Communications Consultant (Digital & Social Media)

We’re looking for an experienced communications professional with strong skills in digital communications to support the delivery of multichannel communications plans and produce effective and engaging content around Zero Waste Scotland’s priorities and activities. The successful candidate will support digital projects and content strategies for a range of channels, including research and opportunity analysis, through to delivery and analytics to deliver world-class content that reaches core and new audiences.

We want you if;

• You're experienced in managing social media channels and comfortable with a wide range of digital channels and Content Management Systems.
• You can show examples of digital innovation, have coordinated digital campaigns and be competent in briefing creatives, such as designers, video editors and copywriters. Experience of working with a digital agency would be advantageous.
• You are skilled with creative and digital tools such as Photoshop, Premier Pro, Microsoft Dynamics, Social Media Management tools. 

What you'll be doing;

You'll be part of a busy digital team, working across web, social, email, paid ads, SEO and other channels. The role involves liaising with colleagues across the organisation and working closely with colleagues in PR and Design, establishing digital requirements, providing creative solutions, and managing the digital channels to ensure work is delivered to a high standard and to the agreed timescale.

About Zero Waste Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland is a not-for-profit environmental organisation funded by the Scottish Government. We exist to lead Scotland to use products and resources more responsibly, focusing on where we can have the greatest effect on reducing climate change together through responsible consumption, responsible production and maximising value through waste. Using evidence and insight, our goal is to inform policy and motivate individuals and businesses to embrace the environmental, economic, and social benefits of a circular economy.

Why work for us

Here at Zero Waste Scotland we value our people. Colleagues are supported and encouraged to grow and develop so we can all focus our efforts and be a collective force for positive change. We want to offer the best experience to all our colleagues, ensuring everyone is supported and empowered to be their best self at work and thrive.   

We champion our diverse and inclusive culture, fostering a positive working environment where we all feel safe to be our true professional selves; where we are treated fairly; where there is space to ask questions, to respectfully challenge one another and to share our thoughts and ideas. 

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates and encourage you to talk to us about your preferred hours of work. We'll do our best to accommodate. 

We offer competitive pay and benefits to support you and your family, including a contributory pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, wellbeing support, flexible working, generous holidays, enhanced family leave entitlements, continuing professional development (CPD) and volunteering opportunities. 

For us, work isn’t a place we go, but a thing we do so we fully embrace flexibility and encourage you to choose home working where the role allows. There'll be times when you're required to attend our Stirling office or a client location (normally within the Central Belt of Scotland) therefore applicants should live within a comfortable distance to commute easily to Stirling. The office is located next to the railway station and is conveniently accessed from across central Scotland.

No agencies thank you. 

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