Job Description

Contractual hours

36

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Marketing & Communications

Date posted

22/04/2025

Job reference

R00000912

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Fixed term for 15 months

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: C

Salary: 28,119 per annum

About the role

The British Library is looking for someone to work within the strategic plan established by the Head of Marketing Campaigns. The successful candidate will support the Marketing Manager in planning, coordinating and managing the delivery of marketing campaigns for the British Library's culture programmes, including exhibitions and events. You will assist in developing and implementing the day to day delivery of strong, content-led marketing plans for the Library's exhibitions, galleries and cultural events scheme, and support in the development and implementation of major campaigns, liaising with media buyers, creative agencies and other external suppliers.
Alongside other members of the Marketing Campaigns team, the Marketing Officer will be a central point of contact for Library colleagues, suppliers and partners, as well as for external marketing enquiries. You will have proven experience of working on successful marketing campaigns and communicating with specific target audiences, in addition to a deep seated passion for the UK's intellectual and cultural heritage.

For more information, please refer to the Job Profile.

About us

We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items - a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you

A competitive salary. A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade). Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period. 25 days holiday. Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits

Closing date: 18 May 2025

Interview date: 27 May 2025

We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation of these groups within The British Library to ensure our workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.