About The Service
As a long-term endeavour, the Cardiff Capital Region is built on a functional economic geography, covering the ten Local Authorities of South-East Wales, that is constantly adapting to tackle the big industrial, public policy and societal challenges of the day. Our newly revised Economic and Industrial Growth Plan prioritises a number of sectors and activities that can best help the region demonstrate sustainable and inclusive growth over the long-term.
About the job
The role of our Social Media and Website Executives are essential to our ability to significantly raise the profile, visibility and reputation of the Cardiff Capital Region and our City Deal activity and are therefore integral to our evolving communications strategy. The main priorities for the roles are;
- The development and execution of a coherent, creative social media strategy including re-purposing of general content.
- Ownership of our CMS’s and evolution of our website content and analytics capability across multiple brands.
- Design/ graphics / basic desktop publishing capability to assist with our collateral build and promotional materials.
What We Are Looking For From You
You will be a creative, resourceful digital marketer looking for the opportunity to shape our approach to digital media. Candidates must have practical, demonstrable experience of managing social media platforms, content creation / short form copy writing and be comfortable using web CMS (WordPress) and tools such as InDesign/ Adobe. If you are a confident, creative communicator looking for an opportunity to showcase your flair and talents and make your mark on the Cardiff Capital Region activity we would love to hear from you.
Additional information
This vacancy incorporates flexitime and a combination of office and home-based working.
This post is temporary until 31st March 2025.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
This vacancy is suitable for post sharing.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Due to the current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs or accept application forms via the post.
Due to the COVID-19 circumstances the interview process for this role will be held on a virtual basis using an appropriate online platform. If you have any concerns around your ability to participate in a virtual interview process or if you would like an informal conversation about this role prior to application, please contact Suzanne Chesterton suzanne.chesterton@cardiff.gov.uk.
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