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Closed CLOSING DATE: 25/11/2014

High Life Highland

Digital Communications Graduate

Undergraduate Degree, Postgraduate Degree

Closing Date:: 25/11/2014
Skill:: Marketing market research and PR
Region:: Inverness and Surrounds
Salary: £21,749 to £24,497 per annum
Length:: 12 months
Ref code: ALFFZXAIVU

Placement summary

High Life Highland, a charity developing and promoting opportunities in culture, learning, sport, leisure, health and wellbeing are recruiting for a graduate for a 12 month digital communications role. The project seeks to support the company’s business growth through an increasing use of digital communication and social media. The successful graduate will undertake specific pieces of new work and produce the framework for this development which will make a significant contribution to the company’s growth over the next five years.

Job description

Project Description

The successful graduate will work with our Marketing and Communications Manager and ICT Manager to help to develop a Digital Communications Strategy for High Life Highland and to ensure that the use of social media is maximised and integrated within the strategy. The Graduate would become engaged in researching and implementing solutions to specific marketing and communications and ICT issues that will emerge while the strategy is developing, such that operational progress is maintained in parallel to the formation of the longer term framework and action plan that emerges.

The project and the role will combine back office research with front line implementation and will be very outcome focused. We will to use this opportunity to create the business case that demonstrates the permanent need for this role as a consequence of the direct contribution it can make to the ongoing growth of the company’s customer base.

This position is part funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the European Regional Development Fund.

Qualifications

Minimum Degree in relevant discipline

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• A charismatic presence and highly effective communication skills.

• Ability to influence, negotiate and communicate effectively.

• Able to act on own initiative and to impact positively on other people.

• Ability to manage workload, arranging priorities to meet strict deadlines.

• Energetic, enthusiastic and with a personal drive for achieving results.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including a high standard of written English.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working in the fields of marketing, communications and public relations.

• Experience of writing for a range of audiences and using different media, including news releases, corporate publications and the web.

• Experience of website development and maintenance.

• Experience in the use of social media in reaching target audiences.

• Experience in the use of other digital communication channels.

Benefits

Company benefits

• Additional training will be provided as required and within resources.

• Possible permanent employment depending on performance and resources.

Placement benefits

As part of this ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the candidate will benefit from support from a team within Highlands and Islands Enterprise and also access a four day residential course focussed on employability and business skills.

Additional information

Location: Dingwall, Ross-shire

Preferred start date: Early December 2014