/ JOB DESCRIPTION
Date Agreed by Line Manager: / 20-11-15
Date Agreed by HR: / 27-11-15
Updated by HR: / 23-11-15

Job Title: Senior Marketing Officer (Services)

Reporting to: Marketing Manager

Department: Marketing, Corporate Affairs

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To support the Marketing Manager to develop, implement and evaluate effective integrated marketing strategies to promote Leonard Cheshire Disability as a leading disability charity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Account manage the marketing requirements of Leonard Cheshire teams, building productive working relationships and ensuring activities are effective and meet the brand and accessibility guidelines.

·  Provide marketing support for the charity's operational support services - including care homes, supported living and support at home services - to attract clients and build relationships with local authorities, the public and other key audiences.

·  Visit Leonard Cheshire operational support services around the UK to take photos and shoot video, gather case studies, using resulting material to produce compelling marketing materials.

·  Commission quality photography, film and printed materials to support the full range of Leonard Cheshire marketing initiatives.

·  Act as a guardian of the brand identity, ensuring materials produced by the marketing team and others are in line with the brand guidelines at all times.

·  Act as a guardian of accessible information, ensuring materials produced by the marketing team and others are in line with the accessible information policy at all times.

·  Manage relationships with external agencies including brand, creative, media, print and advertising.

·  Work with the internal digital team to ensure marketing activities include digital opportunities and are in line with our digital strategy.

·  Manage internal marketing resources including an online case study / image library and merchandise range.

·  Deliver analysis and reporting on marketing initiatives, develop systems for holding all analyses centrally and for ensuring that key findings are communicated internally to support decision-making.

·  Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Requirements

·  To be educated to degree level.

·  Demonstrable experience of working as a Marketing professional

·  To have relevant experience in photography or film-making.

·  To have experience producing detailed marketing activity plans targeted at different audience groups.

·  To have experience of copywriting for different audiences, and of editing and proofreading.

·  To have experience using creative software packages, ideally Adobe Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

·  To have experience managing relationships with external agencies, including creatives.

·  To be able to manage, plan and deliver multiple projects within tight deadlines and to budget.

·  To be creative and innovative, with the confidence to challenge existing ideas and develop new proposals.

·  To be willing to work flexible hours and be away, potentially two or three nights per week, visiting Leonard Cheshire services across the UK.

·  To have a valid UK driving licence.

·  To have a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire Disability.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

·  All duties and responsibilities within this job description to be carried out in accordance with current Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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