Communicator for the Program Department, Unit for Events and Stages

Umeå is known for its creative climate with a rich, inspiring cultural life, often of national significance.

Here you will find, among other things, the cultural house Väven, an opera house, four appreciated museums, influential festivals, a world-class sculpture park, art galleries, a renowned film festival, Sweden's largest literature festival, music, dance, and theater groups for all ages, and much more.

We are now looking for a communicator for the Program Department, Unit for Events and Stages.

The unit also includes technicians, producers, and booking coordinators for events, program coordinators for Culture for Seniors, digital coordinators, and staff from the Culture Reception.

Your tasks

As a communicator, you will be responsible for communicating and making visible the public cultural events taking place in Väven. A large part of this involves production, such as advertising, managing social media, ordering printed materials, layout, text editing, media contact, and more. You are expected to plan, implement, and evaluate communication efforts and coordinate the unit's statistical results. Invoicing, budget responsibility, and financial follow-up are also part of the assignment.

You will work both independently and together with many different professional groups within the Cultural Administration and with external contacts.

About you

To succeed in this role, we see that you have a good ability to work in a structured manner and to plan your work effectively. Since the job involves contacts both internally and externally, it is also important that you have good collaboration skills, are communicative and pedagogical, and always strive to create the best possible meeting with those you encounter in your work. You have the ability to lead, drive, and follow up on the communication process, and you strive to develop the work. To succeed, you need to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, sometimes within tight deadlines. Of course, you are creative and have a good sense of color and form. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Requirements for the position:

• Academic education in communication, marketing, or another academic education we deem relevant for the position.
• Several years of experience working as a communicator or similar.
• Experience in communication planning, social media, text production, layout, and graphic design for printed materials.
• Experience in budget planning, web management, as well as production of press releases and ordering printed materials.
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Very good knowledge of the Office suite, InDesign, and Photoshop.

We consider it an advantage if you have experience in:

• Event and cultural activities.
• Photography, filmmaking, and editing.
• Work in publicly governed operations.

Other

The position is located in Väven. Evening and weekend work may occur.

At the interview, we will apply a work sample.

Before offering employment, we ask you to provide a copy of your criminal record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process.

We hope you want to become our new communicator, warmly welcome your application!

About Umeå Municipality

Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 important employees. Our organization is divided into nine administrations, and together we work to ensure that Umeå grows with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Together with us, you will work on socially important tasks where you contribute to making Umeå a safe, secure, and enjoyable place to live.

Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich offering of experiences and opportunities. We are an association and cultural city that offers a richer Umeå life even outside of work. Here you can learn about what it is like to live and reside in Umeå: https://www.umea.se/flytta (https://www.umea.se/flytta)

We are looking to grow, and therefore we might be looking for you! Do you want more too? We offer fair conditions, https://www.umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html (https://www.umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html) and good development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important for everyone living and working here. We look forward to hearing from you.