We’re looking for someone who is passionate about communications to join a small team working for a Fire Service in Hertfordshire.  You’ll have a broad range of communications skills and experience and will be as comfortable drafting engaging press releases and opinion pieces, to creating eye-catching and engaging social media and digital content.

Our ideal person will enjoy working as part of a team to deliver impactful communications and campaigns both for internal and external audiences.  You’ll also be responsible for acknowledging communications requests from across the organisation and ensuring the communications calendar and planner is maintained.

Please note that this contract will be initially offered on a fixed term basis for 10 months. The salary range offered is between £40,000 - £45,000 per annum dependent on experience.

Requirements

• Devising campaign strategies using industry best practice templates (e.g. OASIS)
• Leading on implementation of campaign delivery at our client site. This means  you will need to be hands-on with experience of media, digital and marketing.
• Understanding of how to build the golden thread in campaign planning by setting and linking research and objectives to strategy, implementation and evaluation.
• Ability to generate and deploy content that achieves intended objectives
• Managing proactive and reactive communications activities including campaigns, media activities and internal communications
• Experience in providing project and/or campaign administration and management support.

Benefits

Westco is a marketing agency with a vast range of services from creative to programmatic advertising and campaign planning. We are driven by a strong mission to be The Agency for Social Good and as part of the Westco family, you will have access to a wealth of expertise.

• Access to all Westco Academy courses for FREE
• Healthcare Cash Plan offering a wide range of health support (chiropractors, dentists, private GP etc) - via BUPA
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Display Screen – eyesight test via HR-Path
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Season Ticket Loan 
• Cycle to Work Scheme for up to £2k (with Evans Cycles) 
• Volunteering days for a charity of your choice (up 16h per annum)
• Staff socials
• Access to senior colleagues for best practices and a wide range of communications and campaign templates