Marketing & Communications Officer

Yorkshire Education Group; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Yorkshire Education Group is seeking a proactive Marketing & Communications Officer to promote our group, courses, and opportunities to students, employers, and communities across all three sites.

You will create compelling content, manage campaigns, coordinate events, capture photography and video, and support press releases and promotional literature. This hands-on role values initiative and relationship building with staff and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at least A*-C/9-4.
• Level 4 in Marketing or PR/Communications or equivalent, or demonstrable experience.
• Experience of working in a Marketing environment.
• Experience coordinating events and campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Communications Manager to fulfil communications campaigns both internally and externally.
• Support with the content gathering and writing of press releases and awards submissions on a regular basis.
• Assist in the production of promotional literature including prospectuses, leaflets, posters, mailshots and website content.
• Develop key marketing campaigns, promoting all provisional to prospective students and key stakeholders.
• Capture photography and video footage of College activities across all three sites as required for communications campaigns.

Skills

Content creation

Campaign development

Event coordination

Press releases

Website content

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Level 4 Marketing/PR

Job description

Are you a creative, organised and proactive marketer who loves seeing campaigns come to life? Do you enjoy working on everything from eye-catching content and events to targeted digital campaigns?

We’re looking for a Marketing & Communications Officer to join our dynamic Marketing team and play a key role in promoting our Group, courses and opportunities to students, employers and communities.

What you’ll be doing

• Work closely with the Communications Manager to fulfil communications campaigns both internally and externally
• Support with the content gathering and writing of press releases ands awards submissions on a regular basis
• Assist in the production of promotional literature including prospectuses, leaflets, posters, mailshots and website content
• Develop key marketing campaigns, promoting all provisional to prospective students and key stakeholders
• Capture photography and video footage of College activities across all three sites as required for communications campaigns

This is a hands-on role, where your ideas and initiative will be encouraged and valued. For further details, please refer to the job description and person specification.

You will have:

• GCSE in English and Maths A*-C/9-4 or equivalent
• Level 4 in Marketing or PR/Communications or equivalent, or significant demonstrable Marketing or PR/Communications experience
• Experience of working in a Marketing environment
• Successful experience of coordinating evens and campaigns

This is a diverse role where you will be building relationships with curriculum and support staff, and many other stakeholders.

If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.

See what we have to offer and come and join us. You won’t be disappointed.

Benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave (30 days + bank holidays + 5 College closure days)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme