JOB DESCRIPTION
Reports to: Marketing & Communications Lead
Location: cinch stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Contract type: Full-time, fixed-term
Hours: 35 hours per week; 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
Annual salary: from £18,200 p/a
Benefits: 30 days annual leave, Vitality health insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking, personal training budget, match-day tickets / club discounts
Start date: August 2025
BACKGROUND
Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club was formed in 1880, when Reverend Samuel Wathen Wigg identified rugby as a way to channel the energies of some of the county’s more troubled youngsters. More than 140 years on, Northampton Saints Foundation continues his legacy, using the power of sport and the values of rugby to INSPIRE, SUPPORT and EDUCATE thousands of people each year. Our education and social inclusion programmes inspire the current generation to learn, develop new skills, increase confidence and where appropriate return to education, training or employment.
ROLE
Northampton Saints Foundation are delighted to be offering the opportunity for a talented Digital Apprentice to join our Marketing & Communications Team.
This is an exciting position for a creative individual to help elevate the Foundation’s digital content output across all online platforms, to increase awareness and engagement for both new and existing followers.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for marketing, a want to develop and grow their knowledge/skills, keep up with trends and be able to maintain a strong, engaging, and professional public presence.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Follow content briefs and add own creative flare to capture photos and videos at workshops, events, and programmes; creating reels, behind-the-scenes content, interviews and highlights
- Edit raw footage into polished videos for social media and presentations
- Keep up to date with social media trends and be proactive to create videos with the Foundation team
- Stay up to date with national and local statistics which relate to the Foundation
- Maintain and organise a photo/video library
- Design branded visuals including social media cover photos, graphics, posters and leaflets
- Ensure all deigns meet brand guidelines and are in line with the marketing strategy
- Assist with blog writing, copyediting, and repurposing content for different channels.
- Schedule and post content across platforms (e.g. Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok).
- Monitor engagement, respond to comments/messages, and flag issues where appropriate.
- Assist in growing followers and engagement in line with campaign goals.
- Check for broken links, outdated pages, or formatting issues and fix accordingly.
- Support the planning and delivery of digital campaigns (e.g. fundraising, awareness, event promotion).
- Help track campaign activity and pull together post-campaign reports and insights.
- Help draft, format, and schedule email newsletters or supporter updates.
- Maintain subscriber lists and ensure GDPR compliance.
- Ensure all content aligns with the Foundation’s visual identity, voice, and values.
- Follow internal content and brand guidelines.
- Carrying out research for team projects, trends and news stories
- Sharing related content from partners and organisations with their social media audience
- Support marketing colleagues with administrative tasks.
- Attend internal team meetings and contribute creative ideas for digital activity.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Strong written English and communication skills
- Basic digital literacy and confidence using web-based tools
- A diploma or certificate in a relevant field such as Marketing, Communications, Media or Journalism, Digital Media / Creative Media, English OR equivalent practical experience in digital content creation.
- Experience creating content for digital platforms (e.g. websites, social media, blogs, email).
- Basic familiarity with social media platforms (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok).
- Understanding of how to write for online audiences.
- Experience using tools such as Microsoft Office, Canva, Adobe Express, email platforms (e.g. Mailchimp), Saleforce or similar
- Familiarity with image or video editing software (e.g. iMovie, Canva Photoshop).
- Have a full driving license and ability to travel
- Experience working or volunteering in a charity, not-for-profit, or community organisation (desirable)
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Be passionate and enthusiastic about marketing and design
- Creativity and visual awareness
- Excellent organisation and ability to manage multiple tasks, schedules, and deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to planning content.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
- Have good interpersonal skills; confident interviewing and comfortable asking questions and directing subject
- Analytical and data-driven mindset to interpret performance data adapt accordingly.
- Strong brand awareness
- Adaptability and willingness to learn
APPLICATION:
Northampton Saints Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and would welcome applications from a fully diverse range of candidates, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring service check and a Section 128 Check.
To apply, please submit your CV with a covering letter to [email protected] Please put “Digital Content Apprentice” as the subject of the email.
Closing date: 11th July 2025 – the role may close sooner if there is a high volume of applications.
Any CV’s, contact details or other personal data shared with Northampton Saints Foundation in relation to this position will be processed for recruitment purposes only. We are storing this data in line with our privacy policy, and any information will only be shared internally as required to undertake shortlisting and interviews with those directly connected to the recruitment process. We would like to keep this data until this position is filled. When that period is over, we will delete your data unless we specifically inform you that we will keep it on file for future roles.
To see a copy of our privacy policy or if you have any queries relating to how we manage personal data, please contact [email protected]
