Purpose of the Role

The Communications Specialist supports the delivery of engaging external communications that build our reputation and bring our story to life.

With a particular focus on external communications, the role is hands-on across content creation, media relations, social media, website content, campaigns and events. It also works across the wider Corporate Communications team, helping stories reach the audiences and channels where they will have the greatest impact.

It is a varied role for someone who enjoys finding a good story, creating great content and then thinking beyond the original brief: if something is worth sharing externally, how could we bring it to life for our people too? And if there is a brilliant story happening internally, how could we share it with the outside world?

The position is based in Abingdon and requires travel to Somerset (regularly).

Key Responsibility Areas

Content and storytelling

• Manage day-to-day content across all channels.
• Find, develop and create engaging stories about our business, people, technology, communities and progress.
• Write and edit content for a range of channels including social media, the  website, media materials and internal channels.
• Turn complex or technical information into clear, human and accessible communications.
• Work with colleagues across the business to uncover stories and gather the content needed to tell them well.

Media and PR

• Support day-to-day media relations and press office activity.
• Draft press releases, statements, briefing notes, Q&As and other media materials.
• Research relevant media opportunities and maintain media lists and relationships.
• Support media interviews, visits, announcements and proactive PR activity.
• Monitor media coverage and external conversations relevant to the business.

Social media and digital

• Manage day-to-day content across corporate social media channels.
• Develop social copy and coordinate supporting photography, video and creative assets.
• Maintain and update website content, working with internal stakeholders and external partners where appropriate.
• Monitor channel performance and use insights to improve future content.

Campaigns, recruitment and events

• Support integrated external communications and recruitment campaigns across organic, paid social, print and other channels.
• Coordinate content and communications around external events, partnerships and business milestones.
• Work with agencies, photographers, videographers and other suppliers to deliver high-quality communications materials.

Brand

• Champion the brand and tone of voice across communications.
• Support the consistent application of brand guidelines across content and channels.
• Help colleagues create communications that feel clear, engaging and recognisably ours.

Issues and crisis communications

• Support crisis and issues communications activity, including monitoring, drafting materials and coordinating communications.
• Help maintain communications plans, contact lists, briefing materials and other crisis communications resources.

Working across Corporate Communications

• Bring an external perspective to wider Corporate Communications activity while being ready to support across the team’s priorities.
• Look for opportunities to reuse, reshape and amplify good content across internal and external audiences, rather than creating communications in isolation.
• Work closely with internal communications colleagues so employees are considered as an important audience for major external stories and announcements.
• Support wider team projects, campaigns and events as priorities require.

Experience and skills

• Experience in communications, PR, content, social media, journalism or a related area.
• Strong writing skills and an instinct for what makes an interesting story.
• Experience creating content for digital and social channels.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage several pieces of work at once.
• Confidence working with stakeholders and gathering information from across a business.
• An interest in media, news, digital communications and reputation.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and willingness to get involved across the Corporate Communications team’s work.

What you’ll get…

As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you. At Agratas we strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.