Post Overview and Purpose
Purpose of the Role
The Marketing, Events and School Experiences Coordinator is responsible for shaping how St Mark's communicates, celebrates and connects with its community.
The postholder will lead school communications, digital engagement, events, publications and educational visit coordination to ensure pupils, families and visitors experience the very best of St Mark's.
Working closely with SLT and operational teams, the role combines creativity, organisation and project management to deliver exceptional experiences and strengthen the school's reputation.
Core Focus: Marketing and Communications
Our vibrant faith-based learning community has incredible stories to share daily. You will be at the forefront of capturing and sharing these moments.
- Strategy: Deliver the school's communications and marketing plan.
- Social Media: Manage social media platforms and maintain a consistent online presence.
- Content Creation: Create engaging content including photography, reels and video.
- Planning: Develop and maintain a structured communications calendar.
- Publications: Produce newsletters and targeted communications in line with GDPR.
- Digital Presence: Maintain and update website content including statutory and promotional information.
- Analysis: Monitor engagement metrics and recommend improvements.
- Campaigns: Support pupil recruitment and admissions campaigns.
Core Focus: Events and School Experiences
You will lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of milestone moments that bring our community together, including:
- Open Days and Open Evenings
- Transition and admissions events
- Parent events and celebrations
- Performances and showcases
- Proms and Graduation ceremonies
- Whole-school events and enrichment activities
Operational Delivery Responsibilities:
- Logistics: Comprehensive event planning, scheduling, venue setup, and vendor coordination.
- Publicity: Managing promotional timelines, communications, and guest invitations.
- Media Capture: Ensuring high-quality photography and media capture are executed live during school showcases.
- Evaluation: Carrying out rigorous event reviews, budget tracking, and performance evaluations.
Core Focus: Educational Visits and Trips
- Take absolute responsibility for the complete end-to-end administration and coordination of all educational visits across the school calendar.
- End-to-End Coordination: Manage all educational visits and trips from initial operational proposal through to completion.
- Timeline Management: Keep trip leaders on schedule regarding administrative approval milestones.
- Compliance and Paperwork: Ensure all educational visits paperwork is completed accurately and submitted on time.
- Risk Assessments (RA): Coordinate and quality assure Risk Assessments and safety documentation.
- Parent Communication: Formulate parental information packs, consent trails, and localized communication plans.
- Safeguarding Metrics: Maintain precise records to verify staffing ratios, compliance parameters, and medical details are met.
- Optimisation: Develop new internal tracking systems and processes to improve efficiency across all school excursions.
Environment, Design and Commercial Activity
- Visual Identity: Maintain school branding guidelines, designing bespoke internal brochures, posters, and print publications.
- Visual Storytelling: Create engaging displays across the physical school corridors to enhance the visitor experience from the moment they cross the threshold.
- Commercial Opportunities: Promote school lettings, multi-use spaces, and community enterprise openings.
- Commercial Conversion: Act as a creative point of contact for external hire enquiries and tour bookings.
- Data Intelligence: Produce comprehensive quarterly reports evaluating data trends across communication channels, venue bookings, and trip attendances.
Personal Qualities:
- Creative, proactive, highly organised, and thoroughly dependable.
- Remains calm under pressure, positive, and forward-looking.
- Solutions-focused mindset with flexibility around key evening events and timelines.
- Natural relationship builder passionate about creating exceptional experiences.
Why Join St. Mark's?
A Unique Workplace Culture: We believe that we offer and provide an education that we are proud of, but we need our message to shine! By joining our administration team, you will become a cornerstone of our school community and will enhance the lives of everyone.
Strong Christian Ethos: Love, service, and belonging are lived daily across our whole school. We treat each other with respect.
Investment in People: This is a busy job, but we will support you in any training you require to be the best you can be.
A Welcoming Community: Our pupils are polite, engaged, and highly appreciative of the admin team.
Employee Rewards and Benefits
- Pension Scheme: Secure membership within the highly sought-after Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Employee Assistance: 24/7 access to free, completely confidential counselling and occupational health support.
- Secure Parking: Convenient, dedicated, and complimentary on-site parking spaces for staff.
- Generous Leave: You will have all of the school holidays off.
Safeguarding and Application Process
Our Safeguarding Commitment
St Mark's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check alongside all appropriate pre-employment background verification routines.
How To Apply:
We are searching for a systematic, highly driven, and creative colleague who takes absolute pride in their craftsmanship. If this sounds like your perfect opportunity, please apply via the details below.
- Application Submission: Submit forms directly to the office or by email to: [email protected]
- Supporting Statement: Ensure your statement clearly references how your background balances the creative design components with the complex administrative tracking requirements of this unique post.
