Marketing & Communications Lead

Hyra; North East; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundwork North East & Cumbria is seeking a Marketing & Communications Lead to plan and deliver campaigns that raise awareness of our environmental and community work across the North East. This is a permanent, full-time role with flexible locations and a strong focus on social and environmental impact.

You will develop engaging content for digital and print, manage social media, collaborate with external PR partners, oversee website performance, and lead a small marketing team to strengthen

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and delivering marketing strategies.
• Ability to create engaging content across digital and print.
• Experience managing multiple projects and a small team.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering impactful marketing and communications strategies
• Creating engaging content across digital, print, video, and social channels
• Managing and growing our social media presence
• Working with external PR partners to secure positive media coverage
• Overseeing website content and performance
• Leading campaigns that enhance engagement and support business development objectives
• Monitoring performance metrics and providing insightful reports
• Managing, developing, and supporting a small marketing team
• Ensuring brand consistency across all communications and promotional activities

Job description

Looking for a marketing role where your work creates lasting social and environmental impact?

This is an exciting opportunity for a marketing professional who thrives on developing campaigns, creating engaging content, and building meaningful connections that make a difference.

Marketing & Communications Lead
Salary: £28,554 - £31,719 per annum
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Flexible locations across the North East

About us

Groundwork North East & Cumbria is an established environmental and community charity with over 30 years' experience supporting communities to improve their local areas and create better opportunities for people. We deliver hundreds of locally led projects each year, including initiatives that improve local environments, support young people and adults into education, training and employment, and promote health and wellbeing.

About the role

As our Marketing & Communications Lead, you'll play a key role within the Business Development Team, leading the planning and delivery of marketing and communications activity that promotes our work and supports organisational growth. You'll develop creative campaigns, oversee our digital presence, work with external PR partners, and lead a small marketing team.

No two days will be the same. You'll be involved in everything from shaping marketing strategy and producing compelling content to managing social media channels, analysing performance data, and ensuring our brand is represented consistently and effectively.

Job purpose

We're looking for an experienced and creative Marketing & Communications Lead to help tell our story, raise awareness of our impact, and strengthen our engagement with businesses, communities, and stakeholders across the region.

Where You'll Work

Flexible locations across the North East.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and delivering impactful marketing and communications strategies
• Creating engaging content across digital, print, video, and social channels
• Managing and growing our social media presence
• Working with external PR partners to secure positive media coverage
• Overseeing website content and performance
• Leading campaigns that enhance engagement and support business development objectives
• Monitoring performance metrics and providing insightful reports
• Managing, developing, and supporting a small marketing team
• Ensuring brand consistency across all communications and promotional activities

What We're Looking For

You’ll be a motivated marketing professional with a passion for storytelling, audience engagement, and making a positive impact. You’ll be comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery and have experience managing multiple projects and priorities.

We’d love to hear from creative, enthusiastic marketers who want to use their skills to help create stronger communities and a greener future.

Closing Date: 31st October 2026
Please note , should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.