Senior Communications Officer (COO78)
Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours per week. Arts Council recognises flexible working.
Salary: £38,689 per annum Grade C plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.
Location: Manchester or Leeds. Hybrid working with 1‑2 on‑site days a week.
Introduction: We’re looking for an experienced and creative Senior Communications Officer to lead communications for Arts Council England’s Capital Investment programmes.
These programmes support the long‑term sustainability of arts and culture across England—investing in buildings, infrastructure, and places that enable creativity to thrive.
Job role: You will lead strategic communications for our capital programmes, including promoting the Capital Advice Service and reaching underserved communities. You’ll create content across channels, deliver campaigns, advise colleagues, and build strong stakeholder relationships while ensuring communications are accessible, inclusive, and effectively managed.
* Lead strategic communications for capital programmes.
* Promote the Capital Advice Service.
* Create and deliver content across digital and traditional channels.
* Campaign planning and execution.
* Advise colleagues on communications best practice.
* Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
* Ensure communications are accessible and inclusive.
* Use data to evaluate and improve impact.
Qualifications and experience: Experienced in delivering communication strategies, strong writing skills, confident across digital channels, highly organised, able to manage competing priorities, build effective relationships, champion inclusion, and use data to evaluate impact.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council is committed to being an inclusive employer, building an inclusive workplace, and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need adjustments to support your application, please let us know. We also support disabled applicants under the Offer an Interview scheme. For more information, please reference the Equality Act 2010 definition and application guidance.
Email for application support: recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk
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