Senior Communications & Marketing Officer

National Trust; King's Lynn; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 10%

Free entry to NT places

Rental deposit loan

Season ticket loan

EV car lease

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance 32 days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Free parking

Job summary

National Trust is seeking a Senior Communications & Marketing Officer to lead marketing and communications for Oxburgh Estate and Peckover House and Garden, promoting heritage work across media and digital channels. The role combines events, content creation, and audience engagement to attract visitors throughout the year.

You will coordinate offline and online activities, develop year-round marketing plans, and collaborate with property colleagues to raise the profile of our conservation work.

Qualifications

• Compliance and eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead all marketing and communications activity for the places in your portfolio.
• Create, edit, proofread, coordinate and share content for offline and online channels.
• Manage website and support social media, telling stories to engage media and visitors.
• Pursue a diverse, rewarding career in marcomms within a high-profile charity.

Skills

Organisational skills

Written & verbal comms

Team player

Fast learner

Marketing planning

Proofreading

Job description

Summary

This is an exciting role if you have marketing and communications experience and are looking to develop your career with a high-profile charitable organisation. You'll support the Oxburgh Estate and Peckover House and Garden teams, with a wide-ranging programme of events and conservation work. In this varied role, you’ll promote what we do, across the full marketing mix - through media relations, social media and web content. With your help we can share our charity work incaring for the nation’s heritage and landscapes, making them accessible to all.

What it's like to work here

We welcome flexible working and are happy to discuss a pattern that works for you.

The role is split approximately 2:1 between Oxburgh and Peckover, with a preference for being based at Oxburgh on Tuesdays for team meetings.

Whether that's across three days, four shorter days, or another arrangement, we'd love to hear what works best for you.

What you'll be doing

You’ll be on hand to offer support and advice to property colleagues and take the lead on all marketing and communications activity at the places in your portfolio. You'll be planning, creating, editing, proof-reading, co-ordinating, collating and sharing content for offline and online channels. You’ll work on our website and support our social media activity, sharing fascinating stories about the work we do with the media and enticing visitors to come backseason after season. Overall, it’s a diverse and challenging role and a great step for those wanting to pursue a career in Marcomms.

Who we're looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you’re:

• organised and able to prioritise your workload and meet tight deadlines
• skilled at both written and spoken communications
• a team player, who can also work on your own initiative
• good at absorbing information quickly, and generating written content and imagery
• able to create captivating year-round marketing plans
• a skilled proof-reader.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places

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National Trust place

Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough, Kings Lynn, PE33 9PS

Documents

Senior Communications & Marketing Officer - B.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 22nd November 2026

Equal Opportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here .

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.