Communications and Marketing Executive

About the role:

This is a new role for the charity, created to build capacity and focus on our Youth-led communications and marketing to celebrate young people’s successes & achievements. The candidate will be confident and experienced in working directly with young people to guide and co-create structures and forums that enable and support young people to have their voices heard.

This role will be instrumental in driving a culture of storytelling across the organisation. Working creatively and collaboratively with the delivery team to ensure the journey our young people take is documented in a meaningful way to showcase and celebrate positive impact.

This approach and content will underpin and enrich the fundraising communication strategy. As the charity expands across two sites and cities this role will work alongside the Head of Marketing and Communications to create content strategies that target and reach new audiences, connecting them to our cause and directly support the attraction of new income.

The core purpose of this role is to drive up the capture of content that celebrates the journey, impact and success our charity has on the lives of young people, about them, by them’.

About Empower:

Empower Youth Zones is the charity that oversees the creation, management and sustainability of Youth Zones in Manchester and Salford. These include HideOut Youth Zone located in Gorton (East Manchester) which opened in 2020, and Salford Youth Zone located in Pendleton, which opened to young people in June 2025. HideOut and Salford Youth Zone provide children and young people aged 8-19 and up to 25 for those with additional needs with somewhere safe to go, something positive to do and someone trusted to talk to.

Youth Zones are purpose-built spaces fizzing with energy and crammed with incredible facilities. They are staffed by skilled and dedicated Youth Workers who truly believe in young people – helping them see what they could achieve, and giving them the skills, confidence and ambition to go for it. This is life-changing support that helps tens of thousands of young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to thrive.

HideOut and Salford Youth Zone are part of a national and growing network of Onside Youth Zones. There are currently 15 active Onside Youth Zones across the UK with 20 due to be open by 2025.

How to apply:

Please save the application as YOUR FULL NAME and submit your completed application by email, to recruitment@empoweryouthzones.org 

Please include in the subject title the job title of the post you have applied for and your full name.

We review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the role at any time.