Communications Lead

Responsibilities

Purpose of the Role:

To lead on external communications for Rethinking Economics.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Managing the communications@rethinkeconomics.org inbox
• Creating & scheduling content for REI’s social media (Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and day-to-day management of the channels
• Sourcing content for and sending our monthly newsletter
• Producing, publishing and reviewing website content, including the REI blog
• Liaison with and recruitment of students, writers, designers and video editors where relevant for content creation
• Oversee email journeys and write copy to meet the needs of our new membership offer
• Own Rethinking Economics’ relationships with press
• Support in the creation and delivery of REI’s communications strategy
• Support the rollout of REI’s new brand and redevelopment of rethinkeconomics.org website

• Competitive holiday entitlement: 25 days holiday + bank holidays pro rata in addition to winter break for all staff (not taken from entitlement) between 25th December and 1st January.
• High parental leave: 12 weeks fully paid maternal/primary carer leave and 10 weeks fully paid for paternal/supporting partner leave.
• Personal investment: We aim for Rethinking Economics to be a place of continual learning. All members of staff have access to a shared training budget for opportunities relevant to their role.
• Remote benefits: A working from home payment of up to £200 a year, contributions to coworking space costs if required and budget for necessary equipment for working from home.
• 5% pension employer matched contributions.
• Additional country specific benefits: The country you are working from may have its own statutory benefits and we will ensure that we meet these requirements. Beyond that we will ensure that they are roughly equal to benefits available within the UK benefits (as listed above).

English to a professional level.

Additional languages desired but not essential.