Marketing & PR Assistant

Location: Hybrid, with at least 3 days a week at our venue on Bristol Harbourside, and some time working at home.

Department: Audience

Report to: Marketing Manager

Responsible for: N/A

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week.

We The Curious is an educational charity and one of the UK's leading science centres.

We produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas.

We work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing.

We are progressive, inquisitive, collaborative, playful and creative.

What if everyone is included, curious and inspired by science to build a better world together?

To connect and empower people through sharing creative experiences which celebrate unknowns in science.

• Cultivate Curiosity
• Strive for Sustainable Futures
• Include Everyone
• Build Resilience
• Open Up Science

You can find out more about these in our Manifesto.

• Inquisitive
  - Asking questions
• Progressive
  - Thinking about what's next
• Playful
  - Embracing the unexpected with a sense of fun
• Creative
  - Generating and testing new ideas
• Collaborative
  - Being inclusive, connecting and valuing

• /SP 1 We are a playful space to explore emerging ideas in climate, health and technology
• /SP 2 We are challenging educational inequality by creating opportunities for young people to see themselves in science
• /SP 3 We are developing a resilient and decarbonised operating model in an uncertain world

In this role, you'll be supporting the Marketing team to deliver creative campaigns that build interest and excitement around our experiences and in our charitable mission. Working closely with the Marketing Manager, Comms Lead and Digital Marketing Officer, you'll work across many areas of marketing and communications to drive brand awareness, ticket sales and bookings.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your skills as a marketing and PR professional as part of a supportive, experienced team.

The Marketing team is part of our Audience department, which also includes our Inclusion & Creative team. Together we create meaningful relationships and rich, welcoming experiences.

The Marketing team is led by our Head of Marketing and also includes our Membership Programme Manager and in-house Graphic Designer.

• You'll support the marketing team with the delivery and evaluation of campaigns to build brand awareness and drive ticket sales, primarily across our day visits, education and special events income streams. This will include activity to promote our activity across social media platforms, through advertising (digital and print/outdoor), email marketing, PR and partnerships.
• You'll create playful, engaging social media content that builds interest in our offer and drives ticket sales, and contributes to our charitable work in science engagement. You'll build strong relationships with internal teams to identify opportunities for vibrant, creative and timely content.
• You'll co-ordinate information and create copy about activities and events across We The Curious. You'll update and manage our social media and publishing planner. You will also look after our in-venue marketing touchpoints such as onsite poster sites and screens.
• You'll work with the Comms Lead to identify and engage with relevant influencers and communities online and at events and will support with PR activities such as filming or interview requests as required.
• With the Marketing Manager, you'll work collaboratively with Visit West…