Richard is looking for a Communications Officer to work 22.5 hours across the working week. 

Job Details

Key strategic responsibilities

Produce compelling social media content, including graphics and videos

Join Richard on some constituency business on Fridays - and occasionally, other days outside normal hours

- Manage and plan social media narrative

- Working with the Communications Officer, maintain a communications grid, mapping out themes for messages for the days and weeks ahead

Produce online graphics and video content, publicising Richard’s work in the Honiton & Sidmouth constituency and Westminster

Manage and monitor social media enquiries, dealing with cases that do not need to be referred to others in Richard’s Parliamentary/constituency teams

Ensure online presence is meeting the demands of constituents

Draft newsletters on an ad hoc basis

Create and schedule social media posts, captions, and campaigns

Capture, edit, and archive photos and videos for digital use

Essential Criteria

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce engaging content across a range of formats
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Confident using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)
• Proactive, reliable, and able to work independently
• Comfortable using digital tools

Desirable

• Understanding of social media scheduling tools (e.g. Buffer)
• Basic graphic design, photo editing, or video creation skills
• Awareness of local and national political issues
• Sympathetic to the values of the Liberal Democrats
• Knowledge of the Honiton & Sidmouth constituency