In this feature, we discover how the Communications and Marketing (C&M) and SEND teams' six-month collaboration led to a successful and long-term communications strategy, while equipping SEND with C&M expertise for the future. The teams Team SEND The SEND …
“Will this form fix my pothole?” “I’ll pay my council tax when you fix the potholes.” “Maybe I can use masks to cover the potholes.” Such comments symbolise residents’ resistance and fatigue towards authority. They sum up the overarching challenge …
During 2022, we’ve never been far away from a crisis. From the ongoing war in Ukraine and the UK’s Cost of Living emergency to the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth, Essex County Council’s Communications and Marketing network has been kept busy …
Anyone can post on Facebook, right? Wrong. Essex County Council (ECC) is hiring a Social Media Advisor (12-month FTC), and our team does a lot more than posting on Facebook. Going behind the scenes, these are just some of the …
Back in May 2021, I joined the Content team to work on a large procurement project, searching for a new e-newsletter platform. Our contract with email provider GovDelivery was ending, so the team were going out to market to find …
We’ve had a month of settling into 2022 so I thought I’d share how we’re making an effort to celebrate our work and each other more. One way we’re doing this is by asking the whole team to give a …
We’ve had a few new faces join the Communications and Marketing department lately and it’s been really exciting to welcome new talent to the team. We sat down for a cup of tea (on Teams) with Jessica Riley, Campaigns Advisor, …
I’ve always felt trusted to do my job from day one, no matter where I was based. Being office-based for my full working week pre-Covid never phased me. I felt it suited my life and was where I was at …