Boundary Oak School

Post title: Marketing and Admissions Assistant Line manager: Head of Marketing, PR and Admissions Contract: Full-Time (8.30am to 5.30pm term time, 10am to 3pm in school holidays)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an organised, efficient and enthusiastic marketer with digital media and creative skills. You will play a key role in the effective delivery of marketing and admissions in an exceptional school with a warm community atmosphere.

Main purpose of the job:

To support the Head of Marketing and Admissions, assisting with a range of initiatives and campaigns to inform, engage, recruit and retain pupils from Pre-School through to Senior School across the UK and overseas.

This will include online and digital marketing, events, media relations, production of publications, newsletters, maintaining the school website and marketing and admissions databases.

Specific Skills, Responsibilities and Requirements:

Marketing:

• The successful candidate will be a professional marketer with excellent digital marketing skills including website development, video marketing, SEO (technical seo and content marketing) and social media marketing.

• Graphic design skills are also preferable with knowledge of Creative Suite including InDesign.

• To assist in writing copy for press, literature and website. • Updating information on the website and keeping a close eye on content. • Actively promote the school via the school’s various social media channels. • School photography; be a keen and competent photographer and photo editor. • Set up displays; attend schools and events for school recruitment. • To foster a high and unified standard for all customer facing and public material. • Demonstrable knowledge of managing effective social and digital media channels

and campaigns. • To collate content and produce the weekly newsletter using InDesign • To design and produce event programmes, certificates, information sheets and other

marketing collateral • Experienced copywriter; able to write for a B2C audience across various platforms

and media. You will also have excellent written communication and proof reading skills.

• To assist with sourcing appropriate branded products for marketing purposes. • Previous experience in the education sector is not essential.

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Admissions and office support:

• To assist with the pupil admissions process at Boundary Oak School. • To accurately input admissions data into the school’s database and maintain the

admissions database. • To help to co-ordinate school visits, pupil taster days, induction days and admissions

enquiries. • To reconcile data and information generated by the MIS system. • To maintain pupil records and files to audit standards. • To undertake general office administration tasks as required.

Behaviour and Safety

• Maintain good relationships with pupils and staff • Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young

people within the school, raising any concerns following school protocol/procedures

Team working and collaboration

• Participate in any relevant meetings/professional development opportunities at the school

• Work as a team member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues and sharing the development of effective practice with them

• Work collaboratively with others to develop effective professional relationships • Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regard to pupils’ achievements and

well-being using school systems/processes as appropriate • Communicate and co-operate with relevant external bodies • Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school

Professional development

• Regularly review the effectiveness of your work and its impact on the Marketing and Admissions department, refining your approaches where necessary responding to advice and feedback from colleagues

• Be responsible for improving your performance through participating fully in training and development opportunities identified by the school or as developed as an outcome of your appraisal

• Proactively participate with arrangements made in accordance with the Appraisal Regulations 2014

• Perform any reasonable duties and extracurricular activities as requested by the Headteacher or Head of Marketing and Admissions.

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Note

This job description is not your contract of employment or any part of it. It has been prepared only for the purpose of school organisation and may change either as your contract changes or as the organisation of the school is changed. Nothing will be changed without consultation.

Qualifications

A relevant Marketing or Media Degree is preferable

Benefits include 25 days holiday (to be taken during term time where possible), shorter working hours during school holidays, use of school facilities including the swimming pool, pension scheme.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.