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Reference: 96127

Date Added: 1 April 2025
Closing Date: 21 April 2025

Job Title: Communications Officer

Working For: Neil Coyle MP (Bermondsey & Old Southwark)

Location: London

Salary: In line with IPSA pay scales

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

Key responsibilities will include:

• Producing high quality video and graphics content, including subtitling
• Managing social media and website, including analysis and advertising
• Draft responses to constituents
• Undertake research on relevant subjects
• Provide briefings for the MP
• Diary management
• Ensuring records are kept and information managed confidentially in line with data protection legislation
• Follow-up on social media requests
• Attend meetings as appropriate
• There may be a requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours and travel for work occasionally 

Essential Skills:

- Demonstrable experience at producing social media content such as videos and graphics
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, digital creative packages and video editing software
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience of researching briefings and managing a diary
- A motivated and enthusiastic approach to a busy brief
- Awareness and understanding of national and local issues
- The ability to take initiative and self motivate to work to deadlines as part of a small team
- The ability to work in a highly pressurised environment

Closing Date: 21 April 2025

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 28th April. Neil is seeking a new team member to start as soon as possible.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on closing date. 

Application Details

Please send relevant CV and one page covering letter outlining how you meet the job specification and your suitability for the role to neil.coyle.mp@parliament.uk  quoting ‘Communications Officer’ in the subject line.

Please note that, due to the large interest in working for Neil, we will not be able to acknowledge receipt of all applications.

Website: https://neilcoyle.laboursites.org/

Additional Notes