Marketing Officer

Marketing Officer
York or Burgess Hill
Up to £28,000 per annum
Hybrid Working
We are looking for a creative, collaborative and organised individual to join us at Brainkind to help us support people to thrive after brain injury. You will work to support the effective running of the Marketing and Communications team, helping us to create high quality branded materials, communicate effectively with our key audiences and raise our profile.
You’ll help us to develop and implement plans, manage the processes that ensure we can work well and make sure our brand is consistent and effective.
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more - to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly enthusiastic about the jobs they do - you will find a dedicated team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to support the development and implementation of marketing plans for Brainkind and our local services.
- Produce engaging content for both online and offline audiences, including internal communications, case studies, social media content and web copy.
- Help us to maintain our catalogue of branded materials, working with designers to update them as required.
- Work with external partners, including designers, printers and distribution organisations.
- Provide a first point of contact for Operations colleagues, and others, requiring marketing support, analysing need and responding appropriately, and managing briefs
- Maintain documentation, including consents and approvals and the organisation’s image library.
- Work with the Fundraising team to develop materials to support fundraising campaigns.
- Support the team to manage Brainkind’s brand identity.
- Work with communications colleagues to ensure there is a consistent delivery of messages across all channels.
- Working with the recruitment team and the Digital Communications Manager to run recruitment campaigns.
- Working with the Digital Communications Manager to schedule social media content, and to measure the success of content and campaigns.
- Support with events, ensuring colleagues have the materials they need and attending where appropriate.

ABOUT YOU
- At least two years’ experience working within a marketing and communications team.
- A good understanding of social media channels, and how to create engaging content.
- Experience of using digital design software, including Canva or the Adobe Suite.
- Experience of commissioning agencies.
- Good copywriting skills, and the ability to tailor content for different audiences.
- Excellent organisational skills, and the ability to plan effectively.
- Ability to think creatively and come up with solutions to problems.
- An enthusiastic and flexible approach: able to work closely and adaptively with the immediate team and collaboratively across the entire organisation.
- Strong work ethic with the ability to manage multiple priorities against tight deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

BENEFITS INCLUDE
- A competitive salary of up to £28,000 per annum
- 38 Days annual leave per year
- Group life assurance.
- Eye voucher scheme
- Company Pension
- Long service and staff awards
- Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted eating out and shopping.
- Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.