Digital Communications Officer
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Digital Communications Officer
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 3, 2nd Floor
- Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 09/11/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 12769
- This post is open to job share
About The Team & Role
Are you a content creator looking for a new challenge?
Do you have the skills to deliver high quality, engaging photography, video and digital content and have confidence using a range of web and digital platforms?
Are you skilled at communicating with a variety of audiences in creative ways ensuring our Fire and Rescue Service messages are understood and engaged with? If yes, then please apply for this exciting and rewarding role.
We’re a fun, friendly and very busy team so we need someone who is able to thrive under pressure and balance conflicting priorities.
You will also be required to travel across the county to capture photographs and video of events, people and places. A drivers license and access to a car would be advantageous
About You
You will be proactive, enthusiastic, creative and have experience in digital communications. You will have good written and verbal communication skills, and a passion for communicating effectively through digital channels.
You will be used to creating, scheduling, and managing social media posts and will be confident in using analytics to monitor the success of campaigns.
You need to be confident in taking and directing photography as well as video content and editing and producing engaging content that gets our message across in a simple and effective way, often to tight deadlines.
You will also have experience in writing and publishing content for websites and intranet sites. You will be confident in creating and managing email campaigns and newsletters and understand the latest accessibility guidance.
About Us
Hybrid working is available for this role, with 2 days a week required in our Shire Hall / Quayside office in Gloucester.
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
Flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
Career development and qualification opportunities
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
An in-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
How to apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Stephanie.Stephenson@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Closing date 9th November 2025
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and the provision dates for interviews is 17th or 18th November 2025.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Communications Officer (Digital) - Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.