Venue Marketing Lead

Somerset County Cricket Club; Taunton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent sports organization in Taunton is seeking a Venue Marketing Lead to spearhead marketing strategies that enhance awareness and revenue across events, hospitality, and conferencing. The ideal candidate will possess substantial marketing experience, exceptional communication skills, and expertise in digital campaign management. This full-time role includes developing marketing plans, managing social media engagement, and collaborating with internal and external teams. A competitive salary of £28,000 - £33,000 per annum is offered, alongside health benefits and continuous professional development.

Benefits

Health benefits

Employee assistance programme

Continued professional development support

Free parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in marketing, communications, or brand management.
• Strong background in delivering integrated campaigns across multiple channels.
• Ability to manage social media and influencer partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of marketing strategies for events.
• Analyse performance data to optimize marketing spending.
• Collaborate with teams to promote events and improve brand visibility.

Skills

Marketing experience

Communication skills

Digital campaign management

Social media management

Analytical abilities

Tools

CRM tools

CMS tools

PPC tools

SEO tools

Job description

Job Title: Venue Marketing Lead

Reports to: Head of Digital and Marketing

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: Min 40 hours per week to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required

Salary: £28,000 - £33,000 per annum

Location: The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Closing date: 31 December 2025

The Role

A new, exciting opportunity has arisen for a Venue Marketing Lead to join our Digital and Marketing Team!

The main purpose of this role is to lead the development and execution of marketing strategies that drive awareness, revenue, and engagement across our events, hospitality, and conferencing portfolio.

You will develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies and campaigns aimed at increasing bookings, attendance, and brand visibility. This includes creating annual marketing plans, analysing performance data to optimise spending and reach, and managing content creation across digital, print, and social platforms to ensure brand consistency and effective storytelling. Additionally, you will oversee digital marketing such as website performance, SEO, PPC, and social media strategies, as well as managing customer relationship campaigns to enhance retention and upselling.

Furthermore, you’ll build relationships with influencers and brand ambassadors to expand reach and foster authentic advocacy, alongside developing and managing influencer marketing strategies. You will collaborate with internal teams and external agencies to promote events, hospitality services, and venue hiring through targeted messaging and promotional materials. Additionally, you will support event management, from planning and logistics to post-event analysis, ensuring seamless operations and continuous improvement, all while maintaining high-quality communication and acting as a brand ambassador.

About You

Amongst other essential criteria, you will have proven experience in marketing, communications, or brand management, with a strong background in delivering integrated campaigns across digital, social, email, and traditional channels. You’ll have sector-specific experience in events, hospitality, conferencing, or related industries, along with expertise in managing social media, influencer partnerships, and marketing automation tools such as CRM, CMS, PPC, and SEO. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to create compelling content and stories are essential, as well as strong organisational and analytical abilities.

To thrive in this role, you are innovative, proactive, and highly motivated, with confidence and the ability to inspire others. You will be detail‑oriented, open‑minded, and passionate about continuous improvement, demonstrating resilience, adaptability, and a collaborative approach. You’ll be capable of managing multiple projects, driving results, and building positive relationships through effective negotiation and influence, all while maintaining a focus on quality and accountability.

You will need to be eligible to work in the UK.
In return, you'll be joining a team who values everyone's contribution. You'll receive a competitive salary, access to health benefits and employee assistance programme, continued professional development support, free parking and more.

For the full list of responsibilities and criteria for the role, please download the job description here: Venue Marketing Lead - Job Description

You will need to refer to the job description within your application to show how you meet the essential criteria. You will also notice our Club competencies are detailed on the job description, along with the proficiency levels for the role. To understand these more, please download our competencies framework here: SCCC Competency Framework

To learn more about us as a Club, our purpose, vision and values, please click this link: SCCC

How To Apply

If you are interested in this position, simply complete our application form below - we use fair and safe recruitment methods therefore we don't review CVs as part of our selection process. Please provide as much detail as possible in your application responses as this is how we select candidates for the next stage of the process. For more information and support, please read our Application Guidance.

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Selected candidates will be invited to a first stage interview via Microsoft Teams on the w/c 05 January 2026.

Further shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second stage interview, to be held face to face at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on the w/c 12 January 2026.