Campaigns Officer

Main Purpose of the job: Campaigns Officer

To provide day-to-day communications support, planning and advice for the Council, providing high quality advice and work hands-on to deliver wrap-around support.

To develop, implement and evaluate integrated communications and marketing campaigns that promote Lewisham Councils services, events and policies.

To answer media enquiries that come into the Council in a timely fashion and to effectively use the media to promote Lewisham Councils services, policies and objectives.

To be a trusted source of advice to officers, members, colleagues and external partners on a range of communications issues.

To contribute to all of Lewisham Councils main communications channels.

Summary of Responsibilities and Personal Duties: Campaigns Officer

Develop communication strategies and plans for the Council and account manage a specific directorate/s and the services within it

To be responsive to news and policy developments that impact the Council, its services and local communities

To develop and implement insight led communications

Take part in the press office rota, responding to a range of reactive media and social media effectively and to tight deadlines

Take part in the 24 hour on-call out of hours press office rota, delivering emergency communications support when needed, some out of office work may be ...