Communications Officer

Working with our Communications and Marketing Manager, you will help deliver clear, engaging and accessible communications across the Council for British Archaeology’s work.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys creating content, writing for different audiences, working across digital channels, and helping campaigns run smoothly. You will help the CBA share its work with members, supporters, volunteers, event organisers, young people, partners and the wider public.

You will support communications across key areas of CBA activity, including the Festival of Archaeology, Young Archaeologists’ Club, membership, events, fundraising, Buildings Archaeology Casework, advocacy, British Archaeology magazine and wider organisational campaigns.

The role will involve writing and scheduling social media posts, creating email and website content, supporting digital campaigns, designing branded assets in Canva, helping gather and shape stories from across the CBA’s work, and monitoring the impact of communications activity.

This is a varied role, suited to someone who can turn ideas and information into content that feels warm, human, accurate and easy to understand. You will also help make sure CBA communications feel part of one complete brand and follow our values.

Key Responsibilities

Find out more about this role and the key responsibilities in the Job Description below.

Details

Location: Hybrid and home working will be considered for this post, depending on proximity to our York office, and in line with CBA Policies. Occasional (reimbursed) national travel will also be required. Please note, attendance at quarterly all staff days is mandatory and at the employee’s expense.

Contract: Fixed term for six months, part-time (0.6 FTE).

Salary: £27,500 (FTE)

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone with strong writing, editing and proofreading skills, and experience of writing clear and engaging content for different audiences.
You will be confident using Canva to create clear, accessible and on-brand content, and will have experience of creating or scheduling content for social media channels.
You will be organised, able to manage several tasks or deadlines at the same time, and comfortable working with colleagues to gather information and shape it into useful content.
An understanding of brand, tone of voice and consistency in communications is important, as is an awareness of accessibility in communications, including plain English, alt text, captions, subtitles, colour contrast and inclusive language.
We would also welcome experience of supporting the delivery of a communications or marketing strategy, working in a charity, heritage, archaeology, arts, culture, education or membership organisation, basic video editing skills, or experience of using CMS, CRM, email marketing or scheduling platforms.
You do not need to be an archaeologist, but an interest in archaeology, heritage, place, history, public engagement or community participation would be helpful.

To apply:

To apply, please send:

A completed Application Form (available below)
Examples of any communications campaigns you have worked on and/or design work.
Please also complete an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form via our website.

Send your application to jobs@archaeologyuk.org by midnight on 14th June 2026 with the subject COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER APPLICATION.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 29th June via Zoom or Microsoft Teams, with a view to the successful candidate taking up the role in July 2026, subject to any notice periods.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

Please also inform us of any access requirements you have to be able to participate in an interview if one is offered to you. Additionally, if you require a large text version of the application, please email jobs@acraheologyuk.org.

If you would like to arrange a confidential, informal conversation about this opportunity or have specific questions, please contact jobs@archaeologyuk.org.

Thank you for your interest in working with the CBA. We look forward to receiving your application.

THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY

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