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Creative and Digital Content Officer
Sandwell Council
West Midlands Combined Authority
On-site
GBP 25,000 - 35,000
Full time
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity awaits at a forward-thinking council focused on enhancing waste collection services. As part of the corporate communications team, you will play a crucial role in developing engaging content that resonates with residents and drives positive behavior change towards recycling. Your creativity will shine as you produce videos, write stories, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders. This is a unique chance to contribute to a key council priority during a transformative period, making a real difference in the community. Join a dynamic team dedicated to continuous improvement and innovation in local governance.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Must be educated to diploma standard or have equivalent relevant experience.
- Professional qualification in graphic design, videography, or related fields is required.
Responsibilities
- Develop content to inform residents about waste collection changes.
- Engage with various stakeholders to create impactful communications.
Skills
Education
Job description
At Sandwell Council, we’re making changes to our waste collection service.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented individual to develop content that will help residents understand why the service is changing and drive behaviour change to reduce waste and increase recycling rates.
From filming videos to writing stories for newsletters, you’ll be planning and creating content for our external and internal communications channels.
Every day will be different as you engage widely with residents, councillors, our waste contractor and community representatives to gain insight and create content that will resonate and have real impact.
It’s a really exciting time to be joining Sandwell Council. After a period of rapid improvement we’re still changing the way we work and have set our sights on becoming an outstanding council.
You’ll be instrumental to delivering a key council priority, joining the corporate communications team at the heart of the council driving forward change in the council’s ‘engine room’.
About You
- Must be educated to diploma standard or equivalent relevant experience.
- Must have a professional qualification in one or more of the following: graphic design, videography, photography, animation, web design, copywriting, or equivalent relevant experience.
We Offer a Competitive Package That Includes
- Access to our award-winning employee benefits scheme. A strong focus on health and wellbeing. A variety of learning and development opportunities to help you grow in your career.
We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible. When completing your application please refer to the supporting documents attached.
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