Job advertisement – Digital Content and Communications Officer – June 2019

23 May 2019

Transport Focus is the independent consumer watchdog – a champion for Britain’s rail, bus, coach and tram passengers, and for domestic or business drivers who use England’s major A roads and motorways. We listen to what users want (in a variety of ways) and then we speak up on their behalf and make a difference for them, striving to give all transport users a voice as powerful as those who provide services and manage routes.

Transport Focus is recruiting for an experienced Digital Content & Communications Officer – a new post destined to become a key role in small communications team.

• Are you a skilled digital content designer and communications specialist looking for a serious challenge?
• Would you thrive working as part of a small communications team for an organisation keen to transform its social media presence?
• Are you keen to help ensure people using public transport or the major road network have a better experience and get the best deal using services that are reliable and routes/facilities managed for their benefit?
• Do you have a strong portfolio of work that shows you know how to plan, design and create high quality digital assets – twitter cards, video, GIF and infographics to deliver a clear message?

The changing media landscape and growth of digital content over new platforms and channels pose a challenge for Transport Focus as innovative technology alters consumer expectations. The purpose of the Digital Content & Communications Officer is to help Transport Focus build an effective engagement strategy to promotes its work and campaigns over social/digital channels and to create the innovative content required to engage a wide range of audiences.

Salary: £33,000 p.a. plus benefits.

See below for the full job description and application form.

The completed form should be returned to recruitment@transportfocus.org.uk in electronic form no later than 12 noon on Thursday 20 June 2019.

Interviews are scheduled to go ahead on Monday 1 July 2019 at Transport Focus’s offices, Fleetbank House, Salisbury Square, London.