Job description
Salary: £33,000-£35,000 (dependent on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Required as soon as possible
If you are a creative and dynamic marketing and communications professional, with experience of planning, producing and publishing written and visual content across websites and social media, this is an exciting opportunity to join our team and amplify the collective voices of one of the best schools in the country.
Wimbledon High School regularly features in the top twenty for academic results and has won awards for innovation in its curriculum and its use of technology in the classroom. At the centre of our approach is outstanding pastoral care – our overriding aim is for each student to feel known and able to shine; this role will highlight the achievements of individuals as well as the strong community that supports them.
You will be joining a fun and fast-paced environment; capturing the vibrancy of lessons and co-curricular activity and working alongside a range of colleagues, from teachers to fellow support staff, both within school and across the 25 schools of the Girls’ Day School Trust. Your work will be for our external and internal audiences, keeping current families informed and attracting new ones to choose Wimbledon as their preferred option, whether for Reception, Year 7 or Year 12 entry. The role has overall responsibility for the on-going development of the school website.
With proven experience in digital marketing, you will be adept at creating engaging content and developing digital campaigns. You will be a confident writer and communicator, able to turn around stories and ideas quickly. You will be responsible for ensuring the consistent presentation of the Wimbledon High School brand across all our digital communication channels including email, website and social media platforms. You should be a proficient user of CMS, Adobe Creative Cloud and, Photoshop and possess experience of SEO, Google Analytics (GA4), Google Ad words and paid social media campaigns.
This is a full-time permanent position, starting as soon as possible. The hours of work are 8.30am to 4.30pm, although attendance at events will require some flexi working - evening and/or weekend hours.
About the School
One of London’s top day schools, Wimbledon High School is a highly academic school for girls aged 4 to 18, located in the heart of Wimbledon, less than 20 minutes from central London. Our motivated students are challenged to believe in themselves within a stimulating environment and there is a ‘can-do’ attitude throughout the school, with girls involved in all sorts of clubs and activities.
Benefits
As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and to apply for this position please click the apply button.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening including online searches will apply to this post.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £33,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person