Communications and Campaigns Officer

The Society of Authors

Hours
35 hours per week

About the Organisation

Society of Authors is the UK trade union for writers, illustrators, scriptwriters, and literary translators. We’ve been advising individuals and speaking out for the profession since 1884. With almost 12,500 members and 33 staff, the SoA provides unlimited, free advice on all aspects of the writing profession, including the confidential, clause-by-clause vetting of publishing agreements, publications, and a wide range of benefits.

We empower authors through campaigning, professional training, events, conferences, special interest groups, and community networks. We also manage around 15 charities which provide prizes and grants to writers, and we manage over 50 literary estates.

About the role

To support and deliver the internal and external communications and campaigns with the goal of enhancing the SoA’s profile, engaging stakeholders, and promoting key initiatives. The successful candidate will have at least two years’ experience in content creation, media and policy monitoring, digital marketing, and multimedia communications across a range of channels, including newsletters and social media.

Objectives

• Help to ensure consistent, high-quality communications and campaigns across all channels.
• Provide support for brand visibility and audience engagement through digital marketing.
• Provide support for delivering content via The Author magazine and outgoing mailers.
• Support organisational campaigns, events, and key initiatives.
• Monitor media coverage and policy developments, and evaluate website and communications performance.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities:

• Media monitoring and reporting: monitor media for relevant coverage and compile regular media reports and summaries, maintaining media contact lists and databases.
• Author magazine and mailers: liaise with The Author magazine production team, contributors and internal departments, support with the production schedules and deadlines. Oversee the administration and invoicing for The Author advertising and subscribers. Support with distribution and performance tracking (open rates, click-through rates). Provide support for development of membership mailouts including proofing.
• Digital marketing and social media: contribute to the development of digital marketing campaigns across platforms – create and schedule engaging content, monitor engagement metrics and optimise content performance.
• Design and visual communication: produce basic graphics for digital and print (social posts, newsletters, flyers, banners). Support with the layout and visual design of newsletters and publications. Work with approved templates and design tools (Canva, Adobe suite basics).
• Video and multimedia production: create and edit short-form video content for social media, newsletters, and website. Support with the filming of events, interviews, and promotional material for SoA events and campaigns. Add captions, branding, and basic effects to videos.
• Event promotion: support the Events and Engagement team with the communications and digital marketing plans for events, supporting with the creation of promotional materials (digital and print), proof events copy, ensure visibility of promotion on our website.
• Website: contribute to the content management of the SoA and Human Authored websites, updating content and posts as needed.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Essential Skills & Competencies:

• Two years’ experience creating engaging digital content for different audiences
• Good graphic design skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Social media management and content planning experience
• Media monitoring and reporting experience
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, Campaign Monitor or similar)
• Experience with social media platforms (TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• Experience with design tools (Canva, Adobe InDesign/Photoshop basics)
• Video filming and editing skills (Premiere Pro, CapCut, or similar)
• Use of scheduling and analytics tools (Hootsuite, Buffer, Google Analytics) 

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working for a membership/not-for-profit organisation
• Experience managing publications or organisational magazines
• Understanding of branding and communications strategy
• Photography skills
• Knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation and digital content optimisation
• Experience with audience segmentation and database systems

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible, family-friendly, disability confident working practices
• Generous annual leave, including all bank holidays
• Generous employer contributions to a group pension plan
• Good work/life blend; minimal additional hours required
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee perks scheme
• Private healthcare options
• Interest-free annual travel card loan
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Death-in-service benefit
• Ongoing development opportunities
• Office closure over Christmas
• Private healthcare
• Colleagues can work over the Christmas period, although the building is closed. For those who wish to take additional time off, colleagues take these days from their annual leave allowance. 

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• To apply, please send your CV and a personal statement as a single document (max. 3 x A4 pages) to: [email protected]. If any part of the application process is not accessible to you, please let us know. Deadline for applications is Friday 4th September 2026 at 9 am.
• To arrange an informal conversation about this role, please contact [email protected]

Interviews

• First interviews will be held the week commencing Monday 14th September 2026.

Policies

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are core SoA values. We aim to tackle structural discrimination and prejudice. Part of this commitment means we are looking to increase diversity in our organisation at all levels and in all forms. We therefore strongly encourage applications from a broad range of social, cultural, educational, and underrepresented backgrounds.

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