Communications Assistant (Digital)

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Do you have a flair for digital communications and an understanding of how to tailor messages to engage and motivate different audiences?

Do you love current affairs and politics?

And are you looking for an opportunity to apply your skills and gather experience at the heart of a busy lobbying, press and communications team that is working on some of the highest profile and most controversial political issues in current national debate?

The CLA, which is the membership body representing landowning rural businesses across England and Wales is looking to recruit a communications assistant to work in its London office. The organisation has significant ambition to improve its digital communications output and you will play a key role in making this happen.

The role will focus on delivering digital content across social media platforms, monitoring the news, writing regular bulletins for CLA members and supporting the work of a busy national press office and External Affairs team.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent with at least 1 years’ experience in journalism, PR or public affairs.

They must also be able to demonstrate:

- Experience of writing for and presenting information on websites

- Experience of working with social media platforms to deliver communications objectives

- Excellent writing and proofing skills applied across print and digital mediums

- Experience in production of designed material using desktop publishing or website content management

- An understanding of setting and delivering communications objectives in a lobbying organisation, whether consultancy, membership body or non-government organisation

- An understanding of how effective communication can support the delivery of corporate objectives across all functions

To apply please send a CV and covering letter setting out how your skills and experience match the role.

Closing Date: 12pm on Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Please be aware we are planning to conduct interviews the week commencing 5 February 2018.