Job Description for Marketing Assistant (fixed term)

The position

Working on a wide range of school communications and activities and contributing to the
overall goals of the External Relations team.

Reports to the Director of Admissions and Marketing

Specific responsibilities of the role include:

•  Working alongside the Director of Admissions and Marketing to maintain school brand

and house style

•  Producing high quality, engaging and inspiring content across a range of formats
•  Creating marketing content to support the marketing strategy
•  Working with the Digital Content Officer to refresh, update and maintain the school

website

•  Assisting with the planning, collation and production of online and printed promotional
and advertising materials to include printed brochures, directories and membership
profiles of the school

•  Creating content to apply for school awards and accolades
•  Being an integral member of the Admissions and Marketing team, including covering

team members’ work in their absence

•  Contributing to the efficient and smooth running of the school’s administration

This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed
and may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder.

 Prior’s Field is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Experience and qualifications

Degree level qualification

Proficient and experienced user of the key components of the
MS Office Suite (training will be provided for the specialist
software)

Essential

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Proficient user of design tools such as Adobe suite, InDesign etc x

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Proven copy writing ability

High standard of written English, excellent proof-reading skills
and a strong eye for detail

Understanding of the UK independent education industry

Previous work experience in a UK independent school with a
boarding element

Knowledge of GDPR

Skills and competencies

Ability to work confidently with a wide range of internal and
external stakeholders with due regard to their potential level of
influence on the school and its operation

Ability to manage a busy workload with sometimes rapidly
shifting priorities

Strong communication skills, both oral and written, and
customer focus – excellent telephone manner

Strong organisational and planning skills

Effective time management skills and the ability to multi-task
and prioritise work

Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information and to
draft complex or sensitive emails, letters and other documents
to a professional standard

Ability to identify problems with your own and others’ work
within the school, and to correct or report these issues as
necessary

Ability to have an awareness of activities taking place across the
school to draw links and communicate and plan work
accordingly

Ability to solve problems that may significantly impact on others
and for which the correct solution is not obvious

Good work attendance record

 Personal qualities

Positive, proactive, willing, flexible, calm, reliable, reactive,
friendly, hard-working, helpful and professional in attitude

An aptitude for and acceptance of working within an
environment that has numerous interruptions, changing
workload demands and new organisational challenges

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Enthusiastic and self-motivated – will actively seek to further the
school’s best interests

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Good sense of humour

A creative mind with an ability to suggest improvements –
problem-solving skills

A passion for the transformational impact of education and an
empathy with the school’s aim and vision

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Terms of employment

Salary

•  Dependent on experience

Hours

•  15 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed)

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Term time only

Benefits

•  Catering at Prior’s Field is five star. Lunch, morning and afternoon break is available to

all staff during term time.

•  Staff have access to school facilities such as the gym and swimming pool.

•  Free on-site parking is available.

•  Eye care voucher scheme – all members of staff are eligible for a free eye test and a

contribution towards glasses required for VDU use

•  Group Private Health Care Plan – paid for by the employee, but the group plan allows us

to facilitate better rates for our staff

•  Cycle to work scheme

•  Generous contributory defined contribution pension scheme

•  Staff fee discount of 50% FTE (eligible after passing probationary period)

•  Access to 24-hour counselling helpline

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The school supports professional development and training will be provided in
specialist areas

Conditions

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The position is subject to DBS certification and satisfactory references being obtained

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