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Newcastle Castle’s medieval Castle Keep and Black Gate are two of the North East’s most important and historic buildings. They are Where the Story of Newcastle Began.
We are currently looking for a Freelance Marketing Officer.
Please see below for more information.
Freelance Marketing Officer
Download the full contract brief here
Freelance contract: 1 September – 31 December 2026 | £6,750
Newcastle Castle is looking for a creative and organised Freelance Marketing Officer to support our marketing and communications activity from September to December 2026.
This is a flexible freelance role, combining home working with time at the Castle for events, photography, filming, meetings and media visits.
You’ll help us promote our programme of events and activities, showcase the Castle and its stories, and grow engagement across our digital channels. The role will include:
Managing our social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok
Creating engaging content including posts, Reels, Stories and event promotions
Producing our regular e-newsletter
Updating external event listings and promotional channels
Monitoring digital performance
Taking photographs and short-form video at events and activities
Promoting our volunteering, community activity, partnerships, history and heritage
We’re looking for someone with strong digital marketing and content creation skills who can work independently, manage competing priorities and bring creativity to our existing marketing activity.
Location: Hybrid – Newcastle Castle preferred, with home working by agreement
Contract: Flexible freelance
Fee: £6,750
Contract period: 1 September – 31 December 2026
Application Deadline: 5pm on the 18th September 2026
Please send:
A short CV
A brief portfolio or examples of previous relevant work
A short “approach to the role” proposal (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining how you would approach some or all of the duties outlined in the role description
