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We are recruiting – come and join Scottish Families!
We are seeking a Communications Assistant (temporary maternity cover) to support and deliver the creation of inspiring communications and events to maximise Scottish Families’ reach and engagement across Scotland.
This post will work alongside our Communications Development Officer and assist with our content creation, social media presence, storytelling efforts, campaigning, media relations, and support our whole team with their communication needs. This role is fun and rewarding with a broad range of projects to get involved in. You will create a place for family members to share their experiences, build and maintain our online community, promote our events and encourage donations, and assist with making sure we are reaching more families across Scotland through advertising, campaigning and collaborations.
The post is located at Robertson House, 152 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4TB, with staff currently working between home and office. It is expected that the post holder will be required to work occasional evenings and weekends. This post will be part of Scottish Families’ staff team and be supervised by the Communications Development Officer.
The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining our social media channels, including creating content, finding opportunities, and engaging with family members, supporters and partners; actively monitoring our media profile; supporting with storytelling efforts including sourcing leads, interviewing family members, copywriting stories, etc. to champion family voices; supporting our staff with internal communications; supporting our campaigning efforts including content creation, partnership working, advertising, and attending regular meetings with partners; and supporting our staff with their communication requests.
We are seeking applicants who are educated to HNC level, vocational qualification (level 4) or a relevant professional qualification, with a proven record of working across social media channels (specifically Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn); creating content for online purposes such as graphics, films and audio; collaborating with partners on projects and campaigns; and delivering campaigns with set targets and audiences. Applicants should have knowledge of new communication developments and trends, and of how to boost engagement with supporters on social media. Candidates should be able to work as a supportive team member, contributing ideas and assisting colleagues; be a competent user of social media channels and content creation software such as Canva; be skilled in storytelling and collecting stories from supporters; and be able to create video content such as Instagram Reels and TikToks using phones and relevant software, with excellent copywriting skills.
We are currently looking to recruit a well-organised, conscientious and proactive individual to join our small and dedicated team – this role is for three days a week, however potential job share opportunities will be considered.
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