Assistant/Junior Communications Officer

Assistant/Junior Communications Officer

3 month contract
£17.50 - £20 per hour
Bedfordshire

My Public Sector client based in Shefford, Bedfordshire is currently looking for an Assistant/Junior Communications Officer to join them on a 3 month contract. The role will be responsible for monitoring, responding to customer comments/queries and creating and posting client updates on their social media accounts (mostly Facebook and Twitter). You will also be responsible for promoting the client's policies and services to different audiences through various channels including: press releases, publications, events, websites and social media.

Skills/experience/qualifications required:
* Educated to degree level or educated to A Level with a relevant PR/Communications, journalism or marketing qualification equivalent.
* Knowledge of different communication channels
* Experience of providing communications advice
* Excellent writing skills
* Use of email (outlook)
* Experience of monitoring, writing updates for and responding to questions on facebook and twitter for corporate communications
* Public Sector experience (desirable)
* Customer service experience (desirable)
* Experience of email marketing (desirable)
* Writing or editing for the web (desirable)

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