Marketing Manager – The Postal Museum

Job Title: Marketing Manager
Salary: £34,000
Hours: Full time
Term: 12 months maternity cover
Location: The Postal Museum, 15-20 Phoenix Place, London WC1X 0DA
Closing date: 9:00 am 9 October 2023

The Postal Museum is one of the newest and most exciting museum in London. We opened in 2017 and have already established the museum as a must-visit destination with award-winning experiences and marketing campaigns. Alongside hands-on exhibitions exploring over 500 years of British social and communications history, visitors can experience a subterranean ride through the tunnels of the old Post Office Underground Railway – Mail Rail. The museum welcomes over 160,000 visitors and our online content reaches almost a million users a year. We deliver award-winning learning, access and outreach programmes and provide unique experiences including popular Tunnel Walks under the streets of London. The museum also operates a children’s play space – Sorted – popular with young families and schools. Alongside all this we offer one of the most unique venues in London for corporate hire and filming locations.

Purpose of the job

This is a great opportunity to join the team as a maternity cover at an exciting time in the museum’s development, delivering a new Marketing and Communications strategy. The Marketing and Communications team is responsible for developing the museum’s physical and online audiences through targeted campaigns, PR opportunities, brand development and online community management.
The role works with teams across the museum to showcase our unique experience, our award-winning learning programmes and our exciting exhibitions and events.
The Marketing Manager leads on developing and delivering innovative marketing campaigns with our media agency, growing awareness of The Postal Museum across target audiences and delivering against visitor and income targets.
The post holder will manage a Communications Officer responsible for social media and PR and will work closely with the Digital Engagement Manager and Designer/ Web Editor to deliver integrated campaigns and content. The role reports to the Head of Marketing and Communications. The post holder acts as an expert adviser to teams across the museum on promotion of their programmes and branding, including retail, venue hire and schools.
This maternity cover would suit an experienced Marketing Officer looking for their next challenge or an experienced Manager looking for flexibility in a fixed term contract.
Closing date: 9am, 9 October 2023
Interviews: w/c 16 October 2023. If required, second round interviews to be held w/c 23 October.
How to apply

To apply please click ‘apply’ below, fill in your contact details and upload your CV and a cover letter which highlights your experience against the criteria in the Job Description’s personal specification.

At the end of your cover letter please include a section responding to the following question in no more than 250 words: Tell us about a campaign you are proud of and your role in delivering it.

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