Company description:
Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.
Job description:
Brand Advisor
Hello! Thanks for stopping by.
Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
Salary & Benefits-
We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience £35,306 - £44,132
Annual company performance related bonus
Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
Development opportunities in line with the Brand Advisor progression plan
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day!
Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
Retail savings scheme
Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Where youd work:
Bradford/Hybrid Working a mix of working from home and in the office at Bradford.
Work type:
Permanent role, working full time, 37 hours per week.
Primarily working Monday Friday between a working window of 8:00am-6:00pm.
Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, its important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Brand Advisor to play a key role in communicating and engaging with customers, colleagues and stakeholders through all our brand touchpoints.
Could this be you?
What we do:
Most people have a good idea of what a water company does.
Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this.
Our company strategy has been developed to help us realise our vison of: A thriving Yorkshire. Right for customers. Right for the environment. This means were focused on doing right b communities, protecting the environment and building resilience to look after Yorkshires water, 24/7, 365 days a yearfor now and for generations to come.
We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.
Where will you fit in?
As a brand and communications team, its our job to make sure were delivering the right message, tone, look and feel to our customers, colleagues and stakeholders via the right channels, at the right time.
As Brand Advisor in the Brand and Marketing team, youll report to our Lead Brand Advisor where youll be responsible for driving brand consistency across our communication channels, for customers, colleagues and stakeholders.
Using your knowledge and experience of similar roles, youll be a key contact for the Brand Team and a trusted expert in all things surrounding the Yorkshire Water Brand.Youll be involved in a variety of briefs and projects, such as but not limited to: sharing rules and recommendations from our brand guidelines, selecting and facilitating photography, signage, corporate reports, writing and delivering creative briefs and enhancing branded literature by applying the Yorkshire Water tone of voice guidelines It is a varied role with lots of scope to hone existing skills and learn new ones too.
Youll have excellent communication skills as you work with many stakeholders at different levels to develop and deliver high quality branded communications and materials. Your stakeholders will range across internal and external, including colleagues across the business, your peers, our in-house studio, external agencies and suppliers.
With multiple projects running simultaneously, youll need to have strong organisation and prioritisation skills to ensure realistic timescales are set and met and that plans and processes are put in place and followed by yourself, your peers and stakeholders. Youll also be a great team player, supporting peers and collaborating to get the very best results.
Not forgetting, youll have a creative flair to come up with the best and most engaging ways to communicate our messages to customers, colleagues and stake holders. Youll be able to take insight from previous work to understand what our customers and stakeholders want and need from our communications and make recommendations that balance business needs with the needs of the audience. Youll work with your team mates and extended team (agencies) to build and develop new ideas and youll have the confidence to share these ideas with colleagues and stakeholders allowing us to achieve our strategy and objectives.
What skills & qualifications are we looking for?
Significant brand and communication experience
Excellent organisation skills and ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise workload independently
Creative skills to enable strong brand development
Strong influencing and communication skills to work with key stakeholders
Strong project management and process mapping skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at any one time
Great team player with the ability to bring people together under a common goal to achieve desired outcomes
Experience and knowledge of working with creative and print agencies
Knowledge of channels/selected media and using them to target audiences based on experience and customer insight
Experience of working in similar brand/communications roles
Experience in working within an in-house brand/communications team and delivering key projects would be advantageous.
Degree desirable and /or professional qualification equivalent
(CIM or CIPR qualification)
Experience of running brand projects from start to finish and reporting on their outcomes would be advantageous.
Do we sound like your cup of tea?
If youve got experience in brand and communications and want to help us deliver excellent service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.
Please apply online and submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.
Recruitment Process:
Closing Date 2nd July, 2025
If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.
All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.
We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.
If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
No agencies please.
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