Responsibilities

• Team coordination and project support: Coordinate activity across the Marketing & PR Team, helping to ensure that projects, campaigns and requests are appropriately planned, prioritised and delivered. Act as a key point of contact between academies, central teams and the relevant Marketing & PR specialist. Support the Head of Marketing & PR and specialist colleagues with the coordination and delivery of Trust-wide projects, campaigns and communications activity. Manage agreed projects and workstreams independently, maintaining clear actions, timelines and deadlines. Identify dependencies, potential issues and competing priorities, escalating these where appropriate. Maintain shared project plans, schedules, resources and systems to support effective team working. Provide practical support and additional capacity across the team during periods of high demand. Help to identify opportunities to improve team processes, systems and ways of working.
• Design and creative production: Create, adapt and prepare high-quality branded materials for Trust and academy communications, campaigns, events and other activities. Support the Graphic and Web Designer with the development, adaptation and production of creative assets. Produce digital and print materials using Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or equivalent design tools. Support the development and maintenance of branded templates, presentation materials and other reusable creative assets. Ensure that materials are accurate, accessible and consistent with the Trust’s brand guidelines. Coordinate the ordering, organisation and distribution of branded merchandise, printed materials and other campaign collateral. Provide practical creative support to colleagues across the Marketing & PR Team as required.
• Digital and portal support: Provide practical support to the Graphic and Web Designer in the management and development of the Trust’s portal and other internal digital platforms. Support the collection, preparation and publication of content from central teams and academies. Help colleagues to use internal digital platforms effectively, providing guidance and practical support where required. Assist with content reviews, updates, testing and the implementation of improvements. Help maintain organised digital content, assets, templates and shared resources. Support the team during the development, implementation and transition to new internal digital platforms or systems.
• Campaigns and events: Support the planning, coordination and delivery of Trust-wide and academy campaigns, including recruitment, reputation and engagement activity. Coordinate campaign materials, actions, timelines and approvals across the Marketing & PR Team and relevant stakeholders. Support the planning and delivery of Trust and academy events, including logistics, attendee information, literature, merchandise and other materials. Attend events where required, providing practical, creative and organisational support. Support the production and coordination of event and campaign content, including basic photography and short-form video where appropriate. Help to ensure that campaign and event activity is delivered consistently and in line with the Trust’s brand and communications objectives.
• Communications and digital marketing support: Support the production, adaptation and publication of content across Trust websites, social media, email, internal communications and other digital channels. Assist specialist colleagues with the preparation of content, creative assets and supporting materials for digital marketing campaigns. Support the Digital Marketing Executive with agreed campaign activity, including the coordination of assets, content and basic reporting. Assist with the preparation of communications materials, newsletters, briefings and other content as required. Provide practical support to the storytelling and PR function where required, including research, content preparation, event support and coordination. Use basic analytics, feedback and engagement data to support the review and improvement of communications and digital activity.
• Brand, resources and general support: Support the consistent application of the Trust’s brand identity across communications, campaigns, events and materials. Maintain organised systems for creative assets, templates, merchandise and other Marketing & PR resources. Keep up to date with relevant developments in marketing, communications, design, digital platforms and content production. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust, building effective relationships with academy and central teams. Contribute to a responsive, flexible and high-quality service from the Marketing & PR Team. Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the nature and level of the role.

Benefits

• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores
• 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• The opportunity to work on varied and meaningful projects across a growing Trust
• A collaborative and supportive team environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities
• The chance to make a genuine impact on the lives of young people and communities
• And More!