Marketing Communications Officer

Donkey Sanctuary

Marketing Communications Officer

We have an excellent opportunity for Marketing Communications Officer to join the team in this remote working role.

Position: 1562 Marketing Communications Officer

Location: Remote

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, 08.30-16.30, Monday-Friday.

Salary: £30,160 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date and therefore encourage early applications.

The Role

As Marketing Communications Officer, you will play a crucial role as the liaison between the sites and operations worldwide and the Communications and Digital teams. You will provide assistance, guidance and information to people and partners, working with them to raise awareness of the organisations work and its impact.

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include:

• Liaise with teams across the Sanctuary to identify and develop content for B2C and B2B audiences.
• Contribute to the creation and execution of marketing communications strategies and campaigns.
• Create, schedule, publish and promote social media assets to a variety of platforms, ensuring adherence to guidelines on messaging, imagery and brand content.
• Provide guidance and support to colleagues in operational teams to empower them to identify and share opportunities for engaging content creation.
• Be a point of contact for communications with supporters, ensuring excellent customer service.
• Be responsible for specific B2C and B2B social media accounts ensuring you work closely with the Digital team, to create imaginative and engaging content for social media pages.
• Identify and manage opportunities to work with ambassadors and influencers to engage their audiences and followers with the aims and work of the charity.

There will be the occasional requirement to be onsite at the Sidmouth location and to travel to gather content and support media opportunities in the UK.

About You

You will understand how to fully utilise all areas of communications, including social media platforms, to engage a wide range of audiences. With a creative flare and an eye for detail, you will have experience of creating a wide range of content especially for digital channels and of working with the public and be able to demonstrate excellent customer service.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding and vital role, we would love to hear from you. To apply, please complete the on-line application form, which should include your uploaded curriculum vitae

Benefits include:

• Competitive pension
• Life assurance
• 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service
• Wellbeing team
• Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes
• Long service awards
• Healthshield plan
• Free parking
• Subsidised restaurant and shop

About the Organisation

The sanctuary is one of the UK s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!

The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Digital Communications, Digital Marketing, Marketing Officer, Communications Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Digital Marketing Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.