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It’s an exciting time to join the marketing and communications team at Eric Wright as we look to expand our service and support offering across the Group with an additional role, providing a full mix of marketing and communications activities across all eight business and at a Group level.
We are looking for a detailed and driven communicator who wants to drive our marketing and communications activities forward to deliver exceptional and exciting updates about how our businesses make a real impact to the places we live, work and socialise.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking an experienced and talented marketing and communications professional who will play a pivotal role in driving Group marketing and communications activities, ensuring consistent and engaging messaging across various platforms. Based from our newly refurbished head office in Preston, this role will focus on creating compelling content to use across a wide range of channels, managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients and partners, and enhancing the organisation’s visibility through social media, public relations, and media outreach.
The role requires:
1. A degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or related field
2. At least three years’ experience in a comparable marketing or communications role
3. Proven expertise in creating, editing and managing content across multiple formats and for multiple channels
4. Strong interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and build relationships across the organisation and externally
Here’s what you can expect when you join us:
Competitive salary
Company car or car allowance scheme - 100% electric and hybrid vehicles
Enhanced annual leave – 26 days + bank holidays, rising with service
Pension – 6.5% employer contribution to help you plan for the future
BUPA healthcare – optional scheme with 50% company contribution (family cover available)
Group income protection – 50% salary cover for up to 3 years for long-term illness
Enhanced family leave – covering maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, and more
Hybrid working – flexibility to balance time between home, office, and site
Virtual GP – 24/7 access when you need it most
Employee Assistance Programme – confidential support for you and your family
Mental health support – through the NHS-approved Thrive app
Savings scheme and recognition awards for milestones and achievements
A comprehensive wellbeing strategy focused on physical, emotional, financial, and career health
Our Ethos
Working at the Eric Wright Group of companies is truly special. Owned 100% by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose, which means that after reinvestment in the business, our profit is donated to charity via the Trust. This ownership structure provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer-term commercial and charitable strategies. Our reputation is built on our Chairman's founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted, as a result we have people, community and social value at our heart. The companies across the Group regularly collaborate to deliver outstanding results on bespoke projects for both public and private sector clients.
We are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference in communities every day.
The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its staff and clients and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check or Disclosure Scotland check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK. We are committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and fairness across all employment opportunities and service delivery. All managers and employees are expected to promote our values to ensure our workplaces and services are inclusive and accessible.
Department EWG Contract type Full time Hours 37.5 Salary Competitive Benefits Competitive salary, car or car allowance, pension, income protection, free gym on site and much more.