Town Centre Event and Marketing Officer

Town Centre Event and Marketing Officer

£31,586 - £35,235

Full time – 37 hours a week

Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.

About the role

This is a varied and exciting role with strategic, planning, creative and hands-on aspects where you’ll be developing and delivering a Marketing and Communications Plan for Rugby Town Centre. This role is instrumental in bringing residents together through cultural festivals and community events whilst growing pride in everything great about the borough of Rugby.

Working with local businesses, community groups and organisations, you’ll be coordinating and delivering a strong programme of events and supporting the marketing of activity through the current town centre branding “The Rugby Town”.

You’ll be using your strong relationship-building skills to work closely with colleagues across all departments and external partners, representing us at steering groups, effectively managing stakeholders and attending meetings and events to promote the town.

About you

You will need a degree-level qualification and/or significant experience in marketing or a closely related field, with experience of delivering outdoor events and creating and curating for various marketing channels.

Excellent strategic and political awareness is required to help you work positively and constructively with internal and external stakeholders, as well as a sound knowledge and application of marketing research methods.

A full valid driving licence is essential for this position.

Benefits

• 35 days annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working up to 60%
• Flexi time scheme
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Subsidised parking
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Car Salary Sacrifice & Cycle to Work scheme and more