Overview
Digital marketing manager – Fixed Term – Full Time
ID: 311220
Job Specialism: Non-Frontline
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £44,733 per annum
Closing Date: Monday, 18th May 2026
About the role
If you’re a digital marketer with great ideas, a background in organic and paid social, then we’d love to meet you.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Marketing Manager to join us on a 12-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
This is an ideal role for someone who can build campaigns, raise awareness of the most pressing issues facing disabled people, and help promote our vital services.
In particular, you’ll have a key role in growing our social media engagement, so experience here will be extremely useful.
This role is full time, based at our offices in Selly Oak in Birmingham, with hybrid working in place.
Main duties
- Developing digital content and experiences to promote our vital services, develop social change and increase our income.
- Driving digital engagement strategies with the people Sense supports, their families and loved ones.
- Writing and editing content for professional audiences such as commissioners, social care professionals and developing strategies for engaging with these audience.
Specific responsibilities
- Plan, write and edit digital content with a focus on increasing awareness and engagement.
- Develop plans to grow reach and engagement using the full digital marketing mix.
- Work with colleagues to deliver paid social, PPC and other forms of digital marketing.
- Develop user journeys to grow the numbers of people engaging with our services.
- Engaging with stakeholders, understanding their needs and responding to those needs.
- Inform, upskill, and empower teams at Sense about relevant aspects of digital.
- Manage external agencies and suppliers.
Person specification
- Developing content and marketing plans for specific audiences.
- Managing websites, experience of content, web accessibility and UX.
- Digital acquisition using the full marketing mix.
- Excellent written English: ability to write and edit sharp, accessible, and concise copy for advertising, blogs, web, emails, social and more.
- Advanced IT skills and expert knowledge of content management systems, Adobe CS.
- Knowledge of email marketing and social media.
About Sense
Sense is a leading disability charity, here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Together, we drive change, building a future where everyone has the power, choice and control to live the lives we choose.
We’re proud to be a Disability confident leader and a charity where people can grow their skills and careers in a supportive, flexible environment.
As part of our new three-year strategy, we’re delivering a transformational plan focused on strengthening support for disabled people with complex needs, driving social change and creating a fairer, more equal future. For further information visit: Transforming Sense, together: our three-year plan – Sense
Our Values
Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:
- We’re creating change
- We’re always learning
- We’re better together
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone’s contribution is valued and we ensure they’re given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Precise Location: 750 Bristol Road, , Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6NA, United Kingdom
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