At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead digital campaigns and engage audiences to amplify the TSSA's voice.
- Company: Join a dynamic union dedicated to championing workers' rights across Britain and Ireland.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid work, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on inclusivity and member support.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in workers' lives through innovative digital strategies.
- Qualifications: Experience in digital communications and a passion for engaging diverse audiences.
The predicted salary is between 51394 - 57022 £ per year.
Hours: 34 hours – Full Time Contract 12 month fixed term contract with possibility of contract extension or being made permanent
Grade/Salary: Grade 2: £51,394 plus £5,928 London Weighting if applicable
Location: Flexible/Hybrid (with travel across Britain and Ireland as required)
Job Purpose
The Senior Digital Officer will help shape and deliver integrated communications campaigns that strengthen the TSSA’s voice, influence decision‑makers, support organising activity and champion workers across Britain and Ireland. The postholder will lead on digital communications, audience engagement, digital campaigning and the effective use of the organisation's digital channels. Working closely with the Senior Communications and Media Officer, they will ensure campaigns and TSSA priorities are amplified through targeted digital communications that support member engagement, recruitment, retention and organisational influence. The role will support communications activity relating to organising drives, industrial campaigns, ballots, political engagement and wider organisational priorities, ensuring digital communications contribute to campaign success and member engagement. The postholder will help drive a step‑change in TSSA's digital offer, ensuring it reflects the union's ambition to be responsive, inclusive and effective in supporting members at every stage of their working lives.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Digital Strategy and Campaigning
- Develop and deliver digital communications activity that supports organising, bargaining, campaigning and political objectives.
- Develop targeted content, email communications and audience engagement activity that supports campaigns, organising and member engagement.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Communications and Media Officer to deliver integrated campaigns across media, digital and member channels.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of communications and campaign plans.
- Work closely with organisers and campaign leads to amplify key messages, increase participation and maximise campaign impact.
- Support communications activity relating to industrial disputes, negotiations, ballots, organising campaigns and political advocacy.
- Advise colleagues and senior leaders on digital trends, opportunities and best practice.
- Website Management and Development
- Support the ongoing development and improvement of the organisation's website, ensuring content remains accessible, engaging and aligned with organisational priorities.
- Contribute to website redevelopment projects through audience insight, content planning, user experience improvements and digital communications expertise.
- Work with colleagues, project leads and external suppliers to support website enhancements and improvements.
- Monitor website performance and user behaviour, making recommendations to improve engagement and member experience.
- Social Media and Audience Engagement
- Develop and deliver audience-focused content plans across social media and digital channels.
- Create and coordinate targeted digital campaigns designed to influence key audiences and decision‑makers.
- Produce or commission engaging multimedia content, including graphics, video and digital storytelling.
- Grow and strengthen the organisation's digital reach, engagement and influence.
- Monitor emerging trends and recommend new approaches to audience engagement.
- Content Planning and Collaboration
- Work closely with the Senior Communications and Media Officer to translate campaign priorities, media opportunities and organisational messaging into effective digital communications.
- Ensure consistency of messaging across all digital channels and communications platforms.
- Collaborate with organising, campaigns, policy and leadership teams to identify and deliver digital communications opportunities.
- Support colleagues across the organisation to improve digital communication practices.
- Contribute to a shared communications and campaigns planning process to ensure effective coordination across the communications function.
- Analytics and Continuous Improvement
- Monitor website, social media and campaign performance using analytics and insight tools.
- Produce regular reports evaluating digital performance and audience engagement.
- Use data and audience insight to inform content planning, campaign delivery and strategic decision‑making.
- Identify and implement new digital tools, technologies and approaches that enhance communications and engagement.
- Promote best practice in accessibility, user experience and digital communications.
- Shared Responsibility
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Communications and Media Officer to deliver an integrated communications function, jointly planning campaigns, coordinating messaging, sharing insight and ensuring communications activity supports organising, campaigning and the organisation's strategic objectives.
- Co‑produce TSSA's annual journal and other flagship publications.
If you would like to apply for this role, please provide a CV and a statement (no more than two sides of A4) of how you meet the requirements for the role to hr@tssa.org.uk.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL Qualifications Skills
- Significant experience in digital communications, including recent experience in a dedicated communications, media, public affairs or digital communications role, with responsibility for planning and delivering digital communications, campaigns and audience engagement activity.
- Proven experience developing and delivering digital communications campaigns that achieve organisational, campaigning or engagement objectives.
- Experience managing and developing websites, including content planning, optimisation and user experience improvements.
- Strong understanding of social media strategy, audience development, community management and digital engagement techniques.
- Experience using content management systems, email marketing platforms, social media management tools and digital analytics platforms.
- Ability to interpret data and audience insight to evaluate performance and inform strategic decision‑making.
- Experience creating, commissioning or managing high-quality digital and multimedia content.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to adapt content for different audiences and platforms.
- Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
- Knowledge of digital accessibility requirements and inclusive communication practices.
DESIRABLE
- Experience working within a trade union, membership, campaigning, political or not-for-profit organisation.
- Experience supporting organising campaigns, industrial campaigns, ballots or political advocacy activity.
- Experience contributing to website redevelopment, digital transformation or platform migration projects.
- Experience using paid social media advertising, audience targeting and campaign optimisation tools.
- Experience managing external suppliers, designers, developers or digital agencies.
- Understanding of the political, industrial and economic issues affecting workers across Britain and Ireland.
- Experience of print production, publication design or journal production.
Closing date is 10 am Monday 13 July. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 21 July, in London, in person.
