Thames Festival Trust is an arts organisation delivering festivals, stand-alone commissions, river-based events, heritage projects and education programmes. We are looking for a part-time, fixed term, freelance Marketing Assistant to help deliver the strategic and creative objectives of the marketing team.
We have a 28-year track record of using learning, culture, and creativity to amaze, excite and inform. Our work helps bring communities together, originally around the River Thames, and now in river cities across the UK and the world.
The Trust is committed to producing excellent work and we strive to improve access and increase diversity across the Arts and Culture sector. The Marketing Assistant will work alongside the Head of Digital, Marketing & Communications to build and schedule all creative content that is delivered to our platforms and channels, as well as tracking and reporting the statistical success of this work. 50% of the role (one day per week) will be spent on statistical and administration work; with the remaining 50% (one day per week) devoted to creative development and scheduling.
More information on Totally Thames here.
Job Description
- Responsible to: Head of Digital, Marketing & Communications.
Role & Responsibilities
Administration
- Support with creation of production schedules for projects and events.
- Support with writing copy for strategic documents.
- Work with the Head of Digital, Marketing & Communications to collect data across all tools and platforms, compiling this into a digestible format for analysis.
- Label and file marketing content and documents.
Content & Digital
- Work with the Head of Digital, Marketing & Communications to create and deliver digital content to our channels.
- Produce content with a focus on marketing upcoming events.
- Produce editorial video content in London.
- Capture events for social media content.
- Schedule production and delivery of social media content across all networks with support from the Head of Digital, Marketing & Communications.
- Support website maintenance, updating content pages and social platforms.
Evaluation
- Contribute to the project evaluation process by gathering and processing feedback data from audiences, artists, and stakeholders.
- Collect accurate qualitative and quantitative data collection for projects.
- Write and submit project evaluation reports.
Other
- Undertaking other duties as may be reasonably required.
- This role requires some weekend and evening work.
Person Specification
Essential Skills
- Experience building video and photo content for social media channels and websites.
- Experience writing copy for digital content and how to optimise it for different channels and platforms.
- Design Software: Basic understanding of design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Understanding of digital platforms: Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram.
- IT literate: Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Confident communicator at all levels (email, face to face and telephone) and to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Problem solving skills with a proactive approach.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as within team.
- Ability to work flexibly, independently, and resourcefully.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, while paying close attention to detail.
- Ability to research and collate information.
Desirable Skills
- Experience delivering a marketing schedule for an artistic or charitable enterprise.
- Experience in using analytic tools such as Google Analytics and Sprout Social.
- Knowledge of and interest in the River Thames.
Terms & Conditions
- Salary/Fee: £13.85 per hour (London Living Wage)
- Contract period: Parttime, fixed term freelance role, two days a week July to October (inclusive).
- Working hours: 14 hours per week including a weekly half-day team meeting on a Tuesday afternoon in central London (Aldgate).
Location
- Thames Festival Trust is based in London.
- You will be required to attend both evening and daytime events in London.
- Thames Festival Trust operates a hybrid working pattern and the employee will be expected to work from home as well as attend weekly meetings in central London.
How to Apply
- Deadline for applications: 19th June 2025
- Interview date: 23rd June 2025
- Start date: 15th July 2025
- End Date: 28th October 2025
To apply
- Please email a covering letter (no more than one page) setting out how your experience and skills match the requirements of this role.
- Please enclose your CV.
- Please complete our optional Equal Opportunities monitoring form.
- Submit documents to: [javascript protected email address]
- For more information or questions, contact Darren Smallman (Head of Digital, Marketing and Communications) on [javascript protected email address]
Thames Festival Trust is an equal opportunities employer
We are committed to working towards a more diverse cultural sector. Our recruitment process is open to all, but we are particularly keen to hear from those from global majorities, those who self-identify as LGBTQIA+, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those who self-identify as disabled, as these groups are currently underrepresented in our teams.
Recruitment equal opps data is anonymised and used internally to identify ways to improve our process and reach the widest possible pool of candidates.
