Posted: 16 January 2025
Link to Apply: https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Kent-Cricket-Digital-Marketing-Assistant-v1.pdf
JOB TITLE: Digital Marketing Assistant
REPORTS TO: Media & Communications Manager
CONTRACT: Five Months (April to end of August 2025)
HOURS: 09:00 to 17:00 Monday – Friday. However, this job includes match day coverage, so some weekends, bank holidays and evening hours will be required
SALARY: £24K per annum, pro-rota
BASED AT: The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury (with occasional travel)
Summary of Role:
Kent Cricket is recruiting for an exciting role within its Marketing and Communications Team. The Digital Marketing Assistant (FTC) will be in post throughout the cricket season, working across all domestic competitions. The Club is looking to appoint a motivated, committed, resourceful and reliable individual for this role.
The role will be significantly linked to match day coverage, so will involve some weekend work and evenings under the floodlights when matches are being played.
The role is an important part of the team with the aim of creating and sharing that are inspiring and engaging to always maintain close relationships with members and supporters, whilst also striving to grow the reach of the Club’s supporters through quality output across all Kent channels.
Other Details:
Normal working hours will be 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday (inclusive), including one hour unpaid lunch on each day worked. The post holder will be based at The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence but travel to The County Ground, Beckenham may be required to assist on match days. Due to the nature of the work, the post holder will carry out his/her/their duties as such times/days which are most effective to perform the tasks required. This may involve some out of hours work – evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays, as necessary.
Background:
Kent Cricket is one of only 18 first-class county cricket clubs in England and Wales. From our headquarters at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury, and with a satellite ground at The County Ground, Beckenham, we are responsible for the growth and development of all cricket across Kent and our four London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham – from community and schools’ cricket to the professional game.
Equality Statement:
We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do and we therefore encourage applicants from diverse areas to apply.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
• In conjunction with the Media & Communications Manager and Marketing Executive, be first point of contact for the day-to-day activities on Kent Cricket’s Social Media platforms (Including but not limited to: Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube).
This includes the match day social media content delivery, ensuring correct usage of tone and language to reflect the state of the current match
• Ensure that brand guidelines are followed for all content always served across the Club’s social media platforms. Responsibility for growth of all social media channels is also key
• Capture video content with players & coaches on training days and at home matches
• Ensuring that all creative conforms to Kent Cricket’s and the ECB’s brand and competition guidelines
• Support the administration of the Kent Cricket website, uploading news items, match highlights, and match-day updates as well as liaising with all other departments to ensure that all sections of the website are always kept up to date with relevant information
• Work closely with the Marketing Executive to execute email campaigns to segmented data sets and analyse campaigns
• Work on the creation of digital match programmes, gathering content, imagery and liaising with relevant agencies
• Work with the Marketing Executive on content strategy to ensure content is kept updated across the business
• Work with the Marketing Executive to support on the delivery of the Club’s EDI Action Plan
• Support the wider office team, answering phones and enquiries
• Produce match-by-match reports on Live Streaming figures and social media activity
This job profile is not an exhaustive list of all job responsibilities, tasks and duties.
Qualifications, Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes:
• Knowledge of all social media platforms
• A knowledge and understanding of cricket is essential
• Competency in the use of Adobe Photoshop & Premier Pro or similar software is preferred
• Knowledge of email communications
• Experience in video editing and video content capturing
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Being a team player, yet being able to work under own steam is essential
• A ‘can-do’ attitude, with a willingness to make a difference
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a heavy workload
How To Apply:
Please submit your CV and a short (maximum 150 words) statement of support stating why you are the ideal candidate for the role by emailing [email protected] with a subject heading of “Digital Marketing Assistant”.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 Friday 31st January 2025, with interviews to take place week commencing 3rd February 2025.
Safeguarding Statement:
Kent Cricket is committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people and adults in cricket and we expect all employees to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a process of vetting with references taken up and where the role involves working in Regulated Activity with children, we require a current ECB DBS with relevant barred list check. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to declare all spent or unspent convictions and cautions, but not any that are protected or filtered. If you have any information to disclose, please provide this under separate, confidential cover, to HR Manager – [email protected].
If you wish to discuss your criminal record, or whether you need to disclose something, please contact Bridget Owen, the County Safeguarding Officer for Kent – [email protected].
Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us; this will depend on the nature and circumstances of the offence. We undertake to discuss your criminal record with you before any withdrawal of a job offer. Kent Cricket complies with the DBS Code of Practice and a copy is available on request
Name of Author: Kent Cricket
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs in England and Wales, representing the historic county of Kent. Founded on 6 December 1870 through the merger of two teams, Kent has played top-class cricket since the early 18th century and has competed in the County Championship since its inception in 1890. The club’s limited overs team is known as the Kent Spitfires.
