Trust Photographer & Marketing Officer

Permanent, Full Time, Full Year. To commence ASAP. 

Part Time or Term Time only may be considered for the right candidate. 

Salary: Points 11-14 of the Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff pay spine, currently £28,634- £31,324 per annum.

The Role: 

The Pinnacle Learning Trust are looking to appoint a permanent Photographer and Marketing Officer, to commence as soon as possible.

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic and self motivated individual to capture the life of our trust and our academies through high quality photography and creative imagery. You will play a key role in promoting our values, achievements, and community. The successful candidate will combine strong visual storytelling skills, to enhance our trust brand and engagement across multiple platforms.

In addition to the core responsibilities of photography and marketing, the role will allow you to develop and practise your skills within graphic design and/or videography. You will support the creation of visually engaging design materials, including digital and print assets, ensuring consistency with the trust’s branding. They will also have the opportunity to plan, film, and edit high-quality video content to support promotional campaigns, events, and internal communications, helping to further enhance the trust’s profile and storytelling across a range of platforms.

The role will primarily be based at Oldham Sixth Form College but will involve some travel to our other sites, all currently within the OL8 postcode area: The Hathershaw College; Werneth Primary School; Broadfield Primary School; and, Alexandra Park Junior School.  

The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills, which will enable you to work with trust staff and external stakeholders, sharing clear messaging and content. You  will work well as part of a team, but will also be able to take on work independently, having excellent written and communication skills, interpersonal and IT skills, and an eye for detail. These will see you work with the Marketing Manager on a wide range of promotional design projects, and related website and social media channels, ensuring design and branding is consistent with our high trust standards. Taking the lead on select projects, developing, creating and designing content to drive the trust’s community presence both on and offline.

The Pinnacle Learning Trust

The Pinnacle Learning Trust was established in 2017 as a result of the long-standing, strong and effective relationship between The Hathershaw College and Oldham Sixth Form College. Werneth Primary School joined our Trust in February 2019 and Broadfield Primary School in April 2023 and most recently, Alexandra Park junior School in April 2024. Our work is built upon our shared belief that young people in Oldham and the local area should have access to excellent educational provision.  We celebrate students’ uniqueness and support our young people to flourish and become responsible, successful citizens who contribute positively to their communities.  Our collective aim, articulated through our mission statement, is to improve the lives and life chances of young people through the development of outstanding practice based upon partnership.

The Trust’s central services teams include: Estates, Finance, HR and Payroll, Marketing, IT Services and MIS.  Their aim is to enhance the experience of students and staff across the Trust by providing effective and efficient central services which support them to achieve their goals.  

Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment; enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.  

Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others through designation as Evidence Leads in Education for the Research School; delivery of school-to-school support; support for trainee teachers and involvement with our work as a strategic partner with the East Manchester Teaching School Hub and our Science Learning Partnership Hub.

We are delighted to be the winners of the MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year 2025, and have been recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award in 2025 for the second year running. We offer various health and wellbeing benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.

Read our ‘Join the Pinnacle Learning Trust’ booklet to discover what our trust can offer you.  

Closing Date for applications: 12 noon Monday 4 May 2026

Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 5 & 6 May 2026

Provisional Interview Date: Monday 11 & Tuesday 12 May 2026                                

To apply please visit our website http://www.pinnaclelearningtrust.org.uk/vacancies/  

Commitment to Safeguarding

The Pinnacle Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Pinnacle Learning Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.