Web and Social Media Officer (9-12 month maternity cover contract)

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Web and Social Media Officer to provide maternity leave cover for 9-12 months.

In this exciting role, you will assist, as part of a team, in managing the Council’s online presence. You will be responsible for designing and producing webpages for the Council’s website and intranet and ensuring any PDFs meet accessibility requirements before being loaded onto the website.  You will also create content, including taking photos and video, for the Council’s social channels and digital screens. You will analyse the performance of our social media and stay up to date with the latest digital trends.  

You will also be familiar with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop to edit and resize photos and artwork.

You will work with the Communications Manager to contribute towards developing new ways of using social media in a local government setting.

You’ll need strong communication skills to craft engaging content and interact with our customers and interpersonal skills to collaborate with our teams. ICT skills and experience of using social media in a professional manner are essential along with a customer focused approach.

Organisation and prioritisation skills are important along with a strong attention to detail.  

We take pride in receiving feedback from others who say we are a friendly and professional organisation. 

You would be joining one of the most forward-looking borough councils in the Southeast, a happy team and a well-managed Council. We offer a great pension scheme, generous leave, authorised parking, tech schemes and a car lease scheme to name a few of the benefits of working for us.

We encourage our employees to make a valuable contribution to the work of the Council by having a trusting and open culture, where ideas are actively sought. We also recognise the value of a highly motivated and engaged workforce.

Fareham Borough Council is committed to being a disability inclusive employer and in order to support this commitment we are proud to be part of the Government's Disability Confident scheme demonstrating that we will provide a fair and equal route to employment with the Council.

Being part of the scheme means we proactively seek to address inequality for those with disabilities by challenging attitudes towards disability, increasing understanding of disability and removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.

For an informal discussion please contact Jan Lasnon, Communications Manager, on 01329 824302.