Marketing Assistant

Operam Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days leave

Enhanced sick pay

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance

Virtual GP

Birthday day off

Wellbeing day off

Volunteer days

Reduced hours in school holidays

Conference weekend

Eye care

Job summary

Operam Education Group is seeking a Marketing Assistant to join our Manchester team. You’ll create and schedule social content across eight brands, shape messaging for schools, and help run campaigns and events that drive enquiries and strengthen our presence in education.

You’ll design graphics in Canva, track engagement and contribute ideas to marketing campaigns while collaborating with recruitment teams. This is a great chance for a graduate or early-career marketer to grow rapidly.

Qualifications

• A degree in marketing, digital marketing, communications or a related subject, or equivalent practical experience
• Genuine interest in social media and how different platforms reach different audiences
• A creative mindset and the confidence to suggest fresh ideas
• A good eye for design and experience with Canva
• Strong writing skills and the ability to adapt your tone for different audiences
• Good organisation, with the ability to juggle multiple brands and deadlines
• A positive, proactive attitude and a willingness to learn and take on feedback
• The confidence to work with colleagues across the business to find great stories
• A belief that education matters, and an interest in helping schools thrive

Responsibilities

• Planning, creating and scheduling social content across eight brands, keeping things consistent while reflecting each brand’s identity and local presence
• Bringing our impact to life by showing the difference our people make to schools, pupils and their communities
• Developing creative ideas that attract education professionals, generate enquiries from schools and MATs, and promote our internal vacancies
• Designing eye-catching graphics and visual content in Canva
• Trying new formats, trends and creative approaches to help our brands stand out
• Working with our recruitment teams to uncover stories, campaigns and content opportunities
• Tracking engagement and performance, producing monthly reports and using what you learn to make the next post even better
• Helping plan, promote and deliver careers fairs and jobs fairs
• Keeping our office screens fresh, relevant and engaging
• Contributing ideas and support to marketing campaigns across the group
• Staying on top of social media developments and spotting new opportunities

Skills

Social media

Content creation

Writing

Organisation

Education

Marketing degree

Tools

Canva

Job description

Marketing Assistant

Operam Education Group | Manchester City Centre | £27,000 per annum

Our Employee Benefits:

• Up to 34 days annual leave, plus bank holidays off
• Enhanced sick pay from 2 years’ service
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Virtual GP & mental health support
• Birthday day off
• Wellbeing day off
• 3 Pledge days per year for volunteering
• Reduced hours in school holidays
• Annual group conference weekend
• Eye care support

At Operam Education Group, our purpose is simple: creating learning capacity in the classroom. When a school has the teachers, support staff and leaders it needs, children get the time, attention and opportunities they deserve. That’s the impact we’re here to make.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

Social media and events support every part of our business. It builds our brand presence, helps schools and MATs find us, connects education professionals with their next role, and attracts talented people to join our own teams. From first impression to final placement, your content will play a part in putting the right people in the classrooms that need them.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Creating content with purpose

• Planning, creating and scheduling social content across eight brands, keeping things consistent while reflecting each brand’s identity and local presence
• Bringing our impact to life by showing the difference our people make to schools, pupils and their communities
• Developing creative ideas that attract education professionals, generate enquiries from schools and MATs, and promote our internal vacancies
• Designing eye-catching graphics and visual content in Canva
• Trying new formats, trends and creative approaches to help our brands stand out
• Working with our recruitment teams to uncover stories, campaigns and content opportunities
• Tracking engagement and performance, producing monthly reports and using what you learn to make the next post even better

Supporting wider marketing and internal comms

• Helping plan, promote and deliver careers fairs and jobs fairs
• Keeping our office screens fresh, relevant and engaging
• Contributing ideas and support to marketing campaigns across the group
• Staying on top of social media developments and spotting new opportunities

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

You don’t need years of experience. We care more about your creativity, enthusiasm and potential. Ideally, you’ll have:

• A degree in marketing, digital marketing, communications or a related subject, or equivalent practical experience
• A genuine interest in social media and how different platforms reach different audiences
• A creative mindset and the confidence to suggest fresh ideas
• A good eye for design and experience with Canva
• Strong writing skills and the ability to adapt your tone for different audiences
• Good organisation, with the ability to juggle multiple brands and deadlines
• A positive, proactive attitude and a willingness to learn and take on feedback
• The confidence to work with colleagues across the business to find great stories
• A belief that education matters, and an interest in helping schools thrive

WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM US

This is a brilliant first step for a graduate or early-career marketer. You’ll work closely with our Marketing Manager and gain hands-on experience across social media, content creation, reporting, campaigns and events. As your confidence grows, so will your responsibility.

With eight brands to work across, you’ll have plenty of room to test ideas, learn what resonates and see exactly how your work contributes to our wider goals. Most importantly, you’ll be part of a team whose work helps keep classrooms learning.

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re creative, curious and excited to use social media to make a real difference in education, we’d love to hear from you