Marketing Officer (Maternity Cover)

Location: Hybrid between Richmond, London and homebased

Contract: 7 week fixed-term contract (15 to 22.5 hours per week)

Salary: £17 per hour

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is the UK’s longest established and most respected higher education institution and thought-leader in nutritional therapy and lifestyle sciences. This is an exciting time at the Institute as we look to grow and launch new programmes & awards.

We are looking for a qualified, proactive marketing professional to coordinate and develop our marketing activities. Working within our communications team, you will create and deliver engaging content across multiple channels, manage social media activity, run advertising campaigns, and help optimise our website and CRM systems.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone early in their marketing career or an experienced professional seeking to broaden their skills across diverse communications channels. You’ll need a keen interest in health and nutrition, strong creative instincts, and the versatility to move seamlessly from developing an advertising campaign to producing a promotional email or reporting on CRM performance.

You will come with:

• An ability to work at pace and demonstrate initiative
• An understanding of/interest in nutritional therapy or nutrition and wellbeing
• A sense of fun with a strong professional ethic and the ability to get things done
• Copywriting skills and ability to repurpose content for SEO, websites and social media
• Understanding of how to optimise the UX/UI of websites
• Understanding of marketing best practice
• An attention to detail and ability to proof content on-screen
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent individual and group communication skills
• Initiative and the ability to work as part of a team and to lead on projects when required
• A good eye for design
• Knowledge of ASA guidelines
• Knowledge of media law
• The ability to work onsite at our office in Richmond as and when required

We offer:

• A friendly, inclusive, and values-driven working culture
• Employee assistance programme (for you and your family)
• A fun working environment with socials throughout the year
• Flexible approach to home working
• Learning and development opportunities
• Free nutritional therapy consultations with a Student Nutritional Therapist (for you, your family, and friends)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme

Recruitment timeline: Applications will close midnight on Tuesday 2nd June 2026.

We are committed to being an inclusive and accessible employer. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please email us at jobs@ion.ac.uk with the email subject "Accommodation Needed". Our team will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is an independent educational charity, registered company number 2724405, registered charity number 1013084. We are committed to and champion equality and diversity in all aspects of employment. All staff are expected to understand and promote equality and diversity in the course of their work.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as they are currently under-represented across our workforce. Appointments are made on merit.

We are also committed to becoming a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. We will make reasonable adjustments to support employees and applicants.

For any additional information or queries please feel free to contact Amy Gilham, People and Operations Officer at ION on jobs@ion.ac.uk.