Communications & Marketing Manager

The Role

Pontefract Academies Trust are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to join our central team in the role of Communications and Marketing Manager. Reporting to the Director of People & Culture, the successful candidate will be a strategic-thinking, hands on individual, whose talents sit in communications and marketing.

This role represents an exciting opportunity to be part of something special, developing and supporting our multi academy trust and playing a significant role in delivering our stakeholder engagement strategy, brand management, internal and digital engagement, internal communications, media relations and external communications.

As the Communications and Marketing Manager, you will be the lead for strategic development and practical implementation of an integrated Communications and Marketing strategy for the Trust and its family of schools. You will be required to utilise extensive specialist skills and expertise to lead the direction of communications and marketing across the Trust, implementing innovative and creative strategies to raise the profile of the organisation and make notable impact on areas such as staff and pupil recruitment.

A key aspect of this role will be the delivery of a clear, simple and accessible internal communications whilst also supporting our schools to deliver their marketing strategies through the design and creation of collateral and management of events.

This is a key role as the Trust moves to the next phase in its life cycle. We are looking for someone with experience of working on effective, creative, and inspiring online and offline strategies, from brief to execution and evaluation, as well as experience of delivering internal communications and events management.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and proactively with a diverse group of stakeholders, and in partnership with external agencies. You will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks including the design and production of marketing materials, writing copy for print and digital channels, helping to grow our social media channels, updating our websites, supporting events and helping us to deliver key campaigns and initiatives.

We are looking for someone with experience of working on effective, creative and inspiring on and offline marketing campaigns, from brief to execution and evaluation. Applicants must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative and the ability to communicate clearly with a diverse client group.

Please click here to access the Trust's Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025.

We are hosting a virtual coffee morning for prospective candidates to meet some of our team and ask any questions you may have about the role or our Trust. To book a timeslot, please click here.

If you are unable to make these dates but would still like a discussion regarding this role, please contact Pam Hewitt, Director of People and Culture, via email at recruitment@patrust.org.uk.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a strong and supportive benefits package which includes:

• Excellent pension schemes with generous employer contributions.


• A Comprehensive Wellbeing Programme with 24.7 access including physiotherapy, virtual GP appointments, fitness advice and counselling.


• Generous annual leave entitlements increasing over time.


• Supportive family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance.


• Cycle to work schemes


• Affiliated discounts at 100s of retailers


Plus, many more!

Next Steps

To apply for this vacancy please submit your application form via our Face-Ed system using the following link: https://www.pontefractacademiestrust.org.uk/vacancies before the closing date of Monday 8th July 2024 at 10am.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from everyone. Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and pre-employment checks (including online checks). Shortlisted applicants will also be asked to provide criminal conviction information.

This is a key role as the Trust moves to the next phase in its life cycle. We are looking for someone with experience of working on effective, creative, and inspiring online and offline strategies, from brief to execution and evaluation, as well as experience of delivering internal communications and events management.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and proactively with a diverse group of stakeholders, and in partnership with external agencies. You will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks including the design and production of marketing materials, writing copy for print and digital channels, helping to grow our social media channels, updating our websites, supporting events and helping us to deliver key campaigns and initiatives.

We are looking for someone with experience of working on effective, creative and inspiring on and offline marketing campaigns, from brief to execution and evaluation. Applicants must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative and the ability to communicate clearly with a diverse client group.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a strong and supportive benefits package which includes:


• Excellent pension schemes with generous employer contributions.


• A Comprehensive Wellbeing Programme with 24.7 access including physiotherapy, virtual GP appointments, fitness advice and counselling.


• Generous annual leave entitlements increasing over time.


• Supportive family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance.


• Cycle to work schemes


• Affiliated discounts at 100s of retailers