Destination Marketing Officer

Job description Based at: Civic Office
Salary Details: Grade 9 £35,438 - £39,513 (pay award pending)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week
Closing date: 11th June 2023
There has never been a more exciting time to join the City of Doncaster Council.
We are passionate about Doncaster - it is a great place to live, do business and visit.

We have plenty to shout about – Doncaster is the UK’s best connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage. We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it. But don’t just take our word for it – anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding their knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve.

This role involves working in Business Doncaster, the Council's economic development unit to be directly involved in promoting Doncaster as a fantastic place to live and work and specifically to visit and spend quality time.

The postholder will be responsible for creating dynamic and interesting tourism marketing campaigns as well as producing quality social media content that is engaging and appealing to its audiences. The postholder should be experienced in planning and delivering high impact marketing campaigns and evaluating their impact.

The postholder should also be experienced in creative writing and tourism marketing experience would be advantageous. The postholder is expected to manage a number of professional social media accounts and ensure the website development is maintained. The postholder should be flexible and responsive, working to the needs of the service and understand the value and contribution that can be achieved via delivery of quality activity.
Further details about the responsibilities and requirements of the role are contained in the job profile and role summary.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, local government pension scheme and access to a range of staff discount and flexible benefits schemes. Visit our Working in Doncaster - City of Doncaster Council page to find out more.
Shortlisting week commenting 12th June 2023
Interviews anticipated as Monday 26th June 2023.
For further information about the role please contact: Lorna Reeve or Heather Hamilton via lorna.reeve@doncaster@doncaster.gov.uk or heather.hamilton@doncaster.gov.uk
Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.