Marketing (Communications) Lead

Job Summary

This is an exciting moment to join the RSCM as we prepare to celebrate our 2027 Centenary and as we look forwards to a growing, ambitious future. We seek an experienced marketing colleague to co-ordinate and manage our marketing and communications taking an active, hands-on approach.

Job Description

Key responsibilities include:
Developing and implementing an over-arching Marketing strategy for the RSCM.
Planning and executing the day-to-day delivery of marketing activities, designing and implementing effective and efficient processes.
Developing a (consistent) RSCM voice, including writing persuasive and engaging copy.
Overseeing and implementing website copy.
Analysing, reporting, and making recommendations based on marketing data.
Leading on the marketing and communications for The Choir Project, a significant 3-year partnership project funded by the Church of England.
A particular focus over the next 18 months will be to support our ambitious Centenary Campaign that is designed to secure wider support for the charity's missional work. The centenary is in 2027.

Job Requirements

You will demonstrate most of the following skills and experience:
Proven, successful experience of running successful marketing campaigns within a charity, educational institution or comparable organisation.
Ability to create and enact a marketing strategy across multiple channels
Expertise in optimising tools/channels/engagement mechanisms
Understanding of data sources e.g. Google Analytics, and applying such information to inform future planning and policy
Experience as a line manager and also able to oversee budgetary planning and control.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to communicate the 'story' of our work clearly.
Ability to work well with colleagues and act as an enabler to ensure that marketing messages are clear and communicated consistently across all channels
Understanding of the of the 'language' of the church, and church music context in which the RSCM works
An empathy with the mission of the RSCM.

Job Responsibilities

The role has been established to lead, co-ordinate and grow the marketing activity. It combines strategic development, some line management and direct executional work.
It will be the post holder's responsibility to design the overall marketing plan (including roles and responsibilities), with input from senior managers and reference to the RSCM's overall, annual plan. A key purpose of the role is to facilitate the segmentation of the Charity's messaging, which will involve working
across RSCM departments.

See full job description via the RSMC website.

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Job Overview

Job Title: Marketing (Communications) Lead
Salary: £30k-£40k
Hours: Full time
Artform: Music
Role: Marketing & Digital
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026
Location:

South West

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Job: Marketing (Communications) Lead

Organisation: Royal School of Church Music (The)

Postcode: SP1 2EB

How to Apply

Please see RSCM website for details of how to apply.

Contact name: Fiona Wright
Contact email: [email protected]

About Royal School of Church Music (The)

The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) enables the flourishing of church music. We encourage and resource churches, musicians, and church communities of all kinds to ensure they have access to relevant support, training, and education resources to sustain them in the present. And we work to inspire the church musicians of the future.

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