Marketing Assistant

This role is crucial to the successful recruitment of students at Crosfields School. Reporting directly to the Marketing Manager, the postholder will cover all areas of the school from Nursery to Year 11. Responsibilities includes event management, printed collateral and management of key printed materials. 

Key responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support for marketing in support of pupil recruitment

• Assist with preparations for events, such as Open Mornings, assessments, taster days, new pupils day and other marketing events

• Ensure marketing briefs are prepared for SLT for all marketing events 

• Attend events with the Marketing and Admissions team and help with logistics some of which may be out of hours during evenings or weekends 

• Work with the Digital Coordinator to help advertise school events including internal and recruitment activities 

• Assist with the production and distribution of printed marketing materials 

• Photography at events and activities 

• Keep parental photography permissions up to date

• Oversee school marketing property and equipment, ensuring that the school’s image banks are up to date and effectively communicates the school’s value proposition

• Liaise with approved suppliers for marketing collateral and digital requirements 

• Draft and collate copy for marketing materials including prospectus, parent handbooks, flyers and adverts

• Update internal and external notice boards 

• Ensure all prospectus packs are up to date, current and are ready to be strategically placed throughout the school 

• Take responsibility for stock management of prospectus and other key printed materials.

• Undertake other duties of an appropriate level and nature as and when requested by the Marketing Manager, Director of External Relations, Headmaster or other members of the SLT. 

Experience and skills:

The Marketing Assistant will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of developing marketing collateral 

• Excellent general administration skills 

• Interest in photography and videography 

• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects simultaneously 

• Friendly and personable 

• Track record of organising marketing events 

• Creativity in producing displays and producing materials.

• Willingness to work flexibility in support of the team.

• Excellent overall level of computer skills and experience of using Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe and WordPress or similar.

The post holder is expected to support evening and weekend recruitment events.

For the right candidate, this role could be combined with the Admissions Assistant role to become a full time Marketing and Admissions Assistant position (37.5 hours).