Marketing and Communications Executive

Ready for Your Next Big Career Move?

We're looking for an ambitious Marketing & Communications Executive to join the West Midlands Growth Company and help tell the story of one of the UK's fastest-growing regions. If you're passionate about communications, media relations, content creation, and storytelling, and are excited by the opportunity to promote the West Midlands across regional, national and international audiences, this could be the perfect next step for you.

The West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC) is the region’s economic development delivery organisation.

From April 2026, we will lead the delivery of regionally commissioned economic development activity aligned to the West Midlands Growth Plan, working in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority and local authorities.

We are building a sharper, business-focused organisation that attracts investment, supports high-growth companies and drives measurable economic impact.

If you want your work to shape how growth is delivered across one of the UK’s most important regions, this is your opportunity!

As our new Marketing & Communications Executive, you'll play a key role within the Communications team, supporting the delivery of media relations, content creation, internal communications, and strategic campaigns that promote the West Midlands as a leading destination for investment, tourism, business and talent.

Working closely with the Corporate Communications Manager and wider communications team, you'll help generate positive media coverage, coordinate journalist visits, create engaging content, monitor emerging news opportunities, and support high-profile regional campaigns.

This is an excellent opportunity for a communications professional looking to develop their career in media, PR, corporate communications, place marketing, or regional promotion.

You'll Be Involved In:

• Promoting the West Midlands Through Strategic Communications.
• Supporting campaigns that raise the profile of the region across business, investment, tourism and talent audiences.
• Creating Compelling Content and Stories.
• Producing engaging communications materials that demonstrate the West Midlands' strengths, opportunities and successes.
• Building Relationships with Media and stakeholders.
• Working with journalists, media partners and internal stakeholders to maximise positive coverage and storytelling opportunities.

• Supporting the Corporate Communications Manager in delivering communications strategies, campaigns and media activity.
• Monitoring regional, national and international media coverage and identifying opportunities to promote the West Midlands.
• Producing regular media monitoring and evaluation reports to measure communications performance and impact.
• Drafting high-quality press releases, articles, case studies, quotes, presentations and other communications materials.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of key messaging, briefing materials and regional fact sheets.
• Managing and contributing to the communications content calendar across multiple platforms and channels.
• Coordinating photography, multimedia content and visual assets to support campaigns and storytelling activity.
• Building and maintaining relationships with journalists, editors and media contacts.
• Organising media visits, journalist itineraries and familiarisation opportunities across the region.
• Managing day-to-day media enquiries and proactively identifying opportunities to secure positive coverage.
• Supporting editorial partnerships with regional, national and trade media outlets.
• Contributing to internal communications activity, including newsletters, presentations and employee engagement initiatives.
• Maintaining communication records, stakeholder information and media coverage within CRM systems.
• Supporting reporting, procurement, administration and project coordination activities across the Communications team.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to deliver high-quality communications outcomes.
• Representing WMGC professionally at stakeholder meetings, events and networking opportunities.

Essential:

• Experience…