The Blandford School
Marketing Officer
37 hours per week
Required as soon as possible
Term time only, plus 5 inset days and 2 public examination results days in August.
Permanent
Salary Grade 8 (£13.69 per hour) – Actual salary £23,644 (FTE £26,421)
The Blandford School is a successful school with high aspirations for our students. With outstanding facilities, and inspirational and dedicated staff, we seek to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic Marketing Officer
We are currently recruiting for an experienced professional to join our school to support marketing and communications activities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and organisational ability are essential, as are exceptional people skills. The successful candidate will have experience in managing social media networks for communications and marketing purposes and developing copy for press, online and printed media. A recognised qualification in marketing would be an advantage.
Key responsibilities
1. To fully understand and enthusiastically communicate the good work, news and developments within our school. Ensuring news is communicated with consistency and via the most effective channels to all stakeholders, including prospective and current parents, staff, pupils and the wider community.
2. To support the development and delivery of the school’s annual marketing plan to ensure we are attracting new students and enhancing our reputation.
3. To share our school values and ensure a consistent visual identity in all communications.
4. To form close working relationships with staff to best understand and promote the school.
5. To develop school content for the website and manage our social media channels.
6. To encourage all staff to play an active role in promoting the school.
7. To complete administrative duties as required.
We welcome potential applicants visiting the school in advance of making an application.