Urgently Required
Marketing Officer
Salary: £35,000 per annum.
Permanent Full Time - Monday to Friday
Office Based in Altham, Accrington
We are expanding so join us on our exiting journey:
At Prosperity Children's Services we provide care for Vulnerable children and young people across the Lancashire and Greater Manchester area. Our children and young people receive support form a team of incredible Registered Manager and Support Workers who strive to engage, motivate and Instill confidence in life skills aiming for the best possible outcomes for them. Our highly rated schools provide education for vulnerable children and young people enabling them to learn and thrive within our nuturing education establishments.
Job Summary:
Prosperity Children's Services are looking for a passionate and dynamic Marketing Officer to take the lead in the creation and execution of marketing strategies and campaigns across multiple media channels, including social media, print and digital platforms, promoting our amazing residential childcare business, our schools and our Outreach services. You will be responsible for raising our brand awareness with all internal and external stakeholders and ensuring our marketing initiatives meet with our company goals and values.
Responsibilities include:
* Take the lead in the implementation of marketing strategies
* Plan advertising and promotional campaigns for our services on a variety of media (social, print, etc)
* Liaise with stakeholders including Local Authorities to promote success of activities and enhance the company's presence
* See all ventures through to completion and evaluate their success using various metrics
* Prepare content for the publication of marketing material and oversee distribution
* Conduct market research to identify opportunities for promotion and growth
* Organise and attend marketing activities or events to raise brand awareness.
Job Purpose:
The goal is to ensure that the marketing efforts of the company add the highest value to our business.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Set up and manage all communications and marketing, ensuring high quality and creative campaigns.
* Create, coordinate and monitor social media presence (including press), maximising opportunities for impact.
* Develop and maintain excellent relationships across the range of our stakeholders.
* Support development and delivery of the Prosperity Children's Services strategic plan.
Main Duties and Responsibilities breakdown
* Manage all communications and marketing, ensuring high quality and creative campaigns.
* Create effective marketing materials for use in a range of media to meet the needs of the audience including compiling a regular newsletter, video content, leaflets and posters.
* Develop and deliver an effective communications plan for PCS.
* Create and coordinate the design of promotional material and distribute in online and offline channels.
* Monitor and coordinate social media pages and website.
* Reporting of campaigns of target groups for review by Senior Leadership Team
* Develop effective methods of advertising our services to maximise the PCS online and offline presence.
* Ensure that the brand is represented in the best possible light at all times.
* Manage a budget with no overspend.
* Be the main communications lead for the company
* Co-ordinate, create and monitor press and digital media presence, maximising opportunities for impact.
* Develop a social media marketing plan in line with the target audience.
* Support the development of the PCS and related website(s)
* Identify and implement improvements to increase the output and impact of our communications and marketing.
* Develop schedule plan to execute social media posts.
* Develop and maintain excellent relationships across the range of our stakeholders.
* Create opportunities for promoting the network via conferences, community events and peer activity.
* Write press releases and compile a PR database for the network to access.
Other duties and responsibilities
* Completion of specific tasks allocated through work plans, project plans and the business plan.
* Provision of monthly information (accurate data and informative commentary) within your areas of responsibility for performance management purpose.
Essential knowledge and skills
* Strong in Digital Content Creation tools (Such as Adobe Creative InDesign, Premier Pro), graphic design, and video editing.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experience with PPC or website CMS platforms is a plus
* Proficiency in market research and data analysis,
* Experience with digital marketing channels and social media platforms including SEO experience
* Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
* Project management skills to coordinate marketing initiatives.
* Attention to detail and organizational skills.
* Familiarity with relevant computer software and CRM systems.
Prosperity Children's Services is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of all children and young people in our care. All staff have a key role and responsibility in this area.
Other Benefits:
* 25 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays - 33 days
* Refer a friend Bonus Scheme
* Free staff meals across our offices and homes
* Paid induction
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Statutory Pension Scheme.
We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of any protected characteristic
Closing date: 23rd September 2025
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person