Notice: Vacancy For Marketing And Communications Officer At The Guildford Institute

Published on: 17 Jul, 2020
Updated on: 17 Jul, 2020

The Guildford Institute in Ward Street is recruiting for a marketing and communications officer.

It is a full-time position, salary in the region of £20,000 to £25,000 per annum.

The Guildford Institute in Ward Street. Picture by Michael Sleigh.

The role includes: the development of the Institute’s existing marketing tools, in addition to identifying new and prospective opportunities to promote the Institute to a wider audience. This will be achieved through the creation of marketing content and campaigns, website analysis and development, in addition to partnership building.

The post-holder will lead on marketing the Institute’s brand-new, online programme and in doing so, will increase the Institute’s digital reach.

Using the latest digital marketing techniques such as SEO and Google Analytics, and will gain a deeper insight into how to grow the Institute’s audience both within the local community and beyond.

This analysis will be used to further develop the Institute’s marketing strategy.

The post-holder will hold responsibility for ensuring that key stakeholders such as members and donors receive regular and effectual communications from the Institute.

The Guildford Institute is a membership organisation and community hub providing a wide range of activities to residents of Guildford and the surrounding areas.

On offer is an eclectic programme of events, room hire facilities, and a library complete with a historic archive.

The Institute has operated from its Grade II listed premises for 128 years and while the building is currently closed as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, it has continued to run many of its educational activities online.

Some of the key benefits of working at the Institute include:

The post-holder will work within a small, friendly team environment.

A varied job role that provides opportunities for development and plenty of scope for original ideas and input.

Ability to interact with a vast number of local community members.

Generous annual leave allowance.

Central Guildford Location.

The Guildford Institute in Ward Street.

Applicants should have: Previous marketing and communications experience.

Excellent design skills to enable the creation of attractive publicity content.

Understanding of SEO and Google Analytics.

Experience of using social media for business.

Experience of audience growth.

A passion for and commitment to the aims and the work of the Institute.

A flexible, adaptable approach.

Interviews will be on Wednesday, August 12.

The Guildford Institute invites applications with an up-to-date CV and cover letter describing how the applicant’s skills and experience match its requirements.

It requests that the CV includes current salary information.

Click here to apply via CharityJob website.