About Chatsworth:

Chatsworth is located within the Peak District National Park and comprises a Grade I listed house and stables, a 105-acre garden, a 1,822-acre park, a farmyard and adventure playground, and one of Europe’s most significant private art collections.

Chatsworth is a registered charity. Chatsworth House Trust was established in 1981 to look after the house, collections, garden, woodlands and park for the benefit of everyone.  Every penny of visitor admission income goes directly to the Trust. Chatsworth is also home to seventeen generations of the Devonshire family, starting with Bess of Hardwick in 1552.

Chatsworth plays an important role in the local community as a thriving cultural and educational destination, a nationally important historic landscape, and a working estate that operates with a mindful approach to the environment and sustainability.

About the role:

If you are passionate about Chatsworth and the heritage and hospitality sectors, and looking for a marketing executive role, this could be the ideal opportunity for you to join our marketing team.

As Print & Content Marketing Executive, you will contribute to the development and delivery of the Chatsworth marketing plan, and project manage a variety of marketing services. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your ability in this diverse and interesting role, working in partnership with colleagues from the marketing team and across the Chatsworth Estate.

Working with an external design agency, you will oversee content, design and production, including copywriting, of a variety of business critical aspects of Chatsworth’s marketing communications including leaflets, print adverts and promotional posters.

You will also assist with the management of content on the Chatsworth website, as well as third party affiliate websites to generate additional coverage of Chatsworth events and increase website traffic and ticket sales e.g. Visit Peak District & Derbyshire, Art Fund and Visit Britain.

Who we are looking for:

To succeed in this role you must be enthusiastic and passionate for our brand, and the heritage, arts and hospitality sectors.  You should be a team player, and will have experience of working in a fast paced marketing environment, or be able to demonstrate comparable and relevant skills.

Excellent writing and communication skills as well as impeccable spelling, grammar and copywriting, and the ability to convey key messages within an agreed house style, are integral to this role.

You will be capable of managing third party and internal relationships with proven project management expertise, and have outstanding attention to detail.  Excellent time management skills are also essential.

You will need to be able to work under pressure, and be adaptable so you can manage conflicting priorities in an effective way.

To find out more about the role, please refer to the attached job description.

Please ensure you include a covering letter with your application telling us why you are a suitable candidate for the role.  Applications that do not include a letter will not be considered.

Hours:

This is a permanent, full-time post working 37.5 hours per week from 9:00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, however, some occasional weekend/evening work will be required. There may be some opportunity for hybrid working (home/office) depending on business needs.

In return

As part of the wider Devonshire Group, owned by the Duke of Devonshire, which includes Chatsworth, Bolton Abbey, Lismore and the Devonshire Hotels & Restaurants Group, we pride ourselves on our commitment to building friendly and efficient teams who are focused on delivering exceptional customer service. We are committed to ensuring the happiness and wellbeing of our staff and as such offer fantastic benefits include:

• Working in the beautiful surroundings of Chatsworth House and the Derbyshire Estate.
• Free access to Chatsworth and Bolton Abbey Estates.
• Excellent personal development and career opportunities
• Free entry to the Chatsworth fairs and many of the events
• Membership of the Life Assurance Scheme.
• Competitive annual leave (and opportunity to buy more)
• Free on-site parking.
• Employee discount card (your estate pass) for reductions and offers on a wide range of places, retail products and services including: hotel stays, dining, weddings, spa products & treatments
• A full Colleague Wellness calendar of events including classes
• Employee assistance programmes
• Annual colleague party
• Annual children’s party
• AAA Recognition Awards
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay, paid leave for medical appointments
• Mental health first aiders
• Care Concierge Service – support and signposting in understanding care options

Our core values include “Being Inclusive” and we particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates who are currently under-represented. We also welcome applicants from the LGBTQ+ community. Flexible ways of working will always be considered.

Interviews will take place on 14th May 2024.