Durham County Council are seeking to recruit a temporary Multimedia Officer until 31 March 2029. WHAT IS INVOLVED? You will take a key role working across all Communications and Marketing activity (subject to appropriate training and experience) developing, supporting, delivering and implementing a full range of the team’s activity. You will develop and deliver all marketing, PR, campaigns and materials and activity in line with the priorities and actions developed by the Team Leaders and Senior Multimedia Officers. You will support on the management and planning and delivery for press/media/reputation/emergency communications and provide advice and guidance to colleagues across the organisation We encourage you to contact Rebecca Turner via email at rebecca.turner2@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role. WHAT WILL I NEED? Qualified to degree level or equivalent Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria. INTERVIEWS Interviews will be held on (to be confirmed). We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran. OUR OFFER TO YOU We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website ( https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits-if-you-work-for-us ). Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process. HOW TO APPLY Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted. Please visit our website ( https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2083/How-to-apply-for-a-job-with-us ) to understand our position on using AI to support to your application and for guidance on completing your application. If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27, or via email RecruitmentCES@durham.gov.uk All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates. CONNECT WITH US Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dccjobsandcareers/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/durhamcountycounciljobsandcareers Visit our website http://durham.gov.uk/jobsandcareerswithus VPRS/161