Job Description
Are you excited about creating inspiring content that tells engaging stories on social media? Informative and appealing content and engaging social interactions are an essential part of how we inspire our visitors to visit, join and connect with us.
We have a vacancy in our South Visitor Marketing team for a Social & Content Executive. You will be an important member of the Visitor Marketing team responsible for implementing marketing campaigns through social and web channels to drive visits to our sites in London and the South East including iconic places such as Dover Castle, 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield and Eltham Palace.
You'll be responsible for managing our regional social media channels, producing engaging and creative content for them and the property pages of our website. You will also ensure all content meets core professional standards, is consistent and delivers on our brand promise to bring history to life.
In this highly collaborative role, you will develop strong working relationships with colleagues across the organisation, so it's essential that you are a good communicator and can manage several different priorities. You'll need to have a curious mind to search for the best stories as well as having a real ability to understand the motivations of the audiences you are aiming to reach.
This is a full time role on fixed term contract for 12 months with the flexibility for hybrid working between home and our offices in either London or Dover Castle. The salary is dependent on skills, experience and location. The starting salary for being based at Dover Castle is £27,509 and the starting salary for the London office is £30,565. There will also be regular travel to sites across London and the South East.
If you are a creative and motivated individual with excellent attention to detail, strong writing and communication skills (including good grammar) with experience of managing social media channels and developing content then we want to hear from you.
If you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Katie Barrie, Senior Marketing Manager South on [email protected]
Everyone is welcome at English Heritage and we are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.
We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining English Heritage, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story.
You can find out more about us and what we do here, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/ here. Meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/jobs/working-at-historic-places/.
You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.
By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our sites a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.
Benefits include:
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector;
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you another adult and up to 6 children (under 18 in the family group)
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes;
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years, with the option to buy additional leave
- Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10% which can be paid via salary exchange or salary deduction
- Flexible hours
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 29 March in London.
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