Communications Officer – Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Communications Officer – Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Are you a creative and driven individual who likes to tell great stories, makes eye-catching content and wants to make an impact? We are seeking a Communications Officer to help tell our story both internally and externally, achieve better understanding of the work of the fire service and enhance the reputation of its role in the community.

This role is all about crafting engaging, innovative and impactful stories and messaging – whether that’s through compelling writing for journalists, striking photography and videography for campaigns or engaging visual storytelling for our staff. You will be responsible for translating complex operational and organisational information into clear, accessible and engaging content across a range of internal and external platforms.

• Participate in a 1 in 4 rota for out‑of‑hours media service, responding to media requests and advising service personnel on communications.

• GCSEs, or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience in public relations, media communications, marketing, photography/videography or English.
• Significant experience using social media platforms such as Facebook, X, Flickr, You Tube, Tik Tok, Linked In, Instagram and Next Door.
• Some experience creating multi‑platform content and campaigns for a range of audiences using insight, industry best practice, and evaluation.
• Experience writing for media, news releases, digital content creation, photography, videography and social media.
• High level of creativity and ability to demonstrate using creativity to get messages across to different audiences, particularly external audiences.
• Understanding and interpreting information, rewriting complex or technical/management information into plain English; ability to converse at ease with the public and provide accurate spoken English advice.
• Photography, videography, editing and use of the Adobe suite (or similar).
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Outlook and other M365 apps that support internal communication such as Viva Engage, Sway) and design applications such as Canva and Adobe.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues from all areas of the organisation and at all levels.
• Good time management skills and ability to manage conflicting demands and workloads, balancing reactive and proactive work.
• Current full driving licence with no pending issues.

• Contract type:
  Full Time
• Closing date:
  July 5 2026

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