PR & Communications Account Manager

Job Title: PR & Communications Account Manager

Location: Walsall / Hybrid Working

Salary: £36,298 - £41,496 per annum

Job Type: Full time, 3 Year Fixed term contract

Closing Date: 13th March 2023

Walsall is a Borough undergoing real transformation, creating a wealth of opportunity.

To fulfil its potential, more than £500 million of investment has been attracted and schemes are either under construction right now or have planning consent confirmed.

We need an experienced PR & Communications Account Manager to help us to tell the story of a Borough that is changing and a Borough that has big ambitions for its future.

We are looking for creative candidates who are full of ideas and have a passion for communications.

The Candidate:

We're looking for experienced communications professionals with excellent writing skills and a flair for content creation.

Experience in place-based marketing is really important for this role as the successful candidate will lead campaigns to raise awareness of our regeneration story.

You will be creating content for the trade and consumer media, social media and for the Council's website.

Key Responsibilities include:

* Planning and delivering campaigns and communications on behalf of the council and our services
* Working with partner organisations to promote Walsall's ambitions for its future
* Building and maintaining effective trade and consumer media relations
* Developing and delivering marketing and social media campaigns
* Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of those campaigns

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

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Candidates with experience of: Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive, Marketing, PR Coordinator, PR Executive, Public Relations Coordinator, Public Relations Executive, PR Supervisor, Public Relations Manager, Comms Manager, Marketing Communications Manager, Press Manager, PR Consultant, Social Media Marketing, Online Marketing Executive, Marketing Campaign Executive, Marketing Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Social Media, Website Content Manager, Website Content, Head of Marketing may also be considered for this role.