Communications Officer, Digital Programmes (ARTCF159)

Contract: 2 year Fixed Term Contract working 35 hours per week

Salary: £32,163 per annum, plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location:  Manchester or Leeds with potential travel to other Arts Council England offices. We are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members if the team, normally 1-2 days a week.

Introduction: This is a great opportunity to work across two dynamic teams within the New Technologies and Innovation department of Arts Council England.  This new role will sit within the Digital Accelerator Programme, a national programme, managed by the Arts Council but funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, which supports organisations across the country to invest in their digital infrastructure with a programme of advice, support and financial support.  The role will also provide comms support to the Digital Culture Network which works across the country with a team of technical experts who provide practical, on-the-ground help to the creative and culture sector. Their focus is around digital skills, data literacy and leadership development

Role Details: You will be responsible for delivery of communication activity related to the Digital Accelerator Programme and the Digital Cultural Network.

In a typical week, you will:

• Attend weekly team meetings for both Digital Accelerator Programme and Digital Culture Network to ensure a good all-round understanding of the programmes.
• Develop case studies and good news stories for distribution on the Digital Accelerator Programme website and newsletter, in the media and to share with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
• Respond to opportunities to share the learning from the Digital Accelerator Programme projects being supported, and from the associated online Learning Programme. 
• Manage and deliver the Digital Culture Network social media presence including content creation, posting, reviewing performance and maintaining the social media strategy.
• Support on communications for Digital Culture Network special projects, which could include events, webinars, press activity or the Digital Culture Awards.

We are looking for a proactive and collaborative team-player to help us continue to grow the profiles of these two exciting programmes. To succeed in this role, you will be creative and inquisitive with a passion for creating engaging stories and using a variety of web and social media tools. The role will include some travel across England to support event delivery and to participate in team meetings and away days, on occasion this may include overnight stays.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: The Arts Council is committed to building an inclusive employer and workplace and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at the Arts Council.

If there are any adjustments that would help support you in your application, please do let us know when you apply. If you are disabled, Evenbreak can support you with your application, for further information please visit their website.

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

About us: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme. To find out more, click here.

Our Code of Ethics requires that employees of the Arts Council are not able to receive an Arts Council grant, investment or loan funding - either in person, as a member of a partnership, or for any organisation they own. There are also limitations on board or CEO positions employees can hold in organisations we fund. For more information on this, please talk to the recruiting manager or contact recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk

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Job ref: ARTCF159

Closing date: 9:00 am Monday 16 December 2024

Interviews: Thursday 16 and Friday 17 January 2025