Marketing and Communications Assistant

Marketing and Communications Assistant

Full Time 37 hours per week

£16,338.63 per annum  

Are you looking for your next move? Want more responsibility and a chance to work in a fast paced environment? An opportunity has arisen to join our Fundraising, Marketing and Communications team at Vista House in Leicester. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking marketing professional to join the team.

Working for Vista means you will be working for one of the oldest and largest local charities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We’ve been working with people with sight loss and their families for over 150 years, providing support to over 12,500 children and adults with sight loss.

Working in our small team the role is varied and diverse, and you will have an opportunity to work across all areas of Marketing and Communications.

As a Marketing Assistant you will be required to work 37 hours per week flexibly Monday – Friday, including additional hours from time to time to meet the needs of the job, and some unsocial hours working. Job share opportunities will be considered for this post. 

Requirements

• To assist in the maintenance and development of Vista’s website, sourcing, writing, editing and uploading content as required
• To assist with the development and production of all Vista’s marketing and publicity materials, using InDesign software package.
• To write and issue press releases on behalf of Vista
• To regularly update social media and help to develop our social media strategy
• To build up a database of local media contacts and regularly communicate with them
• Be an active member of the Fundraising and Marketing team, attending and contributing to regular team meetings and providing marketing support for fundraising activity as appropriate
• To support internal communications activities, including putting together organisational newsletters and updates  
• To support external communications activities, contributing to and producing external newsletters
• To design and produce of all Vista’s marketing and publicity materials
• To assist the Marketing and Communications Manager in other tasks as required

Closing date: Monday 2^nd July 2018 – Noon

Interviews: Monday 9^th July 2018

If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume you have regrettably not been selected for interview on this occasion. 

The salary for this role includes a market allowance that is reviewed on a fixed 2-yearly basis.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS.