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Job description

Join Mid & East Antrim Borough Council as a Communications Officer in Ballymena and play a key role in collaborating with delivery teams and stakeholders to support delivery of the Council’s corporate communications and marketing functions and processes and support adherence to policy and legislative duties.

Responsibilities

• Support the Communications Team in relation to all media relations activity, upholding and protecting the image and reputation of Council and ensuring compliance with Council policy and guidelines including drafting social media posts etc.
• Provide a photography and videography service in relation to projects, corporate programmes, or issues that arise.
• Deal with press enquiries and comments received in relation to Council activities and ensure they are brought to the attention of the relevant officers, ensuring an appropriate and timely response is provided.
• Generate high-quality, well-designed digital marketing collateral and evaluate the effectiveness of digital communications channels.
• Support all media invitations on behalf of Council and any media familiarisation trips or similar opportunities as they arise.
• Provide media advice, support and training to management and staff, including inputting to media briefings, training materials and presentations as required.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Applicants must have a degree in any discipline.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate, by proving personal and specific examples, 2 years’ (4 years’ if criterion 1 is not met) of experience in the following areas:
• Working effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to support achievement of organisational outcomes.
• Working in a communications, marketing or public relations role.
• Developing and delivering successful targeted communications, public relations and marketing campaigns designed to engage a wide audience, delivering and evaluating results against clear objectives.
• Effective use of social media and online media management to deliver positive outcomes for an organisation.
• A full current driving licence valid in the UK and access to a vehicle OR have access to a form of transport that enables you to carry out the duties of the post.

Further Information

About the role: £21.65 per hour Location: Ballymena Monday to Friday 37 hours a week Temporary for 12 months Closing date: Monday 3rd August 2026 at 12 noon.