Communications & Marketing Consultant

Summary We have an exciting opportunity for a brilliant communications and marketing professional to encourage supporters to visit, join, donate and volunteer, and to promote a much-loved charity. We’re for everyone, for ever, and we really mean that. We want everyone to feel welcome and enjoy access to our places in ways that are relevant to them. What it's like to work here You’ll be part of the Trust’s internal consultancy: a flexible resource of specialist skills, talent, and expertise. As one of a multidisciplinary team of experts, including curators, fundraisers, building surveyors and project managers, you’ll be working with others to help make things happen. Your contractual place of work will be the National Trust Regional office at Lanhydrock in Cornwall. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week. What you'll be doing You’ll be part of our regional communications and marketing team, helping to achieve the aims of our strategy, supporting National Trust places and working closely with local teams in Cornwall and the Tamar Valley, including Lanhydrock, Cotehele and the beautiful estate at Trelissick. You may also be required to work in other places in the South West as needs and opportunities arise. You’ll be creating content on a range of channels to help bring Trust places to life for everyone. You'll be leading and inspiring colleagues based in local teams, coaching, and mentoring them to improve their communications and marketing skills, knowledge and confidence. Your work will spark conversations, provide compelling reasons to visit and raise awareness and understanding of the Trust’s cause and work. You'll thrive on the challenge of balancing competing demands. You will work with the media on reactive communications as needed, and be on a rota for some out of hours work You’ll work collaboratively with communications and marketing teams right across the Trust, making sure plans are integrated, creating content for owned, earned and paid channels and evaluating the impact of your work. Who we're looking for We’d love to hear from you if you’re: experienced in creating communications and marketing plans within a region or business area, and achieving their targets familiar with using a web content management system and search engine optimisation a proficient expert in communications and marketing a skilled communicator, who can build strong relationships within diverse teams, both internally and externally a flexible thinker and problem-solver, skilled at negotiating and building productive networks, and confident in using your expertise to influence decisions proactive and organised, with experience of managing projects and a talent for multi-tasking and getting things done, strongly focused on detail, quality, cost and time a leader for inclusion, who finds ways to create an inclusive culture. The package The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. •Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary •Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) •Rental deposit loan scheme •Season ticket loan •EV car lease scheme •Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts •Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. •Flexible working whenever possible •Employee assistance programme •Free parking at most Trust places Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.

Location: Bodmin, GB

Posted Date: 3/12/2025