Marketing and Communications Executive
Marketing and Communications Executive
Location: Covent Garden, London, with opportunity for hybrid working
Salary: Up to £37,000 per annum, dependent on experience
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional evenings and weekends
About the role
City Lit is seeking a passionate and creative Marketing and Communications Executive.
Work as a key member of the marketing team. You will plan, coordinate and deliver social media activity that engages target audience segments and supports City Lit’s strategic goals. You will take responsibility for managing social media channels, video and blog content, ensuring a consistent and compelling presence across platforms.
You will collaborate closely with teams across the organisation to create engaging and inspirational content that showcases City Lit’s students, staff, courses, events and areas of expertise. This includes developing and producing high-quality video content to enhance our social media strategy and strengthen audience engagement.
You will actively manage social media communities by posting content and responding to engagement in line with brand guidelines and business objectives, and you will support the Head of PR & Communications in the ongoing development and delivery of the overall social media strategy.
City Lit is London's largest provider of learning for adults, inspiring over 30,000 students a year and offering more than 5,000 courses, online and face-to-face. As a leader in our field, who have been rated as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, we have a century’s reputation for delivering the highest quality student experience. Partnering with community organisations across London, we deliver bespoke projects that support individuals and communities.
About the applicant:
To be considered, please submit your CV and a covering letter, detailing your skills and experience. The ideal candidate will:
- First-class English-writing skill in a variety of contexts, professional, social and creative (essential).
- Extensive social media, video and blogging experience, either in a personal or professional capacity (essential).
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (Marketing, Communications, Social Sciences, Humanities or Visual Design).
- A passion for social media.
- Working knowledge of an image and video editing software (We use Photoshop and Premier Pro).
- Working knowledge of html for editing and formatting web content.
Our generous rewards and benefits are numerous and wide-ranging, including flexible working, generous course discounts that include friends and family, our pension scheme plus life assurance and enhanced Family Friendly leave. There’s also a season ticket loan programme, entitlement to access the student discounts programme (Totum) and other discounted retail platforms. Alongside these we all offer a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme to support our staff as well as access to an online or over the phone GP service.
Sited in London’s creative community of Covent Garden, City Lit is a thriving hub of learning and opportunity with a palpable sense of purpose and identity and a culture of equality and inclusivity. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented these include applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those who have a disability and the LGBTQI+ community. We provide a professional and supportive community that blends teaching and learning to deliver endless possibilities.
For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description.
Closing Date: 29 April 2026 at 23:59.
Interview Dates: week commencing 27th April and week commencing 4 May 2026.
We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a high volume of applications.