Social Media & Communications Officer

Blue Marine Foundation is seeking an experienced and reliable Social Media and Communications Officer to join its busy communications and outreach department. We are an ambitious and dynamic ocean conservation charity whose mission is to restore the ocean to health. The successful candidate will be the first point of contact in leading communications for the Convex Seascape Survey (CSS): a five-year, multi-million-pound scientific survey, delivered by a partnership of three organisations. The project aims to survey carbon stored in the continental shelves, understand its historic arrival to the seabed, how ocean life plays a role in that carbon, and the impact of human activities on that carbon. The role requires someone who can input and deliver the project‘s communications strategy, with a view to significantly increasing engagement and reach of the project. 

Salary: £25,300.60 £30,000 depending on experience. Pro rata to part time hours.
Contract: 1 year with potential for extension
Hours: Part- time, 3 days per week, days/ hours to be agreed 
Location: Flexible, with regular travel to London
Reporting to: Communications Director 

Application deadline: 25 August 2024 

Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your skills and suitability for the role to: hr@edelweisshr.co.uk. We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.  If you would like to know more or have any questions, then we’d be happy to help. 

We are an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and will support you to reach your full potential. 

Interviews: week commencing 9 September 2024 

Role & responsibilities:  

• Manage, maintain and deliver the Convex Seascape Survey communications strategy, working closely against (and updating) the communications calendar across all workstreams. 
• Bring energy and creativity to manage and deliver all social media communications for the project, including LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram and X. 
• Run paid ads where strategy dictates across any/all social media platforms. 
• Co-ordinate press activities, liaising with the press agency for all moments of news interest.  
• Oversee launch of the new website, with responsibility for keeping content relevant and updated. 
• Work with project partners to create and upload website content and news stories. 
• Ensure that relevant and newsworthy content is promoted on the project‘s social media accounts, and work with the wider Blue Marine media unit to promote relevant material on Blue Marine’s social media accounts. 

• Commission, review and input into the CSS films and media deliverables. 
• Engage in weekly meetings with the Blue Marine Education Unit and education partner EncounterEDU to coordinate Convex Edu communications on relevant education platforms including LinkedIn, TES and dark ads. Track and analyse social and digital analytics, working closely with the programme managers to report impact against targets. 
• Edit and proof-read communication and engagement materials, ensuring they adhere to CSS branding guidelines.  
• Create infographics and other engaging communication assets for the CSS project. 
• Scope and secure opportunities to collaborate with ambassadors and influencers. 
• Asset bank management of imagery and videos throughout all partner activities.  
• Regularly check and subscribe to relevant news platforms and websites to ensure that the project‘s social media accounts are current and up to date. 
• Develop and implement strategies to foster an online growing community across social media platforms. 
• Collaborate with the creative agency and content filmmaker to produce eye catching content for different social media channels. 

This list is not exhaustive, and the selected candidate will be required to undertake other relevant tasks. 

Skills and experience required: 

• Relevant qualification/s, degree level preferred but not essential. 
• Extensive proven experience in delivering engaging social media content, understanding algorithms, analytics and how to effectively elevate messaging. 
• Experience in targeted social media paid promotion, dark ads and analytical insights and reporting. 
• Understanding of ocean conservation and/or ocean science and/or ocean carbon. 
• Proven significant experience within a similar position. 
• A motivated self-starter who displays a strong work ethic. 
• Able to work under pressure, prioritise tasks and meet key deadlines. 
• Experience in managing multi-partner communications 
• Able to join site visits and fieldwork, to support media capture. 
• Excellent team-work and inter-personal skills. 
• Excellent communication skills with experience in engaging effectively and confidently at all levels.