Communications Officer

Chiswick Park Campus

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Communications Officer to join our Marketing, Recruitment, and Communications team. This multifaceted role is crucial in delivering our communication strategy across PR, media, internal and external communications, corporate events, and social media to enhance our university’s reputation and profile.

Key responsibilities

• PR and Media: Draft quality press releases, develop and maintain the university's media profile, act as the first point of contact for media enquiries, and support academics in media engagements. You will also play a key role in reputation management and crisis communications.
• Content Creation: Create written, visual, and audio content including blogs, videos, podcasts, and photography. Develop and repurpose content for various channels, ensuring it aligns with the university's brand. Support the editorial content calendar and web team in maintaining recruitment-facing web pages.
• Social Media: Support the development of an annual social media content plan, manage core social media accounts, and ensure consistent messaging. Track social media analytics to optimize content and increase engagement.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of journalists, influencers and opinion formers and proven hands-on experience in managing social media channels. You will have experience in editing websites and excellent creative copywriting and proofreading skills.

About Richmond American University London

Richmond American University London is a unique, globally oriented institution, renowned for its diverse and cosmopolitan culture. As a leading private, not-for-profit university, we are dually accredited in the US by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and in the UK by the Office for Students. Our students earn both UK and US degrees, combining the best of British and American higher education. Since 1972, we have been committed to providing an education that encourages critical thinking, challenges assumptions, and develops collaborative skills through our multi-disciplinary Liberal Arts degree programmes.

Richmond is an equal opportunities employer. A Basic level DBS check is required for this position.

To apply for this role, please email your CV and supporting statement, together with details of three recent work-related references to hr@richmond.ac.uk.

Please note that while submitted applications will be acknowledged, we are unable to provide individual feedback to applicants.

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