Job Description

Marketing & Events Executive
Salary: Up to 26,542.56 per annum, depending on experience
Hours: 37 per week
Weeks Per Year: 52 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Site: Lancashire Adult Learning
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 2 November 2025
Interview Date: TBC
'Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?'
Our Organisation
This role is advertised by ELLG Professional Services. Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, ELLG Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider Group.
East Lancashire Learning Group is made up of three merged colleges: Nelson and Colne College, Accrington and Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. The Group is a beacon for teaching and learning excellence. It is an innovative provider; a research hub for teaching and learning, with a clear ambition to deliver the best possible experience and outcomes for learners.
The Exciting Role
We are looking for a bold, energetic and creative Marketing & Events Executive to join our dynamic team at East Lancashire Learning Group. This is a unique opportunity to combine your passion for marketing with your flair for events, working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are ever the same.
One day you'll be planning a high-profile open event that inspires hundreds of young people to shape their future, the next you'll be creating a digital campaign that reaches thousands across our community. From managing logistics and liaising with suppliers to producing engaging content and driving social media, you'll play a key role in showcasing this Outstanding College Group's excellence, innovation and impact.
We don't expect you to know everything yet - we'll support you in developing your skills - but what we can't teach is your spark: your enthusiasm, resilience and drive to make a difference. You'll need to be organised and adaptable, with the confidence to juggle competing priorities, think on your feet, and bring fresh ideas to the table. Most importantly, you'll be motivated by knowing that your work helps change lives through education.
In return, you'll join a supportive and ambitious team where your ideas are valued and your professional growth encouraged. You'll gain hands-on experience across marketing and events, build strong networks with colleagues and employers, and see the direct impact of your creativity every day. If you want a role where you'll never be bored, always be challenged, and have the freedom to make your mark - this is it.
The successful candidate will be primarily based at Lancashire Adult Learning but will be required to travel across sites.
What You Will Be Doing:

• Support the Head of Marketing and Comms in the development and delivery of impactful marketing activity, events and collateral.
• Manage online communication channels, including social media and websites, ensuring all content is accurate and up to date.
• Ensure creative thinking for all campaigns and projects, identifying key target audiences and defining goals, conducting market research to analyse trends and identifying opportunities.
• Take responsibility for the production of marketing, communications and event collateral, including leaflets, posters, podcasts, videos etc, creating and curating engaging content.

What We Are Looking For:

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above
• Relevant degree level qualification
• Professional qualification in Public Relations or Marketing (CIPR or CIM) or working towards (equivalent experience may be considered for the ideal candidate)

What We Offer in Return:

• Generous annual leave allowance, plus Bank Holidays and closure days, and including a two-week closure over the Christmas period.
• Access to a workplace pension scheme - with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits

• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Free on-site parking on all College sites

Please visit the Careers section on our website for full details of our benefits
How to Apply:
Still Interested?
If you're interested in this post and would like to know more, then please visit our website and follow the steps to apply online.
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Further questions: please contact our friendly HR Team
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*
Please note: All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.
The Nelson and Colne College Group is an Ofsted Outstanding Further Education College with a high performance and ambitious culture.
The Group was born in November 2018 with the successful merger between Nelson and Colne College and Accrington and Rossendale College. Prior to that, pan-Lancashire adult community learning provider, Lancashire Adult Learning, became part of the family in 2016.
We are home to 2,400 16-18 year old A Level and vocational students, 16,500 adult learners, 1,300 Apprentices and 400 Higher Education students.
Expertly led by Principal and CEO Lisa O'Loughlin, the College Group delivers year on year improvement, growth and most importantly, highly successful students and Apprentices.
The success of our communities, employers, partners and economy is key to all that we do. We have forged valuable partnerships and a shared vision with like-minded organisations and individuals, creating a network of opportunity and excellence.
Our highly skilled staff are committed to raising and supporting aspirations, providing social mobility and an essential talent pool for the local, regional and national economy.
Nelson and Colne College Group
Scotland Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7YT

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