Communications Specialist - Hybrid
Communications Specialist - Hybrid
Base: London EC1V 2PR
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (Permanent)
Salary: £36,349 per annum
About the post
Are you a strong, creative communicator with excellent writing skills?
We need an experienced Communications and Marketing Officer to join our busy Communications team. First and foremost, you’ll need to be a keen storyteller and strong news and feature writer as you’ll lead on our print and digital communications. You’ll produce compelling and informative content that engages our tenants and supports the creation and distribution of marketing emails for tenant events, as well as training courses and consultancy services provided by our in-house access experts, the Centre for Accessible Environments.
You’ll be running our Facebook page so a flair for social media and captivating short form content is necessary. You‘ll need to have good experience using Canva, Photoshop, InDesign and Mailchimp (or similar) to produce dynamic visual assets, newsletters, and standalone marketing emails. Experience of all the above, should be evident on your CV.
This role will involve website maintenance (so experience with a CMS is needed) and content planning. It will involve briefing external service providers, such as photographers, videographers, designers and printers therefore you’ll need to be a confident project manager who is organised, able to handle competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
We need someone who is just as self-assured going out and about to gather stories from our tenants as they would be speaking with tenants on the phone. You’ll be based from home, but will need to be free to travel as part of the role two to four times a month. You’ll also be comfortable working with a variety of colleagues across the business to source information for communications and marketing content. A full job description can be requested by emailing recruitment@habinteg.org.uk.
To apply, submit your CV, a one-page cover letter and 1-2 examples of a news story or feature you have written. The cover letter should outline how you meet the key requirements of the role. Attach this single document with your application.
About us
Habinteg’s mission is to champion inclusion by providing and promoting accessible homes and neighbourhoods that welcome and include everyone. We have been a leading provider of affordable accessible homes for almost 50 years and now provide accessible homes and services to more than 3,300 Habinteg households. We also engage the housing sector to encourage others to plan and build accessible homes. We champion the Lifetime Homes Standard and have developed the Wheelchair Housing Design Guide to encourage best practice in the development of new wheelchair accessible homes. Our in-house access experts, the Centre for Accessible Environments, provide consultancy, training, research, and publications on building design and management to meet all user needs, including disabled and older people. We welcome applications from every section of the community.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome candidates with disabilities, long-term health conditions to apply for our roles. We encourage jobseekers from all backgrounds and experiences to express their interest, and to contact us at recruitment@habinteg.org.uk if you would like to chat to us or discuss reasonable adjustments for your application or interview process.
Please note this is a remote working role with a requirement to work from the London office at least once a fortnight’.
For a full Job Description please contact recruitment@habinteg.org.uk
This role may close earlier than the advertised closing date, so don’t delay submitting your application!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the HR department: