Communications and Marketing Advisor

Communications and Marketing Advisor £36,032 per annum – Grade 6 Leeds / Hybrid Full time / Permanent – 37 hours per week Closing date: Sunday 8 June 11:55pm Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share. We currently have a vacancy for a Communications and Marketing Advisor to join our Strategic Transport Marketing and Communications Team. This would suit someone looking to develop their career in marketing with experience in a similar role. It’s an exciting time to be joining the Combined Authority as we start to bring our integrated transport network ambitions to life. With the delivery of bus franchising, development of mass transit and investment into active travel, we’re working hard to improve journeys around West Yorkshire. This is a rare chance to be at the heart of that journey. Transport lies at the heart of our ambitions for the region and we have a wide variety of exciting projects that we are working on which will help shape West Yorkshire. To find out more about the work the Combined Authority is involved with take a look at our latest news stories. Our Offer Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including: * 28 days Annual Leave (increasing upon years of service) plus Bank Holidays. * Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme. * Free Travel on rail and buses across West Yorkshire with the MCard (Zones 1-5). * Flexible Working Practices with Health & Wellbeing initiatives, including agile working options, as well as a generous flexi-time scheme to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. * Bright, airy, modern office space, with all latest technology, just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station. The Role Reporting into the Senior Communications and Marketing Officer – Strategic Transport Projects, your key responsibilities will include: * Support the team in delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns to tell the story of the work the Combined Authority and the Mayor do to improve transport and travel in West Yorkshire. * Deliver campaigns that encourage people to try more sustainable ways of travelling including active public transport and active travel. * Support developing campaigns to encourage higher participation from a diverse range of people in transport consultations. * Support the development of creative, digital and media buying briefs to create compelling content that demonstrates real life, real people impact of transport projects. * Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders and suppliers coordinating marketing plans, reports, presentations, political briefings and meetings. * Proofread creative content and write and proofread copy ensuring compliance with brand guidelines and the house style guide. * Schedule content and report on performance using CMS and external scheduling and reporting platforms such as Hootsuite. Please review the Role Profile on our website for more information about the responsibilities. About You You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience: * Demonstrable experience of performing in a similar role. * A highly organised, strategic thinker who enjoys the challenge of working in a fast-paced organisation with competing priorities. * Creative flair and an ability to create compelling content from sometimes complex and technical information. * Highly personable and able to build good working relationships across the organisation. * Enjoy teamwork and seek out collaborations as well as being able to work independently when needed. To Apply If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail please contact Abigail Furniss Further Information The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people\’s age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity. or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met. Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis