Marketing Officer
Colchester, Essex
£25,000 gross per annum
FULL TIME – 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK – PERMANENT
(Working hours to include regular weekends, Bank Holidays and evenings)
Join Firstsite’s creative and dedicated Marketing and Communications team!
We are looking for a proactive Marketing Officer to support the promotion Firstsite and our activities, including our exhibitions, screenings, family activities, events, and our shop, café, and venue hire offerings.
You’ll create engaging digital and print content, execute email and social campaigns, track and analyse campaign performance, and support the delivery of marketing initiatives across our vibrant venue and online platforms. This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your skills in a fast-paced, creative environment, working across a wide range of arts, culture, and commercial projects.
The Marketing Officer will report to the Marketing Manager and collaborate closely with teams across Firstsite to deliver cohesive, high-impact marketing in line with agreed strategies and audience plans.
Please see the Job Description below for more information.
Firstsite’s commitment to inclusion
We pride ourselves on being a place where your individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our objectives. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective, are important to us.
At Firstsite, we recognise that returning to work after an extended career break can be daunting. We understand and appreciate that those with experience who have taken a career break still have a wealth of experience and knowledge to offer our organisation, which helps us to achieve our business goals. We will support you to refresh your skills, develop your confidence and provide a supportive network across the organisation to help you best integrate into the working environment.
Applying with a disability
Firstsite is proud to be an inclusive employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. We aim to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum requirements of the role, and we look to anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments, as required. Please speak to your recruitment contact for more information.
How to apply for this role
To apply for the role, please send your CV and a brief covering letter that states how your experience and skills match the criteria listed in the job description criteria to HR@firstsite.uk, together with a completed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring Form.
Deadline for applications is: 5pm – Fri 9 Jan 2026
Interviews will take place: W/C 12 Jan 2026
Potential start date: W/C 26 Jan 2026