Digital Marketing Specialist – Maternity Cover (Part-Time)

We are looking for a flexible, creative and self-motivated person to join the small but very busy Communications and Marketing Team. If you have experience in leading complex marketing campaigns and managing social media channels, then we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will be someone who thrives on challenge, with a positive attitude, meticulous attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills. You’ll be joining a team where each day is different and often unpredictable. You’ll need to be capable of managing a large and frequently changing workload and you will work regularly with senior members of staff and councillors.

If you have the skills, knowledge, experience, and energy to help drive forward the Council’s communications, media and marketing functions in a very busy, constantly changing and fast moving environment, then we want to hear from you. This is a fixed term role for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.

Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile and Person Specification.

General Information for Applicants: For a further informal discussion, please contact Katy Tate, Senior Marketing Officer on 01325 406523 or Andy Walker, Communications and Marketing Manager on 01325 406056.

If you have any further questions regarding applying for this role or the questions and required fields within the application form, please contact the HR Support team on 01325 403217 or HR@darlington.gov.uk.

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We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We aim to interview any applicant who declares a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job.