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Join Arts Council England as a Senior Communications Officer and shape the narrative around the UK's vibrant museums and cultural property sector.
Overview
Salary £35225
Location Manchester, UK - Hybrid
Nomad Friendly? In-person- Manchester United Kingdom
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Arts Council England is an organization dedicated to promoting the arts and culture within the UK. They are at the forefront of enriching the country's artistic landscape and ensuring that a diverse range of cultural experiences are accessible to everyone. By joining the team, you will be part of an inclusive workplace that values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to bring their unique perspectives to the role.
- Collaborate with MCP teams to create and implement innovative communication strategies.
- Engage audiences with creative digital storytelling across platforms like TikTok and Reels.
- Produce compelling content and organize events to support the arts sector.
- Proven ability to lead communication projects and strategy development.
- Experience in creating digital content and managing media campaigns.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Arts Council England is looking for a talented Senior Communications Officer (Museums and Cultural Property) to work with our Museums and Cultural Property (MCP) teams to lead communication campaigns about their work. This full-time communication role is based in UK.
As the Senior Communications Officer (Museums and Cultural Property) you can expect to do the following: Collaborate closely with colleagues in MCP teams and with others from across our National and Area Communication teams to devise and implement a communication strategy for MCP. Come up with new and exciting ways to tell the story of our MCP work – from TikTok and Reels, through to online drop-ins for colleagues, and from sharing new reports and data with media.
To apply for this Senior Communications Officer (Museums and Cultural Property) role, your soft skills, expertise, and experience should include: Ability to be a brilliant communication project lead who can work seamlessly across both the communication and MCP teams, effectively developing a MCP communication strategy with senior colleagues, and delivering excellent content about the work we do to support museums and cultural property. Experience in creating engaging digital content. Experience delivering events and working on media campaigns.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council are committed to building an inclusive employer and workplace and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However, you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council. If there are any adjustments that would help support you in your application, please do let us know when you apply.
Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme.
Please note that, we are currently consulting on our Staff Code of Ethics and changes which will avoid conflicts of interest. The changes would mean that employees of the Arts Council would not be able to receive an Arts Council grant, investment or loan funding - either in person, as a member of a partnership, or for any organisation they own. There are also limitations on board or CEO positions employees can hold in organisations we fund.
