Social Media and Content Officer

Closing date: 14 July 2022, 5pm

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced and motivated professional to provide digital content and communications delivery and support, working across a range of digital channels including; social media channels (currently comprising Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn), digital signage (ONELAN), and e-newsletters (DotDigital) and building on content produced for the ECA website and online ECA staff and student handbook (SharePoint-based) etc.

Working closely with ECA colleagues, CAHSS Digital Innovation Team and others to realise ECA’s strategic aims and ambitions for our online presence.

Your skills and attributes for success

• A Marketing/Digital Marketing degree or relevant work experience within a digital marketing role
• Excellent copywriting skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to liaise and communicate with a wide range of staff
• Proven track record in understanding audience need to help identify engaging content.
• Significant experience in creating/capturing, editing and publishing (including subtitling) text, photo, videos, graphics, audio content for publication for multiple communication channels with experience of some Adobe software like PhotoShop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Spark and Audition. 
• Clear understanding of Digital marketing as a whole and best practice, with a proven track record in delivery and management of increasing communities through social media channels and campaigns.

Click here for a copy of the full job description.

Application: Please include a short cover letter, outlining your suitability for the role.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A positive, friendly and rewarding place to work. You will benefit from a wide range of staff benefits. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for an interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.  Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

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