Communications Officer

Location

Bristol

Salary and benefits

Competitive and excellent benefits

Job advert description

We are currently recruiting for a communications officer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional who is passionate about producing creative and impactful communications to join our growing communications team.

The communications officer has a vital role to play in creating and delivering communications to key external stakeholders. The post holder will write, edit, co-ordinate and publish content across various channels, including our website, earned media, social media, print and online.

They will be instrumental in implementing IOP Publishing’s digital strategy to help expand the reach and impact of IOP Publishing’s social media, creating a variety of shareable content and identifying and engaging with key stakeholders.  Managing the maintenance of the company website will also be a key focus, creating and posting content and reporting on metrics and trends. In addition, the post holder will keep abreast of industry developments in the media and identify and secure coverage opportunities that will increase IOP Publishing’s visibility externally.   On a regular basis, they will monitor and review the effectiveness of media relations and social media work, including testing and revising content.

Key job accountabilities include

• Raise awareness of IOPP’s brand amongst external audiences.
• Build IOPP’s social media presence.
• Manage the maintenance and upkeep of the company website.
• Monitor and evaluate press coverage, manage media contact lists and identify and secure coverage opportunities.
• Write and distribute press releases, thought leadership articles and web copy.
• Working closely with the Studio team to ensure brand consistency across all promotional collateral.

About you

Successful applicants should demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge and experience of communications and brand management in a digital environment.
• Expertise in managing multiple social media platforms.
• Experience of ensuring brand consistency.
• Excellent copywriting and editing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities.

About the benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, discretionary annual bonus scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and generous annual leave, and a range of flexible benefits including cycle to work and gym membership. We also have a subsidised café which is a popular, sociable spot for meetings and lunch.

Our modern and contemporary offices are based in the thriving city centre of Bristol, a stone’s throw away from Temple Meads train station, and within walking distance of Cabot Circus shopping centre, and numerous cafés and restaurants. Named on more than one occasion as the best city in the UK to live in, Bristol is a cosmopolitan and creative city boasting a historic harbour, internationally renowned cultural institutions and home to world-class festivals and events.

To apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter through our careers site highlighting your previous experience and how it applies to the role, and why you are interested in this opportunity and IOP Publishing.

About us

IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher, through which leading-edge research is distributed worldwide. Our rapidly expanding journals programme is published alongside other sources of scientific information in the form of eBooks, magazines and conference proceedings. Other publications include easily accessible community and regional websites. We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community and have offices in Europe, Asia and the US.  Working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society. Any financial surplus earned by IOP Publishing goes to supporting science through the activities of the Institute. With a continuing focus on growth we recognise that every single person has a real part to play if we’re to achieve our aim of becoming the world’s leading publisher in our field.