GMB's North-East, Yorkshire & Humber Region

GMB's North-East, Yorkshire & Humber Region is a large and diverse region, currently seeking applications for a Production & Communications Officer.

About GMB

GMB is one of the UK and Ireland’s largest general trade unions: we’re proud to represent over half a million members from across the professional spectrum and all walks of life. We are proud of our strong values of fairness, equality, solidarity, and collective action.

Role Overview

The successful candidate can and will be asked to undertake all elements of the role. Please note however that the main focus of this role will be responsibility for the development and rollout of a digital organising strategy, including production and distribution of digital content to support and promote GMB campaigns, social media engagement and multimedia production to include devising, developing and producing video content. The post holder will need to attend multiple events and activities across the region, often at short notice.

If you have top notch video and multi media production skills, experience in major design packages and a commitment to helping workers organise across their workplaces we want to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and produce professional print publications to support and advance GMB campaigns for the Region, sections and activists.
• Design and produce member communications to support industrial and political campaigns, ballots and in raising workplace issues.
• Commission and work with external design and print companies where in house provision is not available.
• Commission, edit and write articles for the Regional website and other editorial content as and when required.
• Ensure that the Regional website and all digital content and social media are up to date and responsive to current events and member enquiries, to include Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp groups
• Administer Regional social media activity and implement strategies to grow audiences and email lists, and increase digital presence.
• Monitor trends in social media tools, trends and applications and appropriately apply that knowledge to our communication channels.
• Produce campaign essentials, often on short timescales, such as emails, info graphics, leaflets, videos and microsites.
• Design and produce materials for rallies and events.
• Organise events in relation to upcoming campaigns - booking of rooms, advertising, gaining quotes from potential suppliers.
• Attend events as and when required to promote the GMB NEYH Region.
• An element of unsocial hours is to be expected.
• Be able to work on their own initiative to undertake duties in a professional and efficient manner.
• Have an understanding of the GMB Union, other Trade Unions as well as commitment to the wider Trade Union and Labour Movement.
• Applicants must also be prepared to work in a team, and the successful candidate would display strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively in challenging environments.