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Communications & Membership Engagement Manager

The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) is the representative body of the Scottish tourism industry.

Our organisation comprises over 250 trade associations, businesses, destination groups and other organisations with an interest in tourism.

We offer the best possible representation of the issues and challenges we face as an industry through continuous engagement with more than 70% of tourism businesses in Scotland. Our membership is spread across all regions and destinations in Scotland. We are governed by a Board with representation from all sectors within Scotland’s tourism industry. Find out more by visiting :https://scottishtourismalliance.co.uk/


Agreed blend of home working and hot desk/office Xpress/PJW/8278 Salary Permanent £36,000 - £38,000 basic plus 5% annual bonus + 5% pension contribution after 3 months


The Place 


Xpress are delighted to be working again with the STA ( Scottish Tourism Alliance ) regarding a newly created and exciting role that of a Communications & Membership Engagement Manager.









Our client the STA comprises of an organisation comprises over 250 trade associations, businesses, destination groups and other organisations with an interest in tourism.


 



Our client offer's the best possible representation of the issues and challenges we face as an industry through continuous engagement with more than 70% of tourism businesses in Scotland. Our membership is spread across all regions and destinations in Scotland. We are governed by a Board with representation from all sectors within Scotland’s tourism industry.


 


The Job 









Reporting to the CEO, your role will include:


 


STA Marketing & Member Communications



  • Delivery of marketing campaigns and communications activities to generate prospective member leads and drive retention of existing members

  • Planning, writing, and executing various email marketing campaigns, including the organisation’s weekly news update

  • Delivery in promoting the value of the STA and its services to key audiences and stakeholders.

  • Delivery in the ongoing promotion of existing and new member benefits, services, discounts, tools, and content

  • Content creation and delivery for social media channels

  • Creation of online surveys - analysis and reporting of responses


 


 


STA Digital & Social Media Marketing



  • Delivery in the development and creation of digital marketing activity and collateral to support member recruitment, retention, and renewal

  • Reporting and monitoring of key website and social media metrics, goals, and activity


 


STA Websites - STA and STM (Scottish Tourism Month)



  • Maintaining, updating, and uploading website content - working with stakeholders and content owners from across the association (this includes uploading and maintaining posts, STA blog, website pages, member listings and improving functionality)

  • Maintaining relationships with IT and website support partners

  • Maintaining website compliance/GDPR


 


STA Events



  • Delivery in the planning and promotion of regional and national industry events (face to face and virtual)

  • Maintaining website event compliance/GDPR


 


STA Marketing databases /CRM



  • Managing, updating, and maintaining the association’s email marketing database

  • Delivering the ongoing development of the STA CRM system (to be integrated with the above database)


 


STA Support



  • Work closely with PR, Media and Policy colleagues retained by the STA

  • Help support the development of a Graduate apprentice in Marketing / Digital & Events

  • Ability to write and distribute press releases when required


 


 



The Person 


As this is a newly created role at this stage in the process we are ideally looking to speak to expereinced industry related applicants, our clients is seeking a highly motoivated individual with the follwing skills  









 



  • Experience working in membership / trade body organisation (Desirable)

  • A good understanding of Scotland’s tourism industry make-up (Desirable)

  • Strong written English and proof-reading skills

  • Excellent spoken communication skills

  • Highly organised with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously within a fast-paced environment and be flexible within reason when necessary.

  • Experience with both on and offline marketing activities.

  • Proficient in e-mail marketing and e-mail marketing platforms (Mailchimp)

  • Experience working with CMS platforms (WordPress)

  • Experience of a range of digital platforms for example, Survey Monkey, Eventbrite


 



  • Knowledge and experience of working with a CRM system desirable   

  • Knowledge in using reporting tools such as Google Analytics

  • Computer literate in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with the ability to pick up new software packages easily



The Rewards









£36k-£38k pro rata, benefits include up to 5% annual discretionary bonus, 5% company pension contribution after 3 months of employ.



 ***Agreed blend of home working and hot desk/office (our team meets virtually throughout the week and in person twice a month at the moment) There will also at certain times of the year be a requirement to travel to industry meetings and events across Scotland with occasional overnight stays


Xpress Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. All candidates registering with Xpress Recruitment will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in UK and any relevant qualifications and references.