Communications Multimedia Partner

Here at Marston's we are so proud of our culture, and the Communications team play a critical role in ensuring everyone within our business is informed and engaged. As a Communications Multimedia Partner, you will support the delivery of the Communications and Engagement strategy and work alongside our Internal Communications and Employer Brand teams.

You will be highly creative and always ready to listen and understand what needs to be communicated, so you can turn what you hear into a plan.  As Communication's Multimedia Partner, you will be turning plain messages into engaging content, such as animations, infographics and videos, to ensure we're delivering on our commitment to continuous improvement of team engagement and wellbeing, through effective internal communication to our people. With the skills you have to deploy, the key purpose of the role is to build effective communication campaigns, continually developing our digital communication tools and keeping on top of trends in the digital communications space.

This role reports directly into the Senior Communications Partner, and is a hybrid role with the expectation of 1 or 2 days a week in Wolverhampton (but with flexibility to attend meetings as required). As our Pub Support Centre is based in Wolverhampton, you must live within a commutable distance.

 Key Attributes & Responsibilities:

• Supporting with devising and implementing our internal and external communication strategies.
• Developing inspiring and impactful internal communications campaigns and initiatives, including wellbeing, sustainability, diversity and inclusion and events.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to produce high quality, best-fit digital content.
• Project management and delivery of key campaigns that support our strategic goals.
• Creating and developing images and graphics to suit our communication solutions.
• Evolving digital workplace channels, such as our Hub Intranet on SharePoint.
• Seeking out news and stories from our pubs and Pub Support Centre and celebrate their successes through our digital channels.
• Event management creative support, including producing Teams Live streaming events.
• Align with and support our external brand so our people hear and help deliver it.
• Proactively collating and analysing feedback from key stakeholders and end users, identifying gaps, and presenting alternative solutions.
• Promote a culture of celebration across Marston's.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience in a similar role within a fast moving, complex organisation with multiple audiences
• Experience of graphic design and confident in using programmes such as Adobe Pro, In Design, Premier Pro and/or other digital design packages.
• Video production with a creative eye with a fierce attention to technical detail.
• The patience to work through big-picture change, and the knack for storytelling.
• Strong organisational skills in managing hard and fast deadlines.
• Artistic talent and a fresh thinker who is courageous to push boundaries to get the best result.
• Expert eye for detail, producing top quality content and you know your stuff when it comes to spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Multi-tasker, with bags of energy to share. You thrive when you're getting your teeth stuck into a range of exciting projects at the same time.
• Technically minded with experience of systems such as Poppulo/ Mail Chimp, Microsoft Teams and the production of Teams Lives, making sure the audience has a great viewing experience.
• A 'people' person who has the confidence and ability to quickly build trust.
• Effective managements skills, experience implementing process and managing stakeholders, external partners, and their expectations.

What You Get In Return:

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with the ability to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday

• 20% off in Marston’s pubs and accommodation through our Privilege Card

• Marston’s Rewards Programme (discounts on many high street and online major retailers)

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave (Subject to 26 weeks service at 15 weeks prior to EWC)

• Share Save Incentive Scheme

• Company Contributory Pension Scheme (matching contribution up to 7%)

• Life Assurance (via membership of the Group Pension Plan)

• Group Income Protection (via membership of the Group Pension Plan)

• Employee Assistance programme: which includes various wellbeing support services, such as a completely confidential 24/7 telephone helplines and access to online services

          - Provision of up to 6 counselling sessions will be offered, as part of our wellbeing support services

• Apprenticeship Programme – we offer training & development at any stage of your career

• Long service Recognition

• Group Bonus Scheme

• Industry Leading Car Allowance – Minimum £7,500 per annum

• Private Medical Insurance

• A fun, inclusive working environment

Overview:

At Marston’s we’re on a journey to create pubs to be proud of through being guest obsessed, continually raising the bar and driving growth across the business. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining us, and we’re looking for people who can inspire others through their passion for guest experience and driving performance.

As a dedicated pub business, we have clear and bold aspirations for the future. Working together we aim to create more happy, memorable, moments that truly matter for our guests and people every day.

We’ve been running pubs and brewing beer in one form or another for nearly 200 years. Now we’ve got c1,500 pubs, and around 12,000 teammates working in our pubs, bars, lodges and offices across the UK, who all share our passion and now we’re looking for more like-minded people to join our family!

Our commitment to our colleagues is underpinned by a very clear set of values and behaviours, which are at the heart of everything we do. It’s these that makes working here the very special place that - Marston’s is known to be.

We are Guest Obsessed- we put our guests first always, aiming to delight them when they’re in our pubs.

We Raise the Bar- we’re committed to each other, the business and being the best version of ourselves.

We will Grow- we question ourselves and each other, to ensure we’re always being the best we can possibly be.

At Marston’s we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We know people are happiest when they can be themselves at work. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.