Communications and Marketing Executive

Action Together; Salford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A youth-centric charity in Greater Manchester seeks a candidate to shape youth-led communications and marketing strategies. This role requires confidence in working alongside young individuals, innovative storytelling, and collaborative development of impactful content. The position supports the celebration of young people's achievements and drives the charity's fundraising efforts. Competitive benefits, including a holistic package and flexible working, are offered.

Benefits

Onsite Fitness Gym

33 days annual leave

Flexible working

Learning and development opportunities

Workplace pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Confident in collaborating with young people to co-create structures.
• Proven experience in developing communication strategies.
• Ability to drive engagement and storytelling within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Create marketing strategies that celebrate young people’s successes.
• Work with delivery teams to document young people's journeys.
• Develop content targeting new audiences to support fundraising efforts.

Skills

Confidence in working with young people

Experience in marketing and communications

Creative storytelling

Collaborative working

Job description

This is a new role for the charity, created to build capacity and focus on our Youth-led communications and marketing to celebrate young people’s successes & achievements. The candidate will be confident and experienced in working directly with young people to guide and co-create structures and forums that enable and support young people to have their voices heard.

This role will be instrumental in driving a culture of storytelling across the organisation. Working creatively and collaboratively with the delivery team to ensure the journey our young people take is documented in a meaningful way to showcase and celebrate positive impact.

This approach and content will underpin and enrich the fundraising communication strategy. As the charity expands across two sites and cities this role will work alongside the Head of Marketing and Communications to create content strategies that target and reach new audiences, connecting them to our cause and directly support the attraction of new income.

The core purpose of this role is to drive up the capture of content that celebrates the journey, impact and success our charity has on the lives of young people, about them, by them’.

This role will be based across HideOut Youth Zone (Gorton) and Salford Youth Zone (Pendleton).

About EMPOWER

Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of Youth Zones in Manchester and Salford. These include HideOut Youth Zone located in Gorton (East Manchester) which opened in 2020, and Salford Youth Zone located in Pendleton, which opened to young people in June 2025. HideOut and Salford Youth Zone provide children and young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs with somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to talk to.

Youth Zones are purpose-built spaces fizzing with energy and crammed with incredible facilities. They are staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people – helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it. This is life-changing support that helps tens of thousands of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to thrive.

HideOut and Salford Youth Zone are part of a national and growing network of Onside Youth Zones. There are currently 15 active Onside Youth Zones across the UK with 20 due to be open by 2025.

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Key information

• Locations: Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford
• Role Type: Permanent
• Working Hours: Full-Time
• Working Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week (including some evenings and weekends)
• Closing Date: Monday 22nd December 2025 at 12:00pm
• Closing Time: 5pm
• Anticipated Interviews Week Commencing: Monday, January 12, 2026 - 12:00
• Contact Name: Recruitment
• Contact Information: [e-mail]
• Employee Benefits: Onsite Fitness Gym & Boxing/MMA Suite33 days annual leaveSecure cycle storeBranded workwearQueen Bee’s Café - Free hot meal on sessionFlexible workingLearning and development opportunitiesPartnership workingWorking with like-minded people and culturesPart of a wider networkWorkplace pension schemeSpecial LeaveBirthday OffEmployee Assistance Programme through Health AssuredHealth and Wellbeing support which includes an app – WisdomEnhanced maternity and paternityCompany Sick PayReal Living Wage EmployerCharity Worker Discount / Bright Exchange Discount – through EAP/Wisdom
• Would You Consider A Job Share For The Role?: Yes