Content & Communications Officer

Pave Lane, Shropshire
British Gymnastics

Content & Communications Officer

37 hours per week Permanent Dual Based

Salary range £26,699 to £28,183 per annum (dependent upon experience)

39 days annual leave (including Bank Holiday and Company days) + 2 wellbeing days a year + weekly exercise and wellbeing hours

This is a dual based role working from Lilleshall National Sports Centre, nr Newport, Shropshire and from home

Gymnastics is an amazing sport that has the power to have a positive impact on people, communities, and our society, helping to build foundations for life for all those who take part. At the heart of that in the UK is the gymnastics community, made up of gymnasts, parents, coaches, clubs and other venues, officials and volunteers together they form the fabric of a sport that is woven into local communities across the country. As the UK s national governing body for gymnastics, by working closely with our members who form this community, we aim to lead, support and inspire them to help build a bright future for our sport.

Our Communications & Engagement team are looking for a Content & Communications Officer to work with teams across the organisation and to support the Member Communications Manager in developing and delivering a plan to connect with, support, engage and champion our gymnastics community, whilst positively enhancing the profile and perception of gymnastics as a sport and British Gymnastics as an organisation.

The Role

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• Generate innovative ideas and communication plans to help drive engagement and satisfaction of key member audience groups (such as gymnasts and parents, clubs and coaches, fans and other nominated audiences).
• Work collaboratively with other departments to create content which celebrates, engages and informs the community
• Use audience insight to inform communication plans and share recommendations across the organisation.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the membership communications plan, delivering impactful, engaging content that drives member satisfaction, retention and overall organisational success
• Create and take responsibility for regular communication streams such as newsletters and Business as Usual (BAU), working across the organisation to create accurate, relevant and timely member comms.
• Take responsibility for the development of communication plans for a variety of short-term and ongoing projects, campaigns and products
• Attend select events, taking responsibility for event coverage, including pre and post event reporting, social media coverage, web articles and press releases
• Coordinate and manage athletes when required at an event.
• Create features and daily drumbeat content including, videos, social assets, emails, and web-content
• Manage email campaigns and deliver engaging email copy
• Be responsible for reviewing and maintaining communication platforms, including social media and email marketing channels
• Be the communications team lead for assigned channels and platforms, using insight and the latest trends to make platform recommendations to the wider team
• Work closely with and support both the Digital Content Manager and Member Communications Manager.
• Further details about the role can be found in the Role Profile.

The Person

Applicants will need to demonstrate:

• Knowledge and expertise in communications, editorial and storytelling in a range of multi-media formats
• An ability to use various comms channels including email broadcast tools.
• Experience of using social media channels and functionality, and multi-media content creation experience
• A working understanding of GDPR
• Advanced English language skills and intermediate IT skills.
• evidence of prior written published works e.g., press articles, publication features, web features etc.
• It is anticipated that the role holder will have a degree (or equivalent qualifications or relevant experience) in a discipline appropriate to the role.

There may be some anti-social working hours including evening and weekend work as part of this role as part of engagement with the gymnastics community

How to apply

To apply for this post click Apply Now to upload your CV and covering letter. Please include in your covering letter details of how you meet the requirements of the role, as outlined in the Role Profile.

Please note your Covering Letter and CV will need to be uploaded as one document.

We value diversity of views and contributions and have a strong commitment to equality and inclusion. We aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society. We are particularly keen to receive applications from women, people with disabilities, people from ethnically diverse communities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community because these groups are often under-represented within our workforce.

As part of our monitoring process we ask for your support in completing our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Monday 3rd March

Interview date: Tuesday 11th March