PR, Content and Communications Executive
Cambridge Regional College have an exciting opportunity for a PR, Content & Communications Executive to join our Marketing team at our Cambridge Campus.
You will join us on a full-time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of between £28,000- £34,000 per annum, plus staff benefits.
About the role:
Do you love sharing and celebrating people’s successes? Can you craft great content whether that’s the written word, a social media post or a great video? Want to work somewhere that makes a real difference to people’s lives? Join us.
We are looking for an aspirational public relations and communications professional to join our college marketing team to drive up awareness and engagement of the great work of students, staff and their success stories.
You will be an innovative communicator, passionate about making an impact utilising traditional and modern communication and PR methods, tactics and tools.
Key targets will include achieving media and press coverage targets, as well as social media rankings, engagement metrics, and website traffic.
Leading on public relations for the College you will have a busy and varied role, working with each department and service area of the College to forge great working relationships to undercover the stories to share and to create great content. You will be working with local, trade and at times national media – print, online, TV and radio.
Corporate communications and reputation management will be a central responsibility.
You will be involved in internal communications programmes, publications and events.
Utilising content marketing you will build engagement levels with the college amongst key stakeholder groups, and work closely with the wider marketing team to advise, support and deliver content marketing to support specific recruitment campaigns.
Writing, photography and videography will be regular activities.
The role will include creating exceptional experiences through events, both leading on events such as visits and launches, and supporting others in their event delivery across open days, awards ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, conferences, talks, and exhibitions.
You will be a key part of the marketing team, and need to liaise with varied and senior stakeholders from across the college and region and at times dignitaries and national representatives; as an ambassador and host for the college.
It is essential that you have an outgoing, positive and friendly personality with excellent interpersonal skills in order to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
Could this be the right next step for you?
This role will work across both sites, Cambridge and Huntingdon, and at times require travel and work at various locations off site.
Whilst you will need to be onsite for events and the coverage of college activities, some working from home can also be part of your routine.
Events are a key part of the role and will involve out of hours and occasional weekend work.
Cambridge Regional College is a large and inspirational centre of learning with Campuses in Cambridge and Huntingdon.
We have outstanding teaching and leisure facilities and a reputation for excellence in a number of fields.
Our campus facilities are among the best in the country, and you’ll find a modern teaching environment with lots of energy and interaction. CRC is a college to be proud of and to be in.
In addition, we value our staff as we understand they make the difference in transforming lives, our investment in our staff has been formally recognised in being accredited with Investors in People Gold status.
Just some of the rewards you can benefit from joining our staff, include:
- Generous holiday leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme
- Discounted rates on Apple products
- Free on-site gym membership and discounted classes
- Discounted rates on college courses
- BUPA Health Expenses cash plan and Occupational Health services
- Free on-site car parking
- Exclusive discounts for high street and online stores with Rewards@CRC
- On site restaurants, retail and coffee outlets (Costa Coffee at Cambridge Campus and Starbucks at Huntingdon Campus)
- Free independent telephone counselling service with our Employee Assistant Programme
- Staff Development opportunities.
Safeguarding statement
Cambridge Regional College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.
All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).