Communication & Marketing Administrator / Media Technician

Cirencester Deer Park School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XB

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  12 November 2025 or as soon as possible after that date.

• Closing date

  26 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 (Scale 11-14)
• Additional allowances:

  Grade 5 (Scale 11-14)

Communication & Marketing Administrator / Media Technician job summary

Cirencester Deer Park School is a member of the Corinium Education Trust a multi-academy trust (MAT) currently including Cirencester Deer Park School, Kemble Primary School, Siddington C of E Primary School, Chesterton Primary School, Down Ampney Primary School and Sherborne C of E Primary School.

We share the same values and ambition across our learning community; we challenge and support each other. We are committed to improving the learning and life chances of children and young people in Cirencester and across the South Cotswolds and to developing our staff.

Job Description:

We are seeking an enthusiastic Communication & Marketing Administrator to join our friendly team. We are looking for somebody who can work predominantly for Cirencester Deer Park School but also throughout all the schools within the trust.

The hours are 30 hours a week across Monday to Friday, term time only plus 3 weeks. however there is a little flexibility with this.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain the content of the Cirencester Deer Park School’s website ensuring that these are relevant and up to date.

Proactively seek material for the website, including photographs, encouraging staff to develop online news items.

Contribute to the design and development of websites across all schools within the Trust along with internally produced digital and paper-based marketing and communications material.

Lead on the production and distribution of the weekly newsletter to parents and carers, ensuring content is relevant, well-written, and visually engaging. This requires a high level of literacy and a confidence in written communication.

Photography - take high quality photographs throughout the school week, capturing the day to day vibrancy and key moments of school life.

Manage an organised digital archive of photos and videos, ensure compliance with permissions and GDPR.

Maintain the content of the school’s digital and non-digital signage ensuring that this is relevant and up-to date.

Maintain, and further develop, the school’s social media presence on appropriate platforms.

Contribute to the wider development of the school’s communication and marketing strategy (working with the relevant member of SLT on this planning).

Administer and support staff, pupil and parental access to our cloud-based single sign-on (SSO) platform.

Media Technician

We welcome candidates who may have skills in providing technical support for school shows, assemblies, and events, including lighting, sound, and audiovisual (AV) systems, although these skills are not essential.

Requirements:

In order to undertake the range of tasks required the jobholder needs detailed knowledge and experience of web page design. The ability to produce attractive web and digital and non-digital displays that communicate effectively with users. Good knowledge and skills in the use of SharePoint, MS Teams, Mailchimp and our cloud-based single sign-on (SSO) platform development.

They must have excellent communication skills and strong literacy skills and be confident in writing for parents / staff and wider audiences.

Have strong photography and media skills with a keen eye for visual presentation and design layout.

The jobholder must be highly organised with the ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks and the willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends for events and performances.

Experience within a school environment would be desirable but not essential.

Sound and lighting experiences for the provision of technical support for school productions and events is desirable.

Benefits:

Supportive and collaborative work environment within a dedicated team.

Continuous professional development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge.

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding of our pupils and employment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and the receipt of satisfactory references.

Our Ofsted Report in January 2023 confirmed: "Leaders have established a strong culture of safeguarding. Appropriate checks are made on adults working in the school. Staff understand the priority that should be given to safeguarding. They receive effective training and report concerns about pupils or adults appropriately."

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Cirencester Deer Park School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1017 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cirencester Deer Park School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cirencester-deer-park-school-cirencester

As a high performing comprehensive school with 1000 pupils in the South Cotswolds, Cirencester Deer Park School is committed to providing outstanding education and developing our staff. Having initially converted to an Academy in April 2011, we are now a leading member of The Corinium Education Trust, the first ‘mixed’ Multi-Academy Trust in Gloucestershire which brings together a large secondary, community primary and church schools; the leaders of which are ambitious for their pupils’ learning and life chances and are committed to continuous school improvement.

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