
Marketing and Communications Assistant
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School:
Laidlaw Schools Trust -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
Circa £24,000 per annum -
Hours:
37 hours per week -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
9th Feb 2025
Laidlaw Schools Trust (LST) are looking for a Marketing and Communications Assistant to join their in-house central marketing team.
The role will mainly be based in central Newcastle, with some travel to our schools across Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham.
The successful candidate will be confident inputting and producing impactful copy and creative to drive engagement via a variety of communications and campaigns to compliment the wider marketing strategy.
This is a multifaceted position with huge opportunities to grow with the Trust. This is a position where you will see your ideas come to life, and your input will be valued in a small in-house marketing team.
What you will do:
You will get to work on a wide variety of projects, whilst always working to lead the brand forward and raise the profile of LST. With the wider team you will plan and execute a range of local marketing projects writing high quality content for social media, print and web and use CMS system to help ensure our Trust and Academy websites remain up to date.
What you will need:
You will be highly motivated, self-driven and enthusiastic with natural determination to push innovation and originality. Excellent communication and people skills and strong willingness to learn and an enthusiastic, positive approach to work. You will have some previous experience working in a marketing team and be organised, detail-focused with the ability to deliver results within strict timeframes.
To see a full job description and person specification please see attached supporting documents.
Ideally the candidate will be able to drive and have use of their own vehicle, but this is not absolutely essential.
About Laidlaw Schools Trust:
LST is a growing multi academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in the west of Newcastle, Sunderland and Sedgefield. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools.
At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit: https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/120/benefits
For further information or a chat about the role please contact: Megan Byrne, Marketing & Communications Manager: megan.byrne@laidlawschoolstrust.com
To apply please complete our online application form here: https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Marketing_and_Communications_Assistant/274887
If you require assistance with your application please contact: recruitment@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
Closing Date: 12 noon on Sunday 9 February 2025
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 17 February 2025
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre- employment recruitment checks.
Laidlaw Schools Trust
An extraordinary multi-academy trust in the North East, teaching and inspiring children from nursery to sixth form to become active, responsible and successful global citizens.
Laidlaw Schools Trust was founded in 2008 with one secondary school in Newcastle. We now provide extraordinary education at eleven nursery, primary and secondary academies in Newcastle, Wearside and Durham, and are set to grow further. Together, we know that we can do hard things. We can transform the lives of our pupils and communities through extraordinary education. We will develop minds and build character, so that students achieve practical life skills, cultural capital as well as academic success.
https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/
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Laidlaw Schools Trust (LST) are looking for a Marketing and Communications Assistant to join their in-house central marketing team.