We are looking for a Communications Officer for the Program Department, Events and Stages Unit! Umeå is known for its creative climate with a rich, inspiring cultural life, often of national importance. Here you will find the cultural center Väven, an opera house, four esteemed 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, the unit for Events and Stages. The unit also includes technicians, producers and booking coordinators of events, program coordinators for Culture for Seniors, digital coordinators and the Cultural Reception staff. Your tasks As a communicator, you are responsible for communicating and making visible the public cultural events that take place in Väven. A large part of this consists of production, such as advertising, social media management, print ordering, layout, text editing, media contact and more. You will be expected to plan, implement and evaluate communication activities and coordinate the statistical output of the activities. Invoicing, budget responsibility and financial follow-up are also part of the job. 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 the role, we expect you to have a good ability to work in a structured way and to plan your work effectively. Since the work involves contacts both internally and externally, it is also important that you have good collaboration skills, are communicative and educational and always try to create the best possible meeting with those you meet in your work. You have the ability to lead, drive and follow up the communication process and you strive to develop the work. To succeed, you need to be able to manage several tasks in parallel, sometimes within tight deadlines. Of course, you are creative and have a good sense of color and form. We attach great importance to personal suitability. Requirements for the position: Academic education in communication, marketing or other academic education we consider 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 material. Experience in budget planning, web management, press release production and print ordering. Fluency in spoken and written Swedish and English. Very good knowledge of the Office package, InDesign and Photoshop. We consider it an advantage if you have experience of: Events and cultural activities. Photography, filmmaking and editing. Working in a public sector organization. Other duties The service is located in Väven. Evenings and weekends may be required. At the time of the interview, we will apply a work sample. Before an offer of employment, we ask you to present an extract from the police's criminal record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process. We hope that you want to become our new communicator, welcome with 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 departments and together we work to make Umeå grow with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, transparency, trust and continuous improvement. Together with us, you get to work in socially important assignments where you contribute to Umeå continuing to be safe, secure and fun. Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich range of experiences and opportunities. We are a city of associations and culture that offers a richer Umeå life even outside work. Here you can find out what it is like to live in Umeå: https://www.umea.se/flytta We will become more and therefore we are looking for you? Do you also want more? We offer fair conditions, 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 to all those who live and work here. We look forward to hearing from you.