What You’ll Be Doing

External Communication & PR

• Identify and develop positive PR opportunities across Spencer Group and its businesses, working closely with colleagues across projects, operations and management.
• Write and distribute press releases, articles, case studies and other external communications.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with relevant journalists, publications and industry contacts.
• Coordinate media enquiries, interviews and other PR opportunities, ensuring responses are accurate, timely and appropriate.
• Support the management of sensitive or reputational communications where required.
• Monitor relevant media coverage and identify opportunities to increase the visibility of Spencer Group and its businesses.
• Ensure external communications are consistent with each business’s positioning, messaging and brand.

Project Communications & Content Pipeline

• Lead regular project update meetings with project managers and operational teams across the Group to understand current activity, milestones, achievements and forthcoming opportunities.
• Maintain and develop the Group’s project/content tracker, ensuring relevant information is captured accurately and kept up to date.
• Identify stories and content opportunities arising from projects for use across PR, websites, social media, awards, marketing campaigns and other communications.
• Ensure useful project information and content is available to support wider business requirements, including bids, business development and corporate materials.
• Build strong working relationships with operational teams, encouraging a regular flow of information between projects and Marketing.
• Where appropriate, visit projects and sites to develop first-hand understanding and identify communications opportunities.

Copywriting & Editorial

• Write clear, engaging and accurate copy for new and existing Group websites, including service and sector pages, project profiles, articles and other corporate content.
• Translate complex engineering, technical and project information into accessible and compelling content for different audiences.
• Write and edit marketing and corporate communications across a range of formats.
• Proofread and edit key content produced across the Marketing Team and wider business, ensuring accuracy, consistency, appropriate tone of voice and high editorial standards.
• Work with colleagues and subject matter experts to verify technical information and ensure published content accurately represents the Group’s capabilities and experience.
• Help maintain consistent messaging, terminology and tone of voice across Group communications.

Internal Communications and Engagement

• Plan and coordinate key internal communications across Spencer Group, ensuring employees are kept informed about important company news, projects, achievements and initiatives.
• Maintain an internal communications plan/calendar, working with colleagues across the business to identify forthcoming communications requirements.
• Produce engaging internal news stories, announcements and campaign content.
• Support key employee engagement campaigns and initiatives, working with HR, Marketing and other teams as appropriate.
• Work with colleagues across sites, projects and offices to identify employee and project stories that should be shared internally.
• Support communications around significant business updates, employee initiatives and organisational activity.
• Help ensure internal communications are clear, timely, relevant and appropriate for employees working across different locations and environments.
• Gather feedback and monitor engagement where appropriate to help improve future communications.

Communications Planning & Collaboration

• Work closely with the wider Marketing Team to ensure internal and external communications are coordinated and support wider marketing priorities.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders throughout Spencer Group, proactively seeking information and identifying communications opportunities.
• Manage competing communications priorities and maintain an effective forward pipeline of content.
• Support communications relating to key corporate events, exhibitions and stakeholder activities where required.
• Provide communications and editorial advice to colleagues across the business.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations to continually improve the effectiveness and quality of Group communications.

Requirements And Qualifications

Requirements

• Exceptional written English and strong copywriting, editing and proofreading skills.
• The ability to take complex or technical information and turn it into clear, engaging content.
• Experience in PR, corporate communications, internal communications, content or a related discipline.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to build effective relationships with employees at all levels, from site and project teams through to senior management.
• The confidence to interview subject matter experts and proactively extract the information required to develop strong content.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Good judgement and an understanding of how messaging should be adapted for different audiences and situations.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to identify stories and opportunities rather than relying solely on information being provided.
• The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of the wider Marketing Team.
• Experience within engineering, construction, infrastructure or another technical/B2B environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant experience within communications, PR, journalism, marketing, content or a related role.
• A degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Journalism or a related subject would be advantageous, but relevant professional experience will also be considered.
• Demonstrable experience of producing high-quality written content for a range of audiences and channels.
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders and managing a varied communications workload.

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