If you, in a big or small way, are involved in creating communications for the council, you are a brand custodian. You are responsible for guarding and building Essex County Council’s brand identity. The work each of us puts out …
Essex County Council (ECC) is the lead partner of the BLUEPRINT to a Circular Economy Project. Running April 2020 – March 2023, ECC and nine other project partners are helping local authorities to accelerate to the circular economy by upskilling …
During October 2022, Essex County Council (ECC) was delighted to welcome Gaia to Chelmsford City cathedral. Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram, inspired by detailed imagery from NASA, offering a new perspective of Earth. Iulia Apostoiu, …
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 …
Social media is an invaluable campaign tool, whether you’re looking to change behaviour, boost recruitment or increase survey responses. But, without a carefully planned approach, social media can risk reputation and relationships. Leah Bond, Social Media Advisor from our Corporate …
Across Essex, we have an incredibly diverse cultural landscape of artists, creative practitioners and established/grass roots organisations. Also, creative industries are playing a fundamental role in our economy by employing more than 30, 000 people in over 7, 500 companies. …
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 …
Love Essex are on a mission to inspire residents to reduce their waste and to reuse, repair and recycle as much as possible. Cathryn Wood, Senior Circular Economy Officer has outlined how her team are combatting food waste. Why is …
Providing an effective campaign brief ensures our colleagues and stakeholders are starting off on the same page - no pun intended! Charlotte Farrant, from Essex County Council’s Campaigns team has prepared some tips on how to write an effective campaign …
Today, search engines are incredibly intuitive. They monitor how people use your website – did they find it useful? Did they leave straight away or did they continue onto another page on your website? So, for your website to perform …
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 …