Digital Communications Manager
Remote/home working
£37,000 - £41,000 per annum FTE + benefits
Full time (part time 0.5 FTE or above considered), permanent
Closing date: Wednesday 18th May (11.59pm)
£37,000 - £41,000 per annum FTE + benefits
Full time (part time 0.5 FTE or above considered), permanent
Closing date: Wednesday 18th May (11.59pm)
Organisation:
International food sustainability NGO
International food sustainability NGO
Role:
Reporting to the Communications Manager, you will engage scientists, policymakers and food industry leaders across Europe through the strategic, data-driven use of digital platforms, including social media, website and e-newsletters. Your work will inspire investment and new research, and help to build our client's reputation as the go-to thought leader on plant-based and cultivated meat.
In this newly created role, you will be responsible for:
Reporting to the Communications Manager, you will engage scientists, policymakers and food industry leaders across Europe through the strategic, data-driven use of digital platforms, including social media, website and e-newsletters. Your work will inspire investment and new research, and help to build our client's reputation as the go-to thought leader on plant-based and cultivated meat.
In this newly created role, you will be responsible for:
- Developing and delivering a digital engagement strategy that aligns with the wider communications strategy and results in increased advocacy, support, and action among target audiences
- Managing and driving engagement with their social media channels, working with colleagues across the organisation to develop and tailor content for target audiences
- Managing and strategically expanding their website, working with colleagues across the organisation to develop impactful and engaging content
- Developing content strategy for email newsletters, working with colleagues across the organisation to develop tailored content for target audiences, and driving engagement
- Using website, newsletter and social media analytics tools to monitor and report on the effectiveness of digital engagement strategies, and implement lessons learned
- Managing paid social media and other digital advertising campaigns, overseeing keyword selection, ad copy generation, targeting criteria, and budgeting
- Integrating digital activities across various functions, including but not limited to PR, events and donor engagement
- Coordinating with the development team to plan and support digital fundraising and donor engagement campaigns
- Working with and overseeing agencies, freelancers and others to help deliver impactful digital communications in multiple European languages.
Candidate:
The ideal candidate may also have some of the following, although these are not requirements:
- A clear passion for our client's philosophy and mission
- Digital communications experience, including producing content for social media
- Exceptional written communication skills, including the ability to write concise, engaging copy and distil complex information into user-friendly language
- Good judgement: the ability to spot and act on comms opportunities and risks
- Creativity, resourcefulness, and problem-solving ability
- An eye for good design, and the ability to develop engaging and on-brand visual or multimedia content
- A can-do approach: a self-starter with the motivation and initiative to take responsibility for driving digital engagement
- Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organisation: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines
- Willingness and ability to learn relevant digital tools, e.g. email marketing software, web publishing and analytics software, and social media platforms
- Outstanding English, particularly in writing
The ideal candidate may also have some of the following, although these are not requirements:
- SEO skills
- Experience of managing social media channels
- Comfort using digital tools such as WordPress, Google Analytics and Pardot
- The ability to work in major European languages in addition to English.
To be considered for this role, please send of a copy of your CV to tim@whitonmaynard.com
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.