*JOB OF THE WEEK* digital communications lead, east midlands combined county authority

Digital Communications Lead

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Salary: £42,708 – £47,754

Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Ref: 0T855

Closing date: 22nd June

Join us as our Digital Communications Lead and play a creative role in help us engage with the East Midlands community across multiple channels.

Welcome to EMCCA

EMCCA is the UK’s first mayor-led combined county authority. The East Midlands is a great region. But it deserves to be better. Better connected, better funded and better prepared for a future of opportunity, growth, and hope. EMCCA will oversee devolved powers around transport, housing, skills and adult education, economic development, and net zero. We will conceive the strategies and create the connections that will empower local partners, people and businesses – maximising the impact of billions of pounds of funding. Together, our new EMCCA team can put the East Midlands on the map as a place to live, work and study.

Your role in elevating the East Midlands

You will have the opportunity to use your creative skills and experience across multiple channels, including social media, email marketing, SEO and beyond. This includes the planning, delivery and evaluation of our campaigns and messaging. It will be your objective to develop our digital channels to engage key audiences and grow our reach.

This is also a creative role and you will need extensive experience of both photography and videography, as well as post-production editing, to be able to create a range of digital content.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the development of digital channels and technology used by the communications team to deliver successful communications activity that engages key audiences, maximises reach and achieves communications objectives.

• Developing, implementing, tracking and optimising digital marketing campaigns including social media advertising, email marketing, display ads, search engine optimisation (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM) and pay per click (PPC) to ensure digital growth.

• Assisting with the development and maintenance of websites, managing conversion rate optimisation, quality assurance and SEO reviews as necessary.

• Contributing to the development and maintenance of strategy for paid-digital advertising, social media and content

• Scheduling and forward planning of social media posts and digital communications activity

• Creation and editing of digital content, such a video and design.

• Evaluation of all digital marketing, measuring key performance metrics, including website traffic, audience engagement, service quotas, bounce rate and ad spend return on investment

• Advise colleagues across the organisation on the effective use of digital and social media channels in communications

Your profile:

• A relevant degree or equivalent experience

• Skills and experience across marketing, digital communications, planning and evaluation, video creation and editing and photography

• Knowledge of and ability to use appropriate social and digital channels to reach specific audiences and encourage engagement

• Well-developed, proven organisational skills with the ability to manage time effectively, work to tight deadlines, and thrive under pressure.

• Excellent ICT skills - including experience of using Microsoft Office, email marketing software, CMS, digital advertising platforms.

• Strong design and editing skills, with experience in Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite including InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom and Illustrator

• Knowledge and experience of using social and digital media scheduling tools and systems, analytics, intelligence and event tracking on digital platforms including Google Analytics, Tag manager, Search console, Looker studio and Meta Events Manager.

• Experience of copywriting and proof reading, and excellent attention to detail.

Please note, this post is politically restricted under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and the post holder may not have any active political role either in or outside of work.

For more details on EMCCA including our rewards and benefits, please visit: https://eastmidscareers.co.uk

Office location – all roles are based at NGEC, Saltergate, Chesterfield, S40 1UT unless stated otherwise.

Please note – at this time EMCCA cannot offer sponsorship. For more details on EMCCA, our rewards and benefits, and to apply, please visit: https://eastmidscareers.co.uk

Closing date: 22nd June

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senior communications and campaigns manager, barnet council

Senior Communications and Campaigns Manager

Barnet Council

Salary range: Grade K £54,627 - £59,739

Location: 2 Bristol Avenue, London, NW9 4EW, GB

Hybrid

Full time

Working Hours: 36

Job Identification 700

Closing date: 15 June 2025, 17:30

This is a 12 month fixed term contact, covering Maternity

About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

About the role

 We're looking for maternity cover for our Senior Public Health Communications & Campaigns Manager. Join us in making Barnet London’s healthiest borough, drive impactful campaigns, tackle health inequalities, and shape a healthier future.

We’re looking for a strategic and creative communications professional to lead the delivery of Barnet’s Public Health & Prevention communications strategy. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering impactful campaigns that tackle health inequalities and promote healthier lifestyles across our diverse communities.

Working closely with internal teams and external partners—including the NHS and VCS organisations—you’ll lead a busy schedule of campaigns for 2025–2026 and help shape the forward plan for 2026–2027. 

You’ll manage multi-channel content, oversee the Your Health Barnet microsite, and provide expert communications advice to senior leaders. With a sharp eye on value for money, you’ll ensure our messages are not only heard—but make a difference.

If you're passionate about public health, behaviour change, and strategic communications, we’d love to hear from you.

Please click here to download the Job description for this role.

If the link to the JD does not work please get in touch with the recruitment team on recruitment.admin@barnet.gov.uk 

About you

•  Degree in communications or a related field, relevant professional qualification or equivalent work experience

• Working with and influencing senior management and leadership stakeholders, and elected Members

• Expert knowledge of delivering and evaluating evidence-based communication and campaign strategies

• Knowledge of best practice in communicating Public Health information, ability to provide expert advice and guidance to senior stakeholders

What we offer 

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents

• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time

• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more

• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership

• Excellent training and development opportunities

• Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance 

How to apply 

Read the job description and person specification via the link below before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Janet Djomba on janet.djomba@barnet.gov.uk

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures. 

To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement. 

Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking. 

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply 

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed. 

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible. 

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.

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external communications officer (x 2), wakefield council

External Communications Officer (x 2)

Wakefield Council

Salary: £31,067 – £33,366 (Grade 7)

Full-time

Hybrid working

Closing date: 22 June

Ready to make an impact?
We’re looking for two talented communications professionals to join our award-winning team at Wakefield Council.

You’ll be part of a team that’s proud to champion our diverse communities, promote local services, and tell stories that matter; from funky food festivals and world-class sculpture, to vital campaigns on health, wellbeing, and community support.

About the role

This is a varied role where no two days are the same. One minute you’ll be launching a cross-platform campaign, the next drafting a sharp press release or creating social content that cuts through.

You’ll work across the Council to:

• plan and deliver campaigns that drive real results

• create engaging content for web, social and media

• spot and shape stories that shine a light on Wakefield’s people and places

• support stakeholder engagement

Who we’re looking for

We’re after experienced, well-rounded communicators. People who know their way around a campaign plan and can roll their sleeves up to deliver great content.

You’ll bring a solid set of core comms skills, such as writing for different platforms, developing creative content, managing media queries, and running social media. But more importantly, you’ll be a natural project manager: organised, digitally confident, and able to see a campaign through from idea to impact.

We’re looking for:

• a communications all-rounder with a track record of making things happen

• strong writing and content creation skills – across web, social, print and more

• someone who’s digitally savvy, with a good eye for what works online

• a creative thinker who can turn a brief into bold ideas

• confidence to lead on projects and show the results they deliver

You don’t need to have done it all, but if you’ve led on comms projects, delivered real outcomes, and are excited by the idea of using communications to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

When you join our team, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how we communicate.  You’ll be a part of influencing the perception of our Council while working alongside a supportive and collaborative team.

We are committed to a great work life balance and have a strong focus on equality, diversity and inclusion. You’ll received a generous annual leave entitlement, alongside a range of other employee benefits like public transport and gym memberships discounts. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a work environment that fosters creativity and growth.

If this is something you’re interested in, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information you can contact Jane Gardner-Florence, External Communications Manager on jgardnerflorence@wakefield.gov.uk

Shortlisting for this post will take place w/c 16 June. And interviews will be held on Thu 4 and Fri 5 July.

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