Digital Marketing Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 05 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £35,000 i £40,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | + up to 10% PRP (Profit related Pay) + Pension |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Colchester, Essex |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Colchester City Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | COLREQ01590 |
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Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Amphora is a dynamic and growing family of local-authority-owned businesses serving the communities of Colchester, North Essex and East of England. These include Amphora Connect, Amphora Helpline, and Amphora Events.
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastically creative Digital Marketing Lead to shape, implement, and continually develop our digital and social media strategy—reaching hundreds of thousands of residents, partners, and businesses every month. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident digital professional who understands social culture, can see around corners, and loves turning ideas into high-impact content.
About the Role
As our Digital Marketing Lead, you will be responsible for planning, creating, and delivering strategic and day-to-day content across all Amphora digital platforms. You will work closely with Business Managers, Communications Partners and operational teams to develop effective campaigns that grow audiences and drive engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic & Creative Delivery
Develop and deliver digital marketing plans aligned to each Amphora business strategy.
Produce engaging, platform-specific content that goes beyond standard announcements.
Maintain consistent brand voice and tone across multiple accounts and audiences.
Create and manage forward-looking social content calendars.
Campaigns & Platform Management
Schedule posts across platforms and run targeted paid activity, including Meta ads.
Translate cross-business requests into actionable briefs and campaign rollouts.
Ensure tracking tools (e.g., pixels) are implemented correctly for effective analytics.
Monitor conversations and escalate issues where needed.
Insight, Optimisation & Reporting
Analyse and report on performance, creating weekly and monthly insights.
Track trends and platform developments to continually improve output.
Provide social media training and upskilling to internal teams.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
Work closely with all Amphora Business Managers and Teams.
Support campaign development for key business areas including broadband rollout, events promotion, helpline awareness, and grounds service marketing.
Operate confidently with a variety of stakeholders and community partners.
About You
You will bring a strong mix of creativity, technical capability, and organised delivery. Ideally, you have:
Essential
Degree-level education or equivalent experience
Proven experience managing multiple social media accounts
Evidence of audience growth and analytics understanding
Expertise in social media content creation
Excellent understanding of digital platforms, trends and behaviours
Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Familiarity with analytics tools and performance measurement
Basic video and photo editing skills
Ability to think creatively and strategically
Highly organised, able to meet daily deadlines under pressure
Commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion in content and practice
Desirable
Experience in a business or multi-brand environment
Short-form video editing skills (Reels, TikTok)
Experience managing paid ads (Meta)
Working Expectations
Flexible approach to working patterns where required
Occasional early mornings, evenings, weekends or public holidays
Ability to travel across Amphora locations in Colchester
Why Join Amphora?
You’ll be joining an ambitious and forward-thinking group of businesses making a tangible difference to communities across Colchester. This role gives you:
A high degree of creative freedom
A platform to shape public-facing communication across several impactful businesses
A supportive, collaborative environment
Opportunities to innovate and introduce new ideas
How to Apply
If you’re excited about creating impactful digital content and growing the presence of a diverse group of community-focused businesses, we’d love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Louise Biggins on louise.biggins@colchesteramphora.com or call Louise on 01206 580297.
Apply now and help shape Amphora’s digital voice.
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Amphora is a dynamic and growing family of local-authority-owned businesses serving the communities of Colchester, North Essex and East of England. These include Amphora Connect, Amphora Helpline, and Amphora Events.
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastically creative Digital Marketing Lead to shape, implement, and continually develop our digital and social media strategy—reaching hundreds of thousands of residents, partners, and businesses every month. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident digital professional who understands social culture, can see around corners, and loves turning ideas into high-impact content.
About the Role
As our Digital Marketing Lead, you will be responsible for planning, creating, and delivering strategic and day-to-day content across all Amphora digital platforms. You will work closely with Business Managers, Communications Partners and operational teams to develop effective campaigns that grow audiences and drive engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic & Creative Delivery
Develop and deliver digital marketing plans aligned to each Amphora business strategy.
Produce engaging, platform-specific content that goes beyond standard announcements.
Maintain consistent brand voice and tone across multiple accounts and audiences.
Create and manage forward-looking social content calendars.
Campaigns & Platform Management
Schedule posts across platforms and run targeted paid activity, including Meta ads.
Translate cross-business requests into actionable briefs and campaign rollouts.
Ensure tracking tools (e.g., pixels) are implemented correctly for effective analytics.
Monitor conversations and escalate issues where needed.
Insight, Optimisation & Reporting
Analyse and report on performance, creating weekly and monthly insights.
Track trends and platform developments to continually improve output.
Provide social media training and upskilling to internal teams.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
Work closely with all Amphora Business Managers and Teams.
Support campaign development for key business areas including broadband rollout, events promotion, helpline awareness, and grounds service marketing.
Operate confidently with a variety of stakeholders and community partners.
About You
You will bring a strong mix of creativity, technical capability, and organised delivery. Ideally, you have:
Essential
Degree-level education or equivalent experience
Proven experience managing multiple social media accounts
Evidence of audience growth and analytics understanding
Expertise in social media content creation
Excellent understanding of digital platforms, trends and behaviours
Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Familiarity with analytics tools and performance measurement
Basic video and photo editing skills
Ability to think creatively and strategically
Highly organised, able to meet daily deadlines under pressure
Commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion in content and practice
Desirable
Experience in a business or multi-brand environment
Short-form video editing skills (Reels, TikTok)
Experience managing paid ads (Meta)
Working Expectations
Flexible approach to working patterns where required
Occasional early mornings, evenings, weekends or public holidays
Ability to travel across Amphora locations in Colchester
Why Join Amphora?
You’ll be joining an ambitious and forward-thinking group of businesses making a tangible difference to communities across Colchester. This role gives you:
A high degree of creative freedom
A platform to shape public-facing communication across several impactful businesses
A supportive, collaborative environment
Opportunities to innovate and introduce new ideas
How to Apply
If you’re excited about creating impactful digital content and growing the presence of a diverse group of community-focused businesses, we’d love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Louise Biggins on louise.biggins@colchesteramphora.com or call Louise on 01206 580297.
Apply now and help shape Amphora’s digital voice.
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