Marketing Communications Specialist

If you're an experienced marcomms all-rounder looking for a creative role where you can really make a difference - this job is for you!

Salary:

£29,552 per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

35 hours per week (full time)

Location:

Hybrid - working from home with attendance in our York HQ once a week (Wednesday)

Closing date:

07 June 2026

Interview date(s):

Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 June 2026

If you’re an experienced marcomms all-rounder looking for a creative role where you can really make a difference – this job is for you!

The role

Family Fund is recruiting a marketing communications specialist to join our busy in-house communications team and bring our messages to life. The marketing communications specialist plays a fundamental role in our ambitious plans to take our marketing and communications work to the next level.

The work is varied and no day is the same. You could be publicising our grants and services for families, supporting our fundraising campaigns, raising awareness of our research or influencing around our policy and public affairs priorities. You’ll work with different internal clients across multiple projects- giving scope to show off your creative flair and top-class writing skills.

Best of all, you’ll be doing work that really matters – helping Family Fund to achieve its mission and make a real difference to the lives of families with disabled children.

About you

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be a great all-rounder – someone who can work across the full channel mix. Your background can be in-house or agency. We’re looking for a comms and marketing professional with a track-record in delivering news stories, campaigns and wider content with real impact.

About us

Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.

We are a values-based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here and see how our staff display our values every day.

We commit to inclusion, equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.

How to apply

When you’re ready to apply, complete the online application and submit a CV and a covering letter. Your letter will need to explain what skills, experience and qualities you would bring to the team.

For more information, please read and download the job description.

The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a requirement to undergo a basic level DBS criminal record check, right to work check and employment history verification.