Lead Creative Designer & Marketing Officer
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,976 to £30,653 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Salford City College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SCCG2927 |
Summary
Lead Creative Designer & Marketing Officer
Reference: SCCG2927 | Closing Date: 14/07/2025 | Interview Date: 22/07/2025
Salary: £26,976 - £30,653. Incremental progression throughout the band is available.
Contract Type: Permanent | Hours per Week: 36 | Location: Based at Pendleton Sixth Form College, working across various sites
About the Role
Salford City College Group is looking to appoint a talented and experienced Lead Creative Designer & Marketing Officer to support the development and delivery of our marketing and communications across the organisation. This is a key role that combines creative design, brand management, and digital content delivery.
The successful candidate will be responsible for producing a wide range of marketing materials across print and digital formats. They will oversee the development of engaging content for our social media channels, maintain and update the College’s website and online platforms, and ensure a consistent and professional approach to branding across all communications.
A key part of the role involves collaborating with departments across the College to promote key messages and campaigns. The postholder will also play a central role in monitoring and evaluating the performance of marketing activity and supporting the continuous improvement of campaigns. We are seeking someone with strong graphic design experience, particularly in using Adobe Creative Suite applications such as InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. The ideal candidate will also have a solid understanding of social media management and digital marketing analytics, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience of working in a fast-paced creative environment, ideally within education, is highly desirable.
If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your creative and marketing expertise in a role that makes a difference, we would be pleased to receive your application.
How to Apply
For more information and to apply for this job, please complete the registration and online application form via our website.
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please email HR@salfordcc.ac.uk.
Reason to Join Us:
• We have Generous Terms and Conditions (Sixth Form College’s Association style terms and conditions) including 40 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• We have a 2:30pm finish on Fridays, Free on-site parking and various health and wellbeing resources and benefit schemes including two Staff Wellbeing days per year.
• We offer automatic enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme with 20.70% employer pension contribution.
• Our College is an incredible community, there is a lot that staff and their families can get involved with.
• We have family friendly policies and we are happy to talk about flexible working.
• We invest in our people and offer a range of training & career opportunities for all staff as part of our Be Outstanding Development programme.
• We have an amazing Staff Benefits Package with discounts and savings for supermarkets, petrol, high-street retailers, holidays, cinemas and other leisure.
• Our shared purpose: We believe in the value of education for a successful future and we want the best for our learners and our staff.
• Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. Staff and students behave with respect, integrity and kindness.
Commitment to Safeguarding
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as part of our safeguarding commitment we undertake DBS checks as part of our pre-employment procedures on all potential new employees.
The College strives to be a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.
Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.
Reference: SCCG2927 | Closing Date: 14/07/2025 | Interview Date: 22/07/2025
Salary: £26,976 - £30,653. Incremental progression throughout the band is available.
Contract Type: Permanent | Hours per Week: 36 | Location: Based at Pendleton Sixth Form College, working across various sites
About the Role
Salford City College Group is looking to appoint a talented and experienced Lead Creative Designer & Marketing Officer to support the development and delivery of our marketing and communications across the organisation. This is a key role that combines creative design, brand management, and digital content delivery.
The successful candidate will be responsible for producing a wide range of marketing materials across print and digital formats. They will oversee the development of engaging content for our social media channels, maintain and update the College’s website and online platforms, and ensure a consistent and professional approach to branding across all communications.
A key part of the role involves collaborating with departments across the College to promote key messages and campaigns. The postholder will also play a central role in monitoring and evaluating the performance of marketing activity and supporting the continuous improvement of campaigns. We are seeking someone with strong graphic design experience, particularly in using Adobe Creative Suite applications such as InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. The ideal candidate will also have a solid understanding of social media management and digital marketing analytics, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience of working in a fast-paced creative environment, ideally within education, is highly desirable.
If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your creative and marketing expertise in a role that makes a difference, we would be pleased to receive your application.
How to Apply
For more information and to apply for this job, please complete the registration and online application form via our website.
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please email HR@salfordcc.ac.uk.
Reason to Join Us:
• We have Generous Terms and Conditions (Sixth Form College’s Association style terms and conditions) including 40 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• We have a 2:30pm finish on Fridays, Free on-site parking and various health and wellbeing resources and benefit schemes including two Staff Wellbeing days per year.
• We offer automatic enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme with 20.70% employer pension contribution.
• Our College is an incredible community, there is a lot that staff and their families can get involved with.
• We have family friendly policies and we are happy to talk about flexible working.
• We invest in our people and offer a range of training & career opportunities for all staff as part of our Be Outstanding Development programme.
• We have an amazing Staff Benefits Package with discounts and savings for supermarkets, petrol, high-street retailers, holidays, cinemas and other leisure.
• Our shared purpose: We believe in the value of education for a successful future and we want the best for our learners and our staff.
• Our core values are at the heart of everything we do. Staff and students behave with respect, integrity and kindness.
Commitment to Safeguarding
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as part of our safeguarding commitment we undertake DBS checks as part of our pre-employment procedures on all potential new employees.
The College strives to be a diverse and inclusive community and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.
Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.