Summary

Historic England are excited to be seeking a Public Relations and Communications Assistant Apprentice . This is  rare  exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to achieve a Level 4 Apprenticeship, working in the dynamic and forward thinking Media and Content team.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone embarking on their early career journey.

You will assist the Media & Content team in promoting the work of Historic England to newspapers, TV, radio and websites, as well as creating content for the organisation’s social media channels and website. Under the supervision and guidance of your manager you will learn how to support colleagues in the day-to-day-running of the Historic England press office and social media channels.

The Public Relations and Communications Assistant Apprentice is offered as an 18 month Fixed Term Contract, based in our London office, with hybrid working.

What you will be doing

You will be working towards completion of your PR & Communications Assistant Level 4 apprenticeship over the course of 18 months.  80% of your time will be spent in the workplace, and 20% of your time will be spent off the job, completing a training programme specially designed for your apprenticeship with a recognised training provider.

This role will be based in our London Cannon Bridge office but will also include an option of hybrid working and remote learning.

You will learn from experienced colleagues who will support you to gradually take on the following responsibilities through the duration of your apprenticeship

The main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Assisting in the writing and promotion of media releases about Historic England’s work

• Producing summaries of daily media coverage about Historic England

• Supporting the management of media enquiries about Historic England from national, regional and specialist media

• Creating and uploading content including videos for Historic England’s social media channels

• Producing and uploading content to Historic England’s website

• Engaging with colleagues, teams and departments across Historic England to research stories for media, social and web content

• Defining, tracking, and analysing campaign KPIs to optimise performance and report on results.

What will you learn

In training you will learn the background knowledge that will help you to understand the bigger picture of work, including:

• How the heritage sector works: The people, organisations, policy and legislation that make up this fascinating area of work.

• The day-to-day running of a busy press office, social media channels and website.

• How to organise your time effectively, juggle priorities and meet tight deadlines

• How to engage with and build relationships with a range of colleagues and journalists

• What makes an interesting story, how to write compelling copy for a range of channels.

What we are looking for

• You will demonstrate excellent attention to detail and show that are well organised

• You are a great team worker with the ability to get along easily with others

• You have proven experience of using Microsoft Office

• You will be able to demonstrate good written communication skills

• You will be curious and have a desire to continuously learn.

Please ensure you highlight your experience, skills and capabilities based on the above criteria in your online application.

Why work for Historic England

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Provisional interview dates: June 2025

Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

https://cms.historicengland.org.uk/media/pwyl04w4/pr-communications-assistant-apprentice-level-4-media-jd-2025-london.odt