Marketing Officer

Marketing Officer
Harrogate, North Yorkshire

We offer hybrid working.

About Us

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

The Benefits

We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Marketing Officer, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.

The Role
As Marketing Officer you will play a key role in developing and executing marketing campaigns and activities to enhance the charity’s brand, engage target audience(s) and achieve the charity’s strategic objectives.

Specifically, you will:

·       Conduct market research to understand the competitive landscape, sector trends and identify supporter needs.

·       Lead the development and approval of high-quality marketing briefs.

·       Support the development, testing and refinement of marketing propositions through qualitative and quantitative research.

·       Lead project / campaign planning, including defining objectives and KPIs, recommending channel strategy, marketing budgets and creating project plans. 

·       Lead project delivery teams and meetings, working with key stakeholders across the charity to ensure relevant stakeholders are included / kept informed.

·       Project-manage marketing and campaign delivery, working with internal teams and external partners. Plan and execute marketing activities, coordinating workstreams across different teams to meet key campaign / project milestones.

·       Work with internal and external marketing experts to create effective marketing plans and insightful and engaging marketing creative. For example, this may include working with creative, digital marketing and media agencies.

·       Lead the development of engaging marketing content and collateral for a range of channels – from digital, social, web and email to printed literature and direct mail. For example, this may include developing marketing messages, identifying and working with case studies, leading photography and photo/video shoots.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

·       To be educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or work experience in related field.

·       To have marketing experience at a similar level or in a similar role

·       To have experience of working effectively with external suppliers (including marketing agencies) to procure marketing services / materials / merchandise.

·       To have experience of implementing marketing activities / campaigns across a range of different marketing channels / customer touchpoints.

·       To be highly organised with an ability to deliver multiple projects on time and to budget.

·       To have strong bias to action and ability to ‘get things done’.

·       To have excellent copy writing and communication skills.

·       To have attention to detail, able to carry out tasks accurately, including correct data entry and reporting.

·       To understand brand, brand guidelines and how to ensure brand consistency.

·       To have good collaboration and relationship-building skills. To be able to work effectively, with colleagues and external suppliers, to deliver marketing campaigns / projects and activities.

·       To be able to travel across the Yorkshire region.

Application

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 24 February 2026. Please read our privacy notice before applying.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website.