Creative Marketing and Graphics Executive (Aston Villa Foundation)

Department: Aston Villa Foundation and Community Partnerships– Central Support Team

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum

Location: Villa Park

Closing Date: Sunday 6 September 2026

Interview Date: Week Commencing 7 September 2026

The Department

The Aston Villa Foundation is the official Charity of Aston Villa Football Club and prides itself in being innovative in its approach to the club being used as a ‘Force for Good’.

The Communication’s Department sits within the Foundation’s Central Operations, supporting to share the important work and impact the Foundation’s delivery has in the communities in the immediate vicinities of Villa Park.

Support the Foundation's mission of "Working Together to Enrich Lives", the Communication’s team support in showcasing the impact of more than 40 community programmes delivered across areas such as education, employability, health and wellbeing, disability sport, youth services, and community relations, through a variety of different outputs including social media, Articles, Networking Events, Matchday Programmes and Activations and more.

The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the planning and delivery of digital and physical marketing campaigns and materials that builds awareness of Foundation programmes among communities, schools, partners and stakeholders, supporting the Foundation’s Delivery Threads, and the Business Development and Fundraising teams. You will proactively advertise upcoming events, paid-for programmes and community-based activities to a wide variety of audience types, and demonstrate effective monitoring and reporting to demonstrate impact.

You will also become a point of contact between the Foundation and Aston Villa Football Club marketing and design teams, to utilize Aston Villa Football Club marketing and promotional tools and assets.

The role holder will lead on the creation of graphics and utilisation of design templates that are in keeping with Aston Villa Football Club brand guidelines.

You will also support in the wider production of first-class written content, which will be used across digital, print and social media both internally and externally.

For further information about the Role, please see the Role Profile.

The Person

The Aston Villa Foundation is seeking a passionate and motivated individual with a genuine commitment to demonstrating and proactively showcasing positive impact through the Foundation’s community and charitable work.

To be considered for the role, we are looking for someone who has…

• A Qualification in Marketing or Equivalent
• Experience in creating graphics and marketing material with Adobe Software
• Experience with Copywriting for Articles, Newsletters, and Social Media.
• Experience with SEO and CMS Systems and Paid Advertising
• Willing to demonstrate continuous development to keep up with current trends.

You will need to be organised, and able to prioritise workload whilst being flexible.

This will be a hands-on role, with the protentional of travelling to various locations across Birmingham. You will need to hold a UK Driving License with access to your own vehicle.

You will also need to be available to work flexibly, including matchdays, evenings and weekends.

Why Join Us?

There has never been a better time to join Aston Villa Foundation. We are building a family ethos and culture to be proud of, and realising our ambitious plans for the expansion and improvement of our world-class facilities. If you are already excited by this challenge and want to play your part in our historic Club, then you'll be pleased to hear about our amazing staff benefits you'll receive whilst working for us! See our Staff Benefits booklet to find out more.

As part of your application, you will be asked to:

1. Upload your CV

2. Answer the following questions:

a) Please outline your key skills, qualities and experience which make you the ideal candidate for this role (400 words maximum)

b)Tell us about your experience in marketing and graphic design. What types of campaigns have you previously worked on? (400 words maximum)

For further information and to ask any questions about the role, please contact Annie Benton by emailing [email protected].

Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early

The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Equality Statement

Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all.

We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.

Safeguarding Statement

Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please see Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC - Safeguarding