Head of Marketing and Communications
Job Reference: 222
Contract: Permanent, Salaried, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £52,094 - £56,934 per annum
The role
An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join the Executive Management Group as a Head of Marketing and Communications.
You will work with the CEO, Directors and Executive Team to create, develop, plan, manage and deliver a strategic sales, marketing and communication plan to achieve GSC’s corporate objectives on a consistent basis across a range of channels.
You will raise the profile of GSC with innovative campaigns and marketing collateral, constructing relevant and exciting messages to a diverse range of audiences that are simple, clear and consistent.
You will also manage, inspire and motivate the Communications team to deliver a creative and exciting marketing and communications plan using different media to maximise engagement numbers (and income) from all audiences including public, education, government and industry.
How to apply
For consideration in this role, please complete an application form and submit your CV online.
We encourage all applicants to complete a short equality monitoring questionnaire. This is optional and for our internal monitoring purposes only. It does not form part of the selection process.
The closing date for applications is Saturday 31st January 2026 at 12 noon
Please find links to the application form and equality monitoring form below.
Application Questions
GSC operates an inclusive recruitment and selection process designed to enable the selection of the most suitable candidates from the widest possible range of applicants, based on individual merits and relevant abilities.
As a Science Centre, we are passionate about innovation and recognise the contribution that AI can make to job applications, however we encourage you to tailor your application content using your own words and examples.
Your application will be assessed solely on the answers you provide to the application questions and any over reliance of AI software/tools may have a detrimental impact on your application. AI detector software will be used to screen applications that are considered to be overly reliant.
Remember, while AI can assist your application, your unique knowledge, skills and experience along with personal motivations and values are what truly stand out in our process.
As part of your application you will be asked to answer the following 5 questions. Please note that when completing the application form you are unable to save and return so you may wish to prepare answers to these questions in advance. Answers have a limit of 250 words.
Q1. How will your skills and experience take our sales, marketing and comms departments to the next level, increasing profile, raising awareness of our education and charitable objectives, increasing visitor numbers and maximising return.
Q2. Glasgow Science Centre has a diverse portfolio of science learning programmes and commercial activities and is made up of many operational departments some of which have competing objectives. How would you ensure that all staff from the top to the bottom of the organisation, no matter their department objectives, deliver consistent messaging across all media to our different audiences.
Q3. Being our Head of Marketing and Communications will require exceptional organisational skills with the expectation of multiple campaigns being initiated, developed, scheduled and delivered concurrently. How would you manage the full process to ensure that a steady stream of projects and campaigns move from initiation through to delivery.
Your application will be assessed solely on the answers you provide to the questions. Answers will not be reviewed in sequence and so references should not be made between questions. The selection panel will not see any CV's or personal details until after candidates have been selected for interview. This in accordance with our inclusive recruitment practice. More information on how we recruit is available on our website.
Accessibility
Should you require an application in a different format please email [email protected]
Additional Information
We are equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
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