Marketing Assistant

Title of Role: Marketing Assistant Responsible to: Marketing Manager Salary: £12.21–£12.72 per hour Work based benefits: Company laptop; 28 days’ holiday (inc. bank holidays) + 1 Wellbeing Day; structured CPD with access to industry‑recognised qualifications; expenses & mileage support; supportive, developmental culture. Work pattern: up to 32 hours per week. 52 weeks a year based across multiple sites in the South East, with remote working also available. JOB PURPOSE Create engaging, high quality content that elevates the Sports Connect brand across online channels and in person events. You’ll develop and deliver campaigns that grow our audience, strengthen brand identity, drive programme participation, and support sales and promotion of our Pro Perform clothing and accessories range. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES •Content creation: Lead on creating and editing multi‑format content (social graphics, short‑form video, photography, podcasts, blogs) for online and offline use. •Social media management: Plan, post and optimise content across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Track trends and audience behaviour to inform campaigns. •Campaign delivery: Run integrated campaigns (organic and paid, where applicable) that increase reach, engagement, sign‑ups and conversions, reporting against agreed KPIs. •Brand & PR: Build awareness and consistency of brand voice and visuals; support media/PR opportunities and community storytelling. •Pro Perform promotion: Coordinate marketing for the Pro Perform product line content, product features, promotions, and event‑based displays. •Events & outreach: Represent Sports Connect at careers fairs, community and networking events, capturing content and promoting services and Pro Perform products at various sites, locations and sessions across the county •Website & SEO: Contribute to design, User Experience, content updates and SEO improvements on our WordPress site. •Reputation & reviews: Encourage and amplify positive feedback, testimonials and online reviews to support acquisition and retention. •Collaboration: Work closely with the operational delivery team and senior leaders to implement the marketing strategy and support event coordination. •General: Any other duties as reasonably directed by the Marketing Manager, senior leadership or board.