Digital Communications Officer

This role is available full-time for 37 hours per week Monday-Friday. Flexible or compressed working hours available. This role is based in the office with the opportunity to work one day a week from home.

Do you have a flair for digital design, photography and video? Do you enjoy creating digital content for social media and other communications platforms? Can you collate and write engaging and clear content for different purposes and audiences? You could use these skills to support national security. We have a story to tell and want to tell it. You will identify the stories that can be told, and the best ways to illustrate and share them using your digital skills and creativity.

You’ll be generating innovative ideas for social media and coming up with videos, animations and assets for use in everything from web content to marketing collateral. You will work with sensitive information, using your attention to detail to spot errors or potential stakeholder sensitivities. You’ll promote HMGCC’s identity more broadly, engaging and sharing more about our work with key stakeholders such as academia and industry, future talent, wider government and the public, as well as supporting STEM outreach activities to inspire future generations of engineers. You will support media visits and event organising which may require work outside of core hours and occasional travel to different locations. Any travel costs will be covered.

You’ll bring your digital experience to a friendly, newly established team. You will be working at a fast pace with plenty of opportunities to get involved in a variety of work. You will benefit from the chance to grow and develop your skills as a communications professional, and we will support you in doing so. We offer accredited training and workshops as well as on the job training.

More About You

To apply for this role, you will already have:

• Experience and/or training in external communications, digital design or journalism.
• Skills in photography and videography, as well as design tools such as Adobe and Canva.
• Experience in planning and delivering content on social media (including production of social media assets) and other digital platforms.

It would be beneficial if you also have one of the following (although these are not essential):

• A qualification in a relevant communications field such as journalism or PR.
• Experience of other roles in an external communications environment, such as supporting media visits/events planning.
• Experience working in the public sector.

Your Personal Skills

You will be someone who:

• Displays behaviours that promote a collaborative working environment and which support equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Enjoys coming up with creative solutions.
• Takes pride in producing thorough and high quality work.
• Sees the bigger picture, of how your work fits in with that of other teams and uses this understanding as a basis to communicate with others.
• Is inquisitive, with an eye to looking for the next creative opportunity.
• Is an enthusiastic team player with a proactive approach.
• Pays attention to detail.
• Listens and communicates well, dealing confidently and sensitively with different types of stakeholders.
• Develops relationships across the organisation and with key external contacts.
• Adapts and adjusts to changing situations.

Putting your skills to use

Using your diverse range of skills within the External Communications team, you will:

• Plan, create and design digital content for multiple platforms including web and social media, such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, as well as marketing materials, ensuring all content is accessible.
• Forward plan for future calendar events, working with external colleagues to prepare digital communications products as required.
• Take photos and produce videos for use in our communications channels.
• Produce digital assets such as social media posts and animations.
• Write assorted texts, ranging from web news stories to online posts, for publication – using appropriate style and tone.
• Research, create and produce content for multiple communication channels ensuring appropriate sign offs.
• Develop positive working relationships both inside and outside the organisation, enabling you to spot a story or photo opportunities and identify the best ways to use these in support of communication objectives.
• Assist in organising event attendance, which could include admin and development of marketing material, or working on planned social and news content to support these events.
• Work efficiently alongside an internal communications team, producing internal versions of external content to keep HMGCC staff informed as needed.
• Support in assessing impact of external communications, feeding into regular evaluation reports.

What we Offer

A positive, collaborative and inclusive work environment.

• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
• 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
• 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
• Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It’s competitive.
• Opportunities for development.
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu.
• Flexible or compressed hours to support you to balance your life with your work.
• Paid parental and adoption leave and Neonatal policy.
• Affinity groups – whether you are a person with a disability, part of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or from an ethnic minority background, we provide an inclusive environment, support and a variety of networks for everyone.
• Lots and lots of training.
• Opportunities for mentoring and coaching.
• Free secure parking and allocated parking for car shares.
• Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Multi-faith Prayer room.
• 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
• Sports & Social Society.
• On site café and restaurant.
• On site nursery (subject to availability).
• Relocation Loan.

About HMGCC

We are HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UK’s national security. We work with the national security community, UK government, academia, private sector partners and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the national security mission, creating tools and technologies that drive us ahead and help to protect the nation. We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to.

Equal Opportunities

Inclusion and diversity really matter to us. HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse. We’re not looking for any one type of person. We’re looking for talent from all different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect and value each other’s differences, as well as our similarities. It makes us even better at what we do.

We are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of Interview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an interview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the role.

Apply now. Discover more by clicking ‘apply’. Our recruitment team will process your application once the role has closed, and everyone will get a response.