Communications Lead
Posted 4 days ago by Guidant Global
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Ellesmere Port
Summary: The Communications Lead role is focused on delivering high-quality internal and external communications for a large public sector organization. The position requires strong campaign management, media relations, and stakeholder engagement skills. The successful candidate will develop audience-focused communication strategies and campaigns that align with organizational priorities. This is a full-time position based in Ellesmere Port, UK, with a flexible working pattern.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, manage, and deliver internal and external communication campaigns across multiple channels
- Produce engaging content including press releases, marketing materials, digital communications, internal communications, photography, and copywriting
- Support and deliver change communication campaigns using best practice communication approaches
- Monitor, evaluate, and report on campaign performance and communication effectiveness
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, senior stakeholders, media contacts, partners, and external organisations
- Support reputation management through proactive and reactive media handling
- Contribute to marketing initiatives including sponsorship and advertising opportunities
- Provide guidance and support to junior team members where required
- Participate in media and communications rotas, ensuring media enquiries are handled within deadlines
- Attend meetings and support creation of multimedia content across various locations when required
Key Skills:
- Previous experience working within communications, public relations, journalism, or marketing
- Strong experience delivering successful communication campaigns and audience-led strategies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality content under tight deadlines
- Experience managing media relations and stakeholder communications
- Understanding of digital communication channels and internal communications
- Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, leadership teams, elected members, and media representatives
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Experience within local government or a politically sensitive environment would be advantageous
- Relevant degree, professional qualification, or equivalent experience preferred
- Membership of CIPR, CIM, or similar professional body desirable
- Full UK Driving Licence desirable but not essential
Salary (Rate): £25.37 ph Umbrella
City: Ellesmere Port
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Communications Lead
Location: Ellesmere Port, UK
Salary: £19.81 ph PAYE OR £25.37 ph Umbrella
Contract: 3 Months
Working Pattern: Full-time, Monday to Friday, Agile Working
- Agile working arrangement with a mix of home working and office attendance
- Core working hours are flexible between 8am and 6pm
- Team currently attends the office approximately once every two weeks
- Travel to alternative office locations and sites may occasionally be required
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Communications Lead to support the delivery of high-quality internal and external communications across a large public sector organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for a communications professional with strong campaign management, media relations, and stakeholder engagement experience.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering audience-focused communication strategies and campaigns that support organisational priorities, enhance reputation, and engage residents, businesses, partners, and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, manage, and deliver internal and external communication campaigns across multiple channels
- Produce engaging content including press releases, marketing materials, digital communications, internal communications, photography, and copywriting
- Support and deliver change communication campaigns using best practice communication approaches
- Monitor, evaluate, and report on campaign performance and communication effectiveness
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, senior stakeholders, media contacts, partners, and external organisations
- Support reputation management through proactive and reactive media handling
- Contribute to marketing initiatives including sponsorship and advertising opportunities
- Provide guidance and support to junior team members where required
- Participate in media and communications rotas, ensuring media enquiries are handled within deadlines
- Attend meetings and support creation of multimedia content across various locations when required
Requirements:
- Previous experience working within communications, public relations, journalism, or marketing
- Strong experience delivering successful communication campaigns and audience-led strategies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality content under tight deadlines
- Experience managing media relations and stakeholder communications
- Understanding of digital communication channels and internal communications
- Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders, leadership teams, elected members, and media representatives
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Experience within local government or a politically sensitive environment would be advantageous
- Relevant degree, professional qualification, or equivalent experience preferred
- Membership of CIPR, CIM, or similar professional body desirable
- Full UK Driving Licence desirable but not essential
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.