Overview

The National Marine Aquarium is the UK’s premier underwater world, featuring over 4,000 stunning Ocean animals in some of the largest exhibits in the country.

Home to the Ocean Conservation Trust, the Aquarium provides an opportunity to connect first-hand with the Ocean. It offers all who visit a window to a world beneath the waves showcasing the importance of caring for our blue planet.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Marketing Officer to join our Marketing and Communications team.  You will play a key role in marketing the National Marine Aquarium and all it has to offer to maximise visitor numbers and revenue as well as supporting the marketing initiatives that develop the OCT as the leading Ocean conservation charity in the UK.

We are looking for a marketing professional with proven experience in marketing or communications.  More importantly we would like an individual with a passion for tourism with great writing skills, mastery of administration and good attention to detail.

Duties

• Help with the responsibilities of the marketing function pushing the National Marine Aquarium forward within the charity and its initiatives.
• Support and develop relationships with agencies and other key contacts.
• Write digital and editorial content including articles, blogs, promotional material and copy for a variety of media including websites, magazines, press releases, video, radio and advertising.
• Support the management and growth of the social media channels.
• Complete and carry out design briefs for marketing materials for all teams and needs e.g. Schools, Hospitality, Public Engagement.
• Help coordinate marketing activities e.g. manning sales stands, photo shoots, filming, recording, booking venues, promotional event work, ordering marketing materials and facilitating competitions.
• Employ marketing analytics techniques to gather important data (social media, web analytics, rankings etc.).
• Support the team to maintain brand integrity internally and externally.
• Assist in the organizing of promotional events and traditional or digital campaigns and attend them to facilitate their success.
• Manage the brand of the National Marine Aquarium responding to enquiries, reviews, and social media posts.
• Undertake daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality and coordination of the department’s activities including answering phone calls on the NMA hunt group.
• Research and submit new and interesting marketing ways to communicate the brands messages.
• At all times behave in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with company Health & Safety policy and the requirements of Health & Safety legislation relating to your responsibilities and to promote and act in the employer’s best interest.
• Undertake training as deemed appropriate to your role

Person Specification:

• A degree (or equivalent) in marketing, business, creative writing
• Proven experiences or years in a similar role
• Confident using Microsoft Programmes
• High standard of English and grammar
• Time management skills
• Knowledge of digital marketing programmes
• Creative mind
• Ability to learn new skills
• Ability to work independently and alongside colleagues
• Resilient
• Be accurate and have a high level of attention to detail