Communications Officer

2 weeks ago


Cumbernauld, United Kingdom AG Barr Full time

**Job Title **:Communications Officer

**Location **:Cumbernauld, Scotland

**Salary**: c.£35K dependent on experience

**Job Level**: 5

**Who we are...**

We are about **being brilliant. **We are **always learning. **We are **results driven** and r**elationships matter **to us.

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.

Employing over 1,000 people across four business units and ten UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

And we’re growing, thanks to some exciting acquisitions in recent years, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us

**W**hat we’re looking for...**

We’re looking for a Communications Officer within our Barr Soft Drinks business.

Joining our Communication team, part of our Corporate Affairs & Communication function, you’ll be part of a small team with a big remit - to deliver brilliant communications across a key range of stakeholders and to protect and promote our corporate reputation.

Working with the Communications Manager, you’ll have a broad and varied role but with a particular focus on employee communication and engagement. As a communication specialist, you’ll create great content, guide others on best practice techniques and make sure that the right message hits the right audience every time.

**Your responsibilities will include...**
- Building strong relationships and contacts across the business to allow the identification of employee, business and brand content for onward employee communication.
- Simplifying and 'translating’ this content into appropriate material and delivering it across the business, choosing the best selection of communication channels e.g. Town halls, intranet, videos, e-newsletters, digital screens etc.
- Responsible for the content creation and upkeep of our intranet, keeping employees well informed with appropriate information as quickly as possible.
- Creating engaging social media content and managing the upkeep of sites including Linkedin.
- Responsible for the development of our corporate website, as well as its content and upkeep, co-ordinating with colleagues to ensure it reflects the business and website best practice.
- Developing and coordinating employee engagement events e.g. brand launches, Business Roadshows, Eat & Greet sessions.
- Supporting the Communications Manager with the delivery of the Annual Conference and the Leadership Event and managing small scale events for the business e.g. brand events.
- Managing the day-to-day relationship with our corporate charity partner, Marie Curie, and our business-wide Charity Champions, to encourage employee engagement across all sites.
- Playing a key role in bringing our Health & Wellbeing strategy to life.

**What you’ll bring**
- A degree (or equivalent) with at least 2 years’ experience in a communications related role.
- Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written - you’ll notice spelling mistakes and mispronunciations
- Digital savviness coupled with a willingness and capability to learn about new platforms and systems including our website content management software (Umbraco currently) as well as video creation platforms such as Canva and Vimeo.
- A flexible communication style that can be adapted to suit any audience.
- An ability to build and develop great working relationships with a wide range of employees.
- A drive to continually improve - always striving to find new and better ways.
- Creativity - you’ll have flair in your written copy and an artistic eye.
- And the less exciting but just as important bit - you’ll be an effective planner, organised with good attention to detail and you’ll see jobs through from start to finish.

**What we offer...**

You’ll work for a big company but in a team that’s small enough to mean you can really see the difference you make quickly.

We want every voice to be heard and every colleague to be able to perform at their best. We invest in learning and development and a wide range of initiatives that support diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.

We also offer a competitive benefits package which includes;
- 33 days holiday
- Flexible holiday trading
- Living Wage Employer
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology pur



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