Marketing And Communications Assistant

Marketing and Communications Assistant
Salary: Up to £23,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh - blended working (home and office)

Closing Date: 17 March 2024
Ref: ES 1202

Do you want to develop your marketing skills in a busy and supportive environment, whilst helping people to create warmer homes, reduce their energy bills, and lower their carbon footprint? We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Assistant to join our team.
Who we are:

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.
At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs - we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.
Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• We offer an outstanding pension scheme including employer contributions of up to 9%, 11% or 13% (age-linked).
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Private BUPA insurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with service-linked increases as well as three goodwill days over the Christmas period.
• Staff wellbeing allowance of up to £25 per month / £300 per year.

Please see our website for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.
The team

• The role is based in the content team within the Marketing and Communications department.
• This position will report to the campaigns and brand manager, who is based in our Edinburgh office.
• We are collaborative - we work very closely with colleagues in different Energy Saving Trust departments, suppliers, agencies and funders.
• We are expert - we’re responsible for advising colleagues on our brand.
• We are supportive - we work closely as a team, helping make sure we achieve the best we can together.

The role

Based within our content team, you’ll provide assistance to digital, content and PR teams across the Marketing and Communications team with an additional focus on supporting campaigns and brand work.
What you’ll do

• Manage project timelines and deadlines - booking appointments, liaising with external agencies, gathering and managing feedback on creative assets from internal stakeholders.
• Write content for email newsletters and campaigns.
• Use design software to create graphics and other creative assets.
• Work with brand guidelines and developing collateral with creative agencies and internal teams.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrable organisational skills and excellent admin skills, with the ability to keep track of multiple requests, deadlines and projects at the same time.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload and multi-task.
• Experience of using the full Microsoft Office package, including diary management.
• Demonstrable attention to detail, and ability to receive, interpret and follow instructions accurately.
• Writing skills, with some experience of writing, proofing and editing accurate and engaging copy for a variety of audiences and formats.

To apply

Please click on the Apply button to apply via our recruitment portal. We will ask for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Applications close 23:59 on 17 March 2024. Interviews are intended to be held w/c 25 March.
Applications submitted via email will not be considered. In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description.
Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone. If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch. We will do our very best to support you.
Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.
We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.
Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Diversity and inclusion
Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and offer guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a role.