Communications Assistant - temporary post



14 weeks, Monday - Friday, can be flexible with hours but ideally at least 30 hours (happy to go to 37 hours if that works with the candidate.



Ideally starting w/c 28 May - Friday 31 August.



Job Purpose



To support the clients Communications Team on a temporary three month basis.



The team is at the hub of the client and is responsible for the management of the press office, the production of marketing material, the delivery of public consultations, coordination of film location requests, internal communications with staff and management of the website and social media.



The team is looking for an assistant to help support a demanding workload in a busy office environment.



This would be an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in the Communications or PR arena. The role does not require direct experience of working within this environment, but due to the busy nature of the team would need someone with a passion to learn more and adapt to new situations quickly. Experience of working within an office administrative role would be desirable.



Training would be given for any new software used do there is no expectation that previous knowledge of this would be required.



The assistant would report to the Marketing Officer.



Main responsibilities



* Support the press office by logging and monitoring basic level press enquiries
* Write copy for basic press releases and internal staff communications
* Proof read external communications
* Monitor the clients social media accounts
* Upload content to the website
* Provide wider support to the team as needed - this could cover any of the areas of the team is responsible for (as featured under Job Purpose)