Digital Marketing Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Old Brampton; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Generous leave entitlement

Training opportunities for personal &

Wellbeing and work-life balance

Job summary

Ashgate Hospicecare in the United Kingdom is seeking a Digital Marketing Assistant to create and edit video content, plan social media campaigns and craft engaging written material for web and email communications.

You will film stories with care, manage daily channels, and collaborate with colleagues to turn experiences into content while maintaining sensitivity around life-limiting illness with DBS checks in place.

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualification in English and Maths.
• DBS check required as part of pre-employment.
• Nice to have Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• At least 1 year in digital communications/marketing.

Responsibilities

• Idea generation, filming and editing video for social media and campaigns.
• Film colleagues and lived experiences with sensitivity and care.
• Plan and schedule social media posts.
• Create graphics and photography for social media.
• Manage day-to-day social media channels.
• Respond to comments and messages across platforms.
• Monitor performance and adjust content strategies.
• Help keep the website up to date with content.
• Write web, social and email content and assist email marketing.
• Collaborate with Ashgate colleagues to turn ideas into content.

Skills

Creative ideas

Engaging content

People communication

Sensitivity handling

Education

Level 2 English and Maths

Job description

This Digital Marketing Assistant post at Ashgate Hospice covers the organisation's social media, website and email marketing. Core work is filming and editing video, planning and scheduling posts, and turning colleagues' experiences into written content. Video is central, and the stories are often sensitive, involving people living with a life-limiting illness and their families. Fit turns on a Level 2 English and Maths qualification, with a DBS check part of pre-employment.

What the job involves

• Coming up with ideas and filming and editing video for social media, the website and campaigns
• Filming colleagues, fundraising events and people's experiences of hospice care, handling sensitive stories with care
• Planning and scheduling social media posts
• Creating graphics and photography for social media
• Running the day-to-day social media channels
• Responding to comments and messages on social media
• Keeping an eye on what performs well and adjusting content
• Helping keep the website up to date
• Writing web, social and email content
• Supporting email marketing
• Working with colleagues across Ashgate to turn their ideas and experiences into content

What’s required

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualification in English and Maths

Skills & knowledge

• Creative ideas and an eye for engaging content
• Comfortable talking to different people and putting them at ease
• Ability to handle sensitive stories with care

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check

Nice to have

• Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience
• At least one year's experience in digital communications and marketing

What’s offered

• Flexible work arrangements
• Generous leave entitlement
• Training opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Support for wellbeing and work-life balance