Job Title: Social Media Specialist
Location: Walsall/Hybrid working
Salary: £27,514 – £31,895 per annum
Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
Closing date for applications: Sunday 24 April 2022
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 4 May 2022
Tens of millions of pounds have been secured to transform Walsall and we are transforming our communications and marketing team to tell the story of our people, our place and our Council.
To support our ambition, we are seeking to appoint a Social Media Specialist.
Are you a creative story teller with great content creation skills and a track record of growing engagement across social media? If so, we have compelling stories for you to tell about our plans to transform Walsall.
We have big ambitions to build on our proud industrial heritage and build a borough fit for the future.
We need a social media story teller who will join our team and help us to build relationships with our residents and our stakeholders across a range of social and digital channels.
About the role:
Walsall is a great place to work, with much to offer and extensive regeneration, including a recently rebuilt hospital and college, development of the Walsall Waterfront offering new residential accommodation, hotels and leisure facilities and is seeing ongoing investment in its town centre and retail provision. As an employer we provide an attractive employment package that includes:
- A generous annual leave entitlement offering a minimum 28 days leave per year (for this post) plus 9 concessionary days and in addition to a flexible working scheme that allows up to a further 12 days leave per year.
- Access to an award-winning pension scheme.
- Recent development of the working environment which has created a modern professional space in which to work with improved technology that allows agile working. Note – For this role we foresee the requirement for hybrid working.
- Promotion of training and development opportunities to all our employees to help them progress and gain new skills.
- A genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for our staff and customers – we aim to employ a representative workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that’s you, we’re waiting for your application.
Legislation imposes restrictions on political activity for certain local government employees. This position is designated as a politically restricted (sensitive) post as set out in Part 1 the Local Government & Housing Act 1989 and the Local Government (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990 (LGO(PR)R 1990) [SI 851] and S.30 of the Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
About you:
We are looking for creative candidates who are full of ideas and have a passion for communications.
You’ll have experience of social media community management and expertise in reaching different audiences through a range of channels and a variety of content.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Planning and delivering social media campaigns on behalf of the council and our services
- Creating multimedia content to communicate key messages to raise awareness of Walsall and of Walsall Council
- Community management of the Council’s social media accounts
- Interpreting social media analytics to measure and shape content
If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward, please hit APPLY
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