Job Title:
Communications Officer Location:
Cumbernauld, Scotland Job Level:
5 This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract Let’s Grow!!! Are you passionate about connecting people and driving meaningful dialogue in a fantastic UK-based business? Do you love creating great content and encouraging fantastic communication? If so, AG Barr invites you to take the next step and join our communications team. What we’re looking for... We’re looking for a
Communications Officer. Joining our Communication team, part of our People function, you’ll be part of a small team with a big remit - to deliver brilliant communications across a key range of stakeholders and to protect and promote our corporate reputation. Working with the Head of Communications, you’ll have a broad and varied role but with a particular focus on employee communication and engagement. As a communication specialist, you’ll create great content, guide others on best practice techniques and make sure that the right message hits the right audience every time. Your responsibilities will include... Building strong relationships and contacts across the business to allow the identification of employee, business and brand content for onward employee communication. Simplifying and 'translating' this content into appropriate material and delivering it across the business, choosing the best selection of communication channels e.g. Town halls, intranet, videos, e-newsletters, digital screens etc. Managing communication campaigns and channels for specific projects across different business teams, participating in meetings as the subject matter expert and advising teams of the best approach to communication. Effectively 'owning' the communication workstream. Responsible for the content creation and upkeep of our intranet, keeping employees well informed with appropriate information as quickly as possible. Creating engaging social media content and managing the upkeep of sites including Linkedin. Responsible for the development of our corporate website, as well as its content and upkeep, co-ordinating with colleagues to ensure it reflects the business and website best practice. Developing and coordinating employee engagement events e.g. brand launches, Business Roadshows, Meet & Greet sessions. Supporting the Head of Communications with the delivery of the Annual Conference and the Leadership Event and managing small scale events for the business e.g. brand events. Managing the day-to-day relationship with our corporate charity partner and our business-wide Charity Champions, to encourage employee engagement across all sites. Playing a key role in bringing our Health & Wellbeing strategy to life. What you’ll bring… A degree (or equivalent) with at least 2 years’ experience in a communications related role. Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written - you’ll notice spelling mistakes and mispronunciations! Digital savviness coupled with a willingness and capability to learn about new platforms and systems including our website content management software (Umbraco currently) as well as video and design platforms such as Canva and Vimeo. A flexible communication style that can be adapted to suit any audience. An ability to build and develop great working relationships with a wide range of employees. A drive to continually improve - always striving to find new and better ways. Creativity - you’ll have flair in your written copy and an artistic eye. Initiative - this is a role where you can make a difference and create your own success. Drive your own career by stepping forward and taking the lead. And the less exciting but just as important bit - you’ll be an effective planner, organised with good attention to detail and you’ll see jobs through from start to finish. What we offer... You’ll work for a big company but in a team that’s small enough to mean you can really see the difference you make quickly. We want every voice to be heard and every colleague to be able to perform at their best. We invest in learning and development and a wide range of initiatives that support diversity, inclusion and wellbeing. We also offer a competitive benefits package which includes; 33 days holiday Flexible holiday trading Living Wage Employer Healthcare Cash Plan Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc Life assurance Save as you earn scheme Staff sales discount Free AG Barr products throughout your working day Pension Annual salary review Ongoing professional development Flexible working - including hybrid working and flexible start and finish times And much more! To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform
here . We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition. While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in roles. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now! Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted. Closing date for this role is Tuesday 21st January 2025
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Communications Officer Location:
Cumbernauld, Scotland Job Level:
5 This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract Let’s Grow!!! Are you passionate about connecting people and driving meaningful dialogue in a fantastic UK-based business? Do you love creating great content and encouraging fantastic communication? If so, AG Barr invites you to take the next step and join our communications team. What we’re looking for... We’re looking for a
Communications Officer. Joining our Communication team, part of our People function, you’ll be part of a small team with a big remit - to deliver brilliant communications across a key range of stakeholders and to protect and promote our corporate reputation. Working with the Head of Communications, you’ll have a broad and varied role but with a particular focus on employee communication and engagement. As a communication specialist, you’ll create great content, guide others on best practice techniques and make sure that the right message hits the right audience every time. Your responsibilities will include... Building strong relationships and contacts across the business to allow the identification of employee, business and brand content for onward employee communication. Simplifying and 'translating' this content into appropriate material and delivering it across the business, choosing the best selection of communication channels e.g. Town halls, intranet, videos, e-newsletters, digital screens etc. Managing communication campaigns and channels for specific projects across different business teams, participating in meetings as the subject matter expert and advising teams of the best approach to communication. Effectively 'owning' the communication workstream. Responsible for the content creation and upkeep of our intranet, keeping employees well informed with appropriate information as quickly as possible. Creating engaging social media content and managing the upkeep of sites including Linkedin. Responsible for the development of our corporate website, as well as its content and upkeep, co-ordinating with colleagues to ensure it reflects the business and website best practice. Developing and coordinating employee engagement events e.g. brand launches, Business Roadshows, Meet & Greet sessions. Supporting the Head of Communications with the delivery of the Annual Conference and the Leadership Event and managing small scale events for the business e.g. brand events. Managing the day-to-day relationship with our corporate charity partner and our business-wide Charity Champions, to encourage employee engagement across all sites. Playing a key role in bringing our Health & Wellbeing strategy to life. What you’ll bring… A degree (or equivalent) with at least 2 years’ experience in a communications related role. Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written - you’ll notice spelling mistakes and mispronunciations! Digital savviness coupled with a willingness and capability to learn about new platforms and systems including our website content management software (Umbraco currently) as well as video and design platforms such as Canva and Vimeo. A flexible communication style that can be adapted to suit any audience. An ability to build and develop great working relationships with a wide range of employees. A drive to continually improve - always striving to find new and better ways. Creativity - you’ll have flair in your written copy and an artistic eye. Initiative - this is a role where you can make a difference and create your own success. Drive your own career by stepping forward and taking the lead. And the less exciting but just as important bit - you’ll be an effective planner, organised with good attention to detail and you’ll see jobs through from start to finish. What we offer... You’ll work for a big company but in a team that’s small enough to mean you can really see the difference you make quickly. We want every voice to be heard and every colleague to be able to perform at their best. We invest in learning and development and a wide range of initiatives that support diversity, inclusion and wellbeing. We also offer a competitive benefits package which includes; 33 days holiday Flexible holiday trading Living Wage Employer Healthcare Cash Plan Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc Life assurance Save as you earn scheme Staff sales discount Free AG Barr products throughout your working day Pension Annual salary review Ongoing professional development Flexible working - including hybrid working and flexible start and finish times And much more! To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform
here . We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition. While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in roles. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now! Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted. Closing date for this role is Tuesday 21st January 2025
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