Job Description

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About the role

Join our team as a

Regional Marketing and Communications Officer in Stoke-on-Trent.

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and creative individual to join us as a Regional Marketing and Communications Officer, to support the delivery of our marketing and communications strategy in the Stoke-on-Trent area. If you are looking to join a forward thinking, values-driven charity and have the passion and expertise to drive our marketing and communications offering, we'd love to hear from you.

Stoke-on-Trent's Community Drug and Alcohol Service (CDAS), a partnership between With You and BAC O'Connor, provides a free, confidential and friendly service to anyone experiencing challenges with drugs or alcohol.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year.

All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role.

The closing date for applications is 1st June 2025.

Please note: this role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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The Regional Marketing and Communications Officer will support CDAS to create content consistent with our brand, including producing high quality, engaging and creative marketing and communication materials such as press releases, leaflets, Q&As, blogs, photography and videos.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for the delivery of multimedia content such as film, photo, GIFs, animations, illustrations and graphics, across all marketing and communications activities within the organisation. You will ensure that our content enables us to secure media coverage, increased engagement on our social media channels, market and communicate our services, drive brand awareness and connect with our key audiences, whilst building and maintaining productive relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

This is a part time, fixed term hybrid position (22.5 hours a week, fixed term until 31/03/2026), with the expectation of travel to our Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service approximately once per week. The salary for the position is 26,000 - 28,000 per annum pro rata.

Interviews are anticipated to take place on the 11th and 12th June 2025.

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Company Benefits

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a 500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a 500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

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Essential Skills

What we're looking for

We're looking for a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. You will have:

Proven ability to gather case studies for marketing and communication purposes

Excellent writing and copy editing skills

Proven ability to secure media coverage

Experience managing and growing engagement on a wide range of social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, Snapchat and LinkedIn

Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects at one time

You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills, and be able to manage your time effectively. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and has a positive and engaging approach to our clients and key stakeholders.

A full job description and person specification are available on request by emailing recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

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About Us

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.

Our name reflects who we are - a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that's right for them.

Our staff team changes lives. If you're passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we'd love to hear from you.

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Creating an Inclusive Environment

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.


As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role.


WithYou is also a Disability Confident Employer, and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.


If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.