Wigan Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Salary: Grade 8, £33,945 - £38,223 per annum.
37 hours per week
Temporary until June 2025
Your role:
The role of marketing officer will support the efficient and effective provision of a first-class marketing service on behalf of the council’s leisure and wellbeing service; Be Well. The successful candidate will deliver integrated marketing plans and campaigns in partnership with the service manager based on the operational strategy and commercial objectives.
The overarching aim is to encourage residents to lead active and healthy lifestyles by utilising the Be Well Leisure Centres and promoting the wellbeing services available across the borough and further afield. You will also be responsible for the ongoing marketing activity promoting our Be Well Outdoors offer and support the launch of the new web presence working with internal and external colleagues.
About you:
You will be passionate about promoting leisure and wellbeing services and determined to support commercial targets. You will be educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or have an equivalent level of work experience. The ideal candidate will be creative, energetic and strategic to ensure campaign objectives are met.
You will be part of an award-winning PR team which strives to be the very best. You will be supported with professional development in order to enhance your skills and experience personally and those of the team. You will be part of a vibrant, exciting and fun atmosphere in which no two days are the same and will be working on the biggest issues which matter most to both the council and most importantly our residents.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For informal discussions contact Katy Wilson on 07827257848
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Interview dates: Thursday 4th April and Friday 5th April 2024