Communications Lead

Northampton, North Northamptonshire, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the storytelling and campaigns for a place-expansion programme with cross partner collaboration, delivering clear narratives that raise awareness and demonstrate impact to drive system change.

  • Content & campaigns: create compelling content, manage campaigns, and capture community stories with partner support.
  • Partnership enablement: build relationships across diverse communities and provide practical comms tools to move initiatives forward.
  • Insight-driven optimization: apply learnings to prioritize work across channels and prove what moves engagement and impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • You'll play a central role in shaping how we tell the story of our Sport England Place Expansion work and wider programmes. Working closely with the Marketing & Communications Manager and diverse partners, you'll develop clear, engaging communications that raise awareness, build collaboration and demonstrate impact.
  • From creating compelling content and managing campaigns to capturing community stories and supporting partners with practical communications tools, you'll help drive system change through strong, purposeful communication.
Requirements
  • Experience in marketing and communications
  • Ability to create high-quality content for different channels and audiences
  • Organised, collaborative and confident, skilled at building relationships across diverse partners and communities
  • Manage competing priorities and use insight to evaluate what works
  • Strong written, verbal and visual skills
  • Good understanding of social media and digital engagement
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Northamptonshire Sport

We are Northamptonshire’s leading physical activity, health and wellbeing charity. As one of 43 Active Partnerships across England, we collaborate with local partners to create the conditions for a more active county, using the power of sport and physical activity to change lives in Northamptonshire. Our charity is passionate about helping people to lead more active lifestyles and the benefits they bring.

Founded in 2001
Northampton, England, GBR
38 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.5%
Direct
34.8%
Referral
7.1%
Social
4.3%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~38

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (3% of company)