Job Introduction
Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for social media?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our communications team as a content creator. We're looking for someone who can use their creativity and storytelling skills to create engaging and shareable content to help us connect with people in Staffordshire and make a real difference to people's lives.
You'll be part of a talented team of people, reporting to our Social Media Manager and working across the Comms Team, and organisation. This is a new role for us, and we are really ambitious about what we want to achieve - we have loads for you to get stuck in to!
Main Responsibility
You will be our lead content creator - you'll be responsible for developing and executing content strategies for our social media channels as well as creating high-quality content that is visually appealing and informative, including videos, photos, and graphics.
Your content will be seen by external and internal audiences, so you will make sure all our content is on brand and in the appropriate style, representing the council and being right for the channels we're using. And you'll work with the wider comms team to help them develop quality content for campaigns and media that's relevant, accurate, and on brand.
We want to drive engagement and develop our following, so you will also be involved in evaluation of content performance and reporting that to leaders in the team and council senior leaders, too.
The Ideal Candidate
As well as a creative, innovative, ambitious communicator, you'll have:
- A great understanding of social media, best practice, and experience of managing channels and building audiences.
- Experience of writing and editing, using plain English, and creating effective copy for content.
- Video and photography skills, including editing using tools such as Adobe Premier, Photoshop, and InDesign, and be able to adapt your style to various channels and audiences.
- High standards, an eye for detail, and be able to work quickly and accurately.
As this role will involve getting out and about across the county, we also need someone who is willing and able to travel to capture content of people and places around Staffordshire.
Please take a look at the job description with this ad for more details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience we're looking for. If you'd like to know more before applying, Please contact our Social Media Manager for an informal chat Lara.Horsley@staffordshire.gov.uk
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
