Communications Officer – Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Are you a creative and driven individual who likes to tell great stories, makes eye-catching content and wants to make an impact? We are seeking a Communications Officer to help tell our story both internally and externally, achieve better understanding of the work of the fire service and enhance the reputation of its role in the community.

About the role
This role is all about crafting engaging, innovative and impactful stories and messaging – whether that’s through compelling writing for journalists, striking photography and videography for campaigns or engaging visual storytelling for our staff. You will be responsible for translating complex operational and organisational information into clear, accessible and engaging content across a range of internal and external platforms.

You will have:
– GCSEs, or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience in one of the following:
– Public relations, media communications or marketing
– Photography/videography
– English
– Significant experience using social media proficiently such as, Facebook, X, Flickr, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram and NextDoor.
– Some experience creating multi-platform content and campaigns for a range of audiences using insight, industry best practice and evaluation.
– Some experience in writing for media, news releases, digital content creation, photography, videography and social media.
– High level of creativity and ability to demonstrate where this has been used to get messages across to different audiences, particularly external audiences.
– Understanding and interpreting information, rewriting complex or technical/management information into plain English. Ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.
– Photography, videography, editing, and use of the Adobe suite (or similar).
– Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially Sharepoint, Teams, Outlook, and other M365 apps that support internal communication (Viva Engage, Sway etc) and design applications such as Canva and Adobe.
– Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues from all areas of the organisation and at all levels.
– Good time management skills and an ability to manage conflicting demands and workloads, balancing reactive and proactive work.
– Current full driving licence with no pending issues.

In this role, you will participate in a 1 in 4 rota out of hours media service, dealing with requests for information from the media and advising Service personnel on communications with the media and other communications-related matters.

Next steps
If this role is of interest, please visit our website https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/careers/search for further information and to make a formal application.

The interview / selection process will take place on Friday 10 July and Monday 13 July 2026