Communications Lead

📍Location: Oxygen House, Exeter Business Park, EX1 3LH

✨Term: Full time, permanent

⏰Hours: Flex start and finish times - 40 hours per week

💷Salary: Up to £45,000 plus generous company benefits

📅Closing date: 2nd April 2024 9am 

Oxygen House Limited is more than just a company; we're a curious and optimistic community dedicated to building a sustainable future. We sit at the heart of Oxygen House Group, a family of privately-owned responsible businesses involved in renewable energy, biodiversity restoration and conservation, education technology, city planning and sustainable property development.

Oxygen House Limited acts as a knowledge hub and high-quality service provider for these companies, and has set an ambition to reach Net Zero by 2025 and Absolute Zero by 2030. We are on a continuous learning journey seeking to gain and share knowledge on sustainable business practices with organisations outside the Group in order to address our climate crisis with the urgency it requires. 

Can your communications skills help us meet these ambitions, expand our network and mainstream low-carbon, nature-friendly business practices?

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Job requirements

As our Communications Lead at Oxygen House Limited, you'll be at the forefront of our mission. Your responsibilities will include:

• Development of a Dynamic Comms Strategy: Crafting and executing an innovative communication strategy that develops the Oxygen House brand, challenges the norm and mainstreams responsible and sustainable business practices.
• Creative Content Creation and Knowledge Sharing: Directing the production of engaging content, including press releases, blogs, and multimedia to share powerful stories that highlight our purpose and the significant impact we're making on the planet; making our case studies irresistible and easy for others to adopt.
• Management of our Digital Spaces: Developing and managing our website and Social Media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram). These are minimally used at the moment and will be all yours to own and build interaction in the digital world.
• Building Media Relations: Growing and cultivating relationships with key media players, influencers, and industry experts; managing relationships with outsourced agencies where applicable and ensuring they are fully briefed and aligned with Oxygen House’s goals and impact.

About you

• Compelling, high-quality written and communication skills, confident in communicating refreshingly radical business impact across a range of media platforms to both internal and external audiences.
• Vibrant, curious and independent worker, able to collaborate with our impact-driven leadership team to ensure our communication mirrors our urgency and commitment to tackling the climate and biodiversity crises.
• Strong understanding of climate change, threats posed to our natural word, and the importance of sustainable business practices in tackling these. 
• Strategic thinker with the ability to devise innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Ability to interpret business data and translate intricate ideas effectively to varied audiences.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, work standards & ethics capable of building trust through consistent delivery of successful project.

Why join us?

We are very fortunate to have a wonderful working environment, providing us with holistic work perks such as freshly cooked plant-based food served daily by our talented catering team, regular energising gym classes, and a relaxing kitchen garden to rest and socialise in.

On top of this you will have the opportunity to participate in our broad and extensive range of company benefits, these include:

🏡Family and Finance Benefits - Enhanced parental leave, Contributory pension (matched up to 5%), Group life assurance, Employee assistance programme

🩺Heath Benefits - Private medical insurance, Private dental insurance, Virtual GP, Eyecare vouchers, Flu Vaccinations

🌳Green Benefits - Green travel incentive, Cycle to work scheme, Electric car scheme and charging

🏖️ Annual Leave - 25 days’ holiday, rising by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days

If you have any questions, require a different method of application, or there's any way we can support you in our recruitment process then please contact us – 📧 [email removed - click apply for more details] 📞 01392 440437.

Oxygen House is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

At Oxygen House Limited, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive and equitable environment where all individuals can thrive and make an impact. As we grow and innovate, we are dedicated to bringing onboard the best talent and are proud to offer visa sponsorship to exceptional candidates who resonate with our values and vision, driving our business forward. This is an exciting journey for Oxygen House Limited and we’re looking forward to hearing from you.