Marketing & Communications Manager - Bruern Abbey School

UK (On-site)

£35K/yr – £40K/yrMid LevelPart time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-channel communications for a neurodivergent-school audience, balancing website, social, stories and campaigns to support admissions and family engagement.

  • Website and content ownership across newsletters, blogs, case studies and materials.
  • Social channels and parent communications aligned to admissions goals.
  • Stories, events and partnerships to drive transitions and long term engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage and update the school website, ensuring content is current, engaging and accurate.
  • Create written and visual content for newsletters, blogs, prospectuses, case studies and marketing materials.
  • Manage the school’s social media channels, planning and publishing regular content aligned with the school’s values and admissions objectives.
  • Support the development and delivery of marketing campaigns for both Prep and Senior School admissions.
  • Maintain brand consistency across all communications and materials.
  • Capture and share stories that showcase pupil success, school life and specialist provision.
  • Coordinate regular communications with parents and carers, including weekly newsletters, updates and key announcements, while managing communication channels to support effective engagement with families. Respond to queries, gather and monitor feedback, identify trends or recurring concerns, and escalate issues where appropriate. Working collaboratively with internal teams to improve the parent and carer experience and ensure feedback informs service delivery and continuous improvement.
  • Work collaboratively with school leadership and staff to ensure communications are timely, clear and supportive.
  • Develop communications and events that support smooth transition from Prep to Senior School for pupils and families.
  • Build positive relationships with families to encourage long-term engagement with the school community.

Requirements

  • Experience in marketing, communications, admissions or stakeholder engagement.
  • Experience analysing data to inform decision-making.
  • Strong written communication and content creation skills.
  • Experience managing websites and social media platforms.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Confidence working with data and producing reports or insights.
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital communication tools.

Nice to have

  • Experience within education, independent schools or SEND environments.
  • Understanding of neurodiversity and inclusive communication approaches.
  • Basic design skills using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite or similar platforms.
  • Knowledge of SEO and digital marketing analytics.
  • Experience working with CRM systems and admissions databases.
  • Experience organising events and stakeholder engagement activities.
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Bellevue Education

Founded seventeen years ago by Mark Malley, a former Headmaster, Bellevue Education is a world-class group of schools dedicated to providing the best possible education to children and students aged from 1 to 19 years. Each Bellevue school is run independently, but are united by the same values and commitments to innovation in teaching; investments in teachers, buildings and technology; and exceptional academic results as a natural outcome of a focus on instilling a lifelong love of learning. Bellevue schools are warm, happy and dynamic environments where students are encouraged to aim high, and where they will find everything they need to succeed. We are passionate about what we do, and we take great pride in helping to shape futures and inspire tomorrow's leaders. The group consists of a network of schools across the UK, and in Europe, with headquarters in central London, and provides excellent development and professional growth opportunities for our staff. We recruit the best staff and make sure that they are fully supported – our training programmes and shared best practice opportunities are unrivalled. If you are motivated by the prospect of a career in a fast growing education group, we encourage you to check out our vacancies here: http://www.blvue.com/careers/. On our LinkedIn page, you can view news and events from across the group, interesting blogs and viewpoints from Bellevue educators, and find a selection of our current vacancies.

Founded in 2003
East Molesey, England, GBR
30 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
72.7%
Direct
15.8%
Referral
6.4%
Social
3.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~30

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (13% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1