Digital Communications Coordinator

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Communications
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

CMS Social Media Newsletter Campaigns Content Creation Analytic Tools Time-management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Digital Communications Coordinator

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is seeking a Digital Communications Coordinator to work within the Communications department. This role will report to the Digital Communications Engagement Manager.

Responsibilities:

  • Use CMS (Optimizely) to prepare and upload content on the IISS website with focus on blog pieces, publication landing pages and podcast content.
  • Support the Digital Communications Engagement Manager in planning and implementing newsletter content, campaigns and strategy across target audience segments.
  • Draft and schedule social media posts and assist the content creation process for short-format content and selected campaigns, supporting both the Digital Communications Engagement Manager and Senior Digital Coordinator.
  • Support the creative content creation process, including talking heads and podcasts led by Senior Digital Coordinator and Digital Communications Engagement Manager.
  • Support the delivery of the digital aspects of our communications plans for key events through coordination, amplification and reporting.
  • Support selected campaigns, taking complex information and translating it into strong digital campaigns for multiple audiences, based on the OASIS approach.

Requirements:

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and demonstrable experience in a similar role.
  • Experience of using Content Management Systems to upload and edit website content.
  • Experience of using social media and newsletter campaign tools.
  • An ability to transform complex ideas into clear and engaging copy for varied communications channels.
  • Experience of using analytic tools for monitoring, reporting and evaluation. This may include web and social media analytic tools, e.g. Google Analytics, YouTube Analytics, etc.
  • Good organisation and time-management skills to manage tasks and work within agreed deadlines.
  • Coding knowledge desirable in understanding how the infrastructures of the internet, websites and digital platforms work.

Application:

Candidates should submit a cover letter stating their suitability for the post and a CV by pressing the blue ‘apply now’ button on the left-hand side of this screen. The closing date for receipt of applications is 11 April 2025.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Unfortunately, the IISS cannot provide visa sponsorship for this role.

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