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Communications Assistant

Closing Date: 03 March 2023 @ 17:00

Salary Range: £25,000 – £28,000 pa depending on experience (details of further benefits below)

Contract: Permanent

Department: Marketing & Communications

Location: Motorsport UK, Bicester Motion

Hours of Work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week). Core hours are 09:00-17:30, Mon–Fri

Line Manager: Head of Communications & Public Affairs

Direct Reports: None

Who are Motorsport UK?

Motorsport UK unites communities through a shared passion and love of the sport. 50,000 licence holders, 10,000 volunteer marshals and 4,000 officials alongside millions of vibrant fans are active week in, week out, doing what they love.

Whether that’s the speed of drag racing, the close battles of circuit racing, the precision of AutoSOLOs or the social enjoyment of Touring Assemblies, the community is vibrant and alive.

At Motorsport UK, a team of 70 dedicated staff work as passionately as the members, driving forward values of integrity, innovation, collaboration and commitment in everything that’s delivered.

Your journey to make a difference at Motorsport UK begins today!

What’s the opportunity?

Motorsport UK is constantly shifting the way the organisation speaks to its community and grows its audience across its wide range of owned channels, how it extends its reach across secondary channels and how it earns coverage across external channels.

 

The Communications Assistant is a newly created role within Motorsport UK and would suit someone interested in commencing a career within both communications and motorsport. Working with the Head of Communications & Public Affairs, the role will be responsible for copywriting, assisting the communications function and engaging with motorsport media.

What else can you expect to be doing?

  • Identifying opportunities and producing compelling copy and content that can be distributed across Motorsport UK’s digital / printed publications and to motorsport and consumer media.

  • Collaborating on Motorsport UK owned communications, providing copywriting assistance and guidance, as well as creating posts / mailings as required in line with the departmental content calendar.

  • Assisting with media and stakeholder engagement and answering media / member requests in a timely manner.

  • Supporting the Head of Communications & Public Affairs with communications and public affairs workstreams.

  • Managing and administering Motorsport UK’s Rally Media Accreditation process, providing timely and effective engagement with rally media, issuing licences, and distributing tabards.

  • Working with the Marketing Manager to provide copywriting for marketing assets and content for key events, ensuring publications are produced in a timely manner.

  • Managing the Motorsport UK media inbox, answering inbound requests within agreed timescales, and providing quality service to incoming media and members.

  • Compiling a weekly coverage record of Motorsport UK activities and highlighting key coverage to share with the Senior Management Team.

  • Proof reading copy for Motorsport UK toolkits, press releases, marketing materials and other items as required.

  • Producing minutes from the weekly departmental meeting and circulating to the team with the department action tracker.

  • Uploading news and other content items to the Motorsport UK suite of websites.

  • Providing editorial and proofreading input into Revolution, Motorsport UK’s monthly member magazine.

  • Providing creative input into Motorsport UK social, digital, marketing and communications campaigns.

  • Liaising with video agencies, social media, and marketing to ensure the Motorsport UK strategy and key messages are respected in all public facing video materials.

Who are we looking for?

At Motorsport UK, we understand that our people will shape our success, and ultimately define our value to the motorsport community.

We’re looking for people who can demonstrate that they’re as passionate as our members, embracing and championing our core values of Innovation, Collaboration, Commitment, and Integrity.

Below are some of the experiences, knowledge, and skills that we believe will be vital for this role:

  • Excellent copywriting skills, including the ability to produce compelling written material within tight deadlines.

  • Ability to research effectively for written materials and to provide strong and factually correct copy.

  • Highly methodical with a flexible approach to collaborating with others.

  • Excellent organisational skills, including time management and the ability to prioritise tasks appropriately.

  • Strong communication skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

  • Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office suite), SharePoint and OneDrive.

  • The ability to travel to and from the Motorsport UK offices in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

  • Eligible to work in the UK.

  • Full, clean driving licence.

In addition to the above, we feel the following points could really help someone hit the ground running:

  • A communications, journalism, marketing, or media related degree.

  • A knowledge of and interest in Motorsport.

  • Knowledge of Adobe products (Photoshop and InDesign).

  • Experience and a practical understanding of website CMS, social media management platforms, email marketing tools such as MailChimp or Dot Digital and Digital Asset Management tools such as Photoshelter.

What else is on offer for you?

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

  • 10% pension contribution from Motorsport UK

  • Private medical cover

  • Holistic wellbeing support

  • Life assurance and income protection

  • Breakdown cover

  • Free on-site parking

  • A chance to work in the exciting world of motorsport

  • Access to a host of other staff benefits

Where will you be based?

Home for us is in the heart of ‘Motorsport Valley’. Specifically, we’re located within the Heritage Quarter of the fantastic Bicester Motion site, Oxfordshire.

The UK’s only hub for historic motoring excellence, Bicester Heritage boasts over 45 specialist automotive and motorsport businesses. Founded in 2013 the 444 acre former WW2 RAF Bomber Training Station is all about driving the future of the past.

Our purpose built office space accommodates the near 70 committed people who passionately work for the betterment of our sport.

We’re big on creating the conditions for organic collaboration. However, we respect that some flexibility goes a long way towards supporting a healthy work-life balance. That’s why we operate a hybrid working policy whereby staff spend four days in the office, with the option to work remotely for the fifth.

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