Marketing Assistant x2

Box; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-fiction film festival in London is seeking a marketing assistant to support their digital communications strategy. The role requires excellent copywriting skills, proficiency in social media management, and marketing support during the festival, which runs from April 14th to 19th, 2026. Ideal candidates will have a background in the creative sector and experience with tools like Mailchimp and WordPress. Interviews will be held the week of January 5, 2026, with a closing date for applications on December 15, 2025.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable excellent copywriting and proofing skills.
• Proficiency in social media management and content creation.
• Experience in the creative sector and digital marketing.

Responsibilities

• Support with audience research, development, and outreach.
• Help in the delivery of the digital communications strategy.
• Provide marketing support throughout the festival period.

Skills

Excellent copywriting skills

Social media management

Experience with Mailchimp

Content management (WordPress)

Experience with Adobe Creative Suite

Proficiency in Canva

Experience in content planning tools

Effective social media activities

Job description

Salary: £5602.50 (before tax). £135 per day for 34 days and £168.75 per day for 6 days (to account for longer days worked during the festival)

Open City Documentary Festival celebrates the art of non-fiction, creating an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of creative documentary and non-fiction filmmakers. The festival is based at UCL within the Department of Anthropology. The next edition of the festival will take place from the 14 th – 19th of April 2026.

• The position holder must be available to work the full dates of the festival 14th – 19th April, including the weekend. Flexible working hours will be required during the festival dates. The position holder will need to provide their own laptop.

Role responsibilities

• Support with audience research, development, and outreach.
• Partake in the delivery of the digital communications strategy for the festival.
• Help in the creation, design and curation of content and copy in a range of formats for the festival owned and earned channels according to the strategy set out by the Marketing Manager.
• Provide marketing support throughout the festival period, responding to demands, helping with event setup, ensuring partners / sponsors obligations are fulfilled across venues, documenting events and posting live updates from festival screenings and industry events across social media channels.
• Update the website as required.
• Collate and analyze the data / stats from all digital marketing platforms, reporting back on the successes / lessons learnt in relation to digital communications campaigns.
• Implement the collection of audience research and impact evaluation.
• Help administer the signage of the festival in venues.
• Assist with press requests.
• Ensure all data stored is GDPR compliant.
• Assist with any communications related projects which arise as part of the work, on time and on budget.
• Any other duties that are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, as requested by the festival team.

Person specifications

• Demonstrable excellent copywriting and proofing skills (social media, email and website)
• Proficiency in social media management (Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky), newsletter creation (Mailchimp) and content management (WordPress)
• Track record delivering effective and creative social media activities
• Experience of using digital software such as Adobe Creative Suite and Canva
• Interest in non-fiction film and desire to engage with the festival programme
• Experience working in the creative sector
• Proficiency in content planning and scheduling tools (e.g. Later)
• Experience delivering ‘brand’ or ‘message’ awareness with outreach

Interviews will take place w/c 5 January 2026.

The closing date for this position is 15/12/2025 at 09:00