above, then Hooray, may have the role for you!
Hooray are delighted to be supporting Read for Good, our charity partner on a retained basis to recruit for a Communications Lead to join their team on a full or part-time permanent basis. Read for Good are a leading charity shining the light on reading and creating a love for books. This is a brand-new role for Read for Good and is a crucial role to ensure the successful delivery of their strategic plan!
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Charity wide Christmas to New Year closure
- Family friendly policies & people-centred culture
- Access to a free 24/7 confidential counselling service
- Spacious office with break-out areas (including sofa's and standing workspace)
- Beautiful countryside setting with a stream running at the side of the building
- Regular office socials & office book swap
As a Communications Lead, you will:
- Develop and deliver a comms strategy that will increase reach and engagement with a range of stakeholders
- Take the lead on a range of communications channels including all digital channels, PR, marketing, advertising & print
- Lead on copywriting, design and production of engaging marketing materials and resources
- Create and schedule targeted social media content to reach new audiences and increase engagement with existing stakeholders
- Oversee the Google Adwords account to increase engagement with Read for Good
- Act as a brand guardian including maintaining brand guidelines and building a suite of templates/copy for colleagues to ensure consistent messages across all media and reduce duplication
- Develop meaningful KPIs and report regularly on performance
To be successful as a Communications Lead, you will:
- Be experienced in brand development, web, social media, creative design, storytelling & content creation
- Be able to write compelling and persuasive copy in different styles for varying audiences
- Have a good understanding of comms channels and the platforms used to support and deliver them
- Hold excellent digital marketing skills
- Have an eye for detail
- Display high professional standards, with a good level of literacy and numeracy
In return we are offering an annual salary of £30,000 depending on experience. Please note this is full or part-time permanent position.
If you are interested and have the relevant skills and experiences, please apply with an up to date copy of your CV and we promise to get back to you! As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, Hooray commit to reviewing every application we receive with complete fairness and equality.
- Hooray is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.
- Our purpose as a business is to pioneer ethical recruitment for a better working world.
- Hooray is proud to be a corporate member of the REC, the recruitment industry's leading professional body.
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