Digital Communications Executive
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Oldham, OL1 1HD |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75709904 |
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Digital Communications Executive
Ref: 000864
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,711 - £30,060 per annum (Grade 4)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Location: Spindles Shopping Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1LF
Closing Date: Sunday 6th July 2025
Shortlisting and Interview Dates: TBC.
Role Overview:
Do you live and breathe content creation? Are you ready to step up and join a fast-paced communications team responsible for keeping our residents and staff up to date with all the latest information? Then we could have just the role for you!
We are on the lookout for a great all-rounder with a creative flair and a passion for driving engaging content. A real team player, you’ll have the ability to manage a varied workload and support the wider team day-to-day.
It’s an exciting time to join the team at Oldham Council with lots of exciting transformation happening across the borough and great opportunities to get creative, shape the narrative and make a real difference to the lives of our residents and teams.
If you’re a motivated self-starter who’s either looking for the next challenge or fresh out of university ready to turbo charge your career please get in touch today!
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide practical support and deliver tasks for specific projects, with development support, eg:
- Create digital and social media content filming, editing and publishing
- Design of products such as leaflets, social media assets, posters as briefed
- Research and analysis of various digital platforms and social media data
- Communications and marketing campaigns, both internal and external
- Publications and newsletters, both online and in print
- Administrative and practical support for events, print/production, and general team requirements
Key Requirements:
- Experience in using social and digital media channels and/or design software to create content in an educational, workplace or personal capacity
- Proven interest and experience in digital communications and/or graphic design
- Ability to communicate effectively via written and verbal means and work in a team environment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Us:
We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:
A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.
We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.
Our Values and Behaviours:
By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.
We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
- Work with a resident focus
- Support local leaders
- Committed to the borough
- Delivery high performance
- Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page
Our Benefits Package:
At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
- 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
- The option to purchase additional annual leave.
- An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
- Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
- Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.Staff recognition and celebration events.
- Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment:
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.
If you’re an applicant with disabilities, anyone aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.
Data and Privacy:
For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice.
Important Information:
Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.
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