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Marketing and Communications Executive

Maternity cover

Location: Hybrid – Remote and RoR Office, East Garston, Hungerford RG17, with some national travel
Contract: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £38-40K per annum (pro-rated, dependent on experience)
Contract length: Eight to 12 months (starting w/c 8 December 2025)
Reports to: Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications

About the role

Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) is seeking a Marketing and Communications Executive (Maternity cover) to play a key role in delivering the charity’s marketing, communications, and media strategy.

This is a dynamic role for a creative and organised individual who can help raise awareness of RoR’s work, engage with our members and supporters, and enhance the charity’s national profile across digital and traditional media.

You’ll manage our social media, email marketing, website content, and media engagement — ensuring consistent, high-quality communication that reflects RoR’s mission to support the welfare and second careers of former racehorses.

Key responsibilities

• Lead RoR’s email marketing, creating and managing member and stakeholder communications through Mailchimp.

• Oversee social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn) – from planning and posting to reporting and engagement growth.

• Develop and deliver marketing plans for events, campaigns, and educational projects.

• Manage and update website content, ensuring accuracy, SEO compliance, and strong storytelling.

• Handle media relations, including press releases, journalist engagement, and coverage analysis.

• Support major events such as the RoR Awards, including nominations, communications, and on-site support.

• Create marketing materials (posters, flyers, digital graphics) and assist with wider fundraising and communications projects.

Person specification

Experience required:

• Degree or diploma in marketing or digital marketing.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in marketing communications, ideally within a charity or membership organisation.

• Proven experience managing digital marketing, including social media, email campaigns, and websites.

• Strong writing and storytelling skills across multiple channels.

• Confident using Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Canva (or similar), CMS and CRM systems.

• Understanding of SEO, analytics, and digital reporting.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

• An understanding of British horseracing is desirable but not essential.

• Ability to work to changing requirements and short deadlines so as to meet changing operational requirements.
• Reliable with excellent attention to detail so as to deliver operational needs.
• Discreet as sometimes working with confidential or sensitive information.
• Professional and reliable.

Special circumstances:

• Occasional travel to British racecourses and some nationwide travel to other venues and equestrian centres.
• Occasional weekend working will be required, with some non-core business hours.