Campaigns Assistant
What’s the job?
Contract: 12 months, full-time (37.5 hours/week)
Deadline: Tuesday 11 February 2025, 11.59pm UK
Start date: ASAP
Location: Small Axe Office, London (we expect new starters to be in the office everyday)
Salary: £30,000-32,000
Requires the right to work in the UK.
Read more about our hiring process and tips for a successful application.
Join our team as a Campaigns Assistant to work on a range of powerful and exciting campaigns.
A Campaigns Assistant at Small Axe works in collaboration with senior campaigners.
You’ll be working hard and learning everyday. From helping to build campaign emails to workshopping ideas for new graphics to securing venues for a photoshoot - this role will immerse you in the world of creative campaigning from the get go.
Everyday will be different, will move fast and be a learning opportunity.
This is a junior role - we don’t expect a campaign assistant to know everything. But you’ll come with at least 1-2 years combined experience in roles covering either creative, digital or campaigning.
Please note that all roles at Small Axe require a DBS check - as some of our campaigning work takes place in schools. Small Axe will arrange DBS checks for new staff once they’re in post. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to email hr@thesmallaxe.org
Dates for your diary
1st stage video Q&A can be done from home between: 14-16 February
2nd stage in-person interviews will take place at our central London office between: 19-21 February
3rd stage in-person paid trial days will take place at our central London office between: 25-27 February
NB: we expect to see reference to the 'what we expect a Campaigns Assistant to do' and the 'Person Specification' sections below in your cover letter. Please read them carefully.
What we expect a Campaigns Assistant to do
Work collaboratively with senior campaigners and the design team to deliver creative communications - from proofing or writing punchy emails and researching ideas for moving film scripts, to planning logistics for a photoshoot, to brainstorming beautiful posters, social media graphics and videos that cut through the noise
Help produce meaningful campaign actions eg. organising petition hand-ins, getting people to show up to rallies, seeing through creative stunts like projecting slogans onto buildings
Assist on film and photo shoots - helping to get crew organised and settled, running and supporting the senior campaigner or designer to produce the shoot
Build confidence in a variety of online and offline tools to achieve your aims, always willing to adapt and learn in response to different projects, issues and audiences
Join internal and external trainings and bring new skills and learnings back to the team
Be curious - about what it means to build progressive movements and how we make change happen
Bring creativity, attention to detail and a drive to see change happen to every piece of work - whether that’s data entry or brainstorming campaign plans
Organise your workload and competing priorities across different projects with an ability to be adaptable when needed
Willing to learn and grow as a campaigner with support from a multidisciplinary team
Person specification
Essential
You’ll have at least 1-2 years of combined experience in roles covering either creative, digital or campaigning
You are passionate about politics and making change
You’re curious about what makes an effective digital campaign
You have an eye for and attention to detail spotting when things can be improved
You can communicate effectively and openly with people of different backgrounds and from across the progressive political spectrum
You have experience working collaboratively in a team to get stuff done on tight deadlines
You are open to learning and not afraid to ask questions when unsure
You have learnt to juggle and prioritise - that might be through waiting tables, working multiple jobs or working in a fast paced environment
Desirable
Experience working agency-side or some familiarity with agency-settings
Experience working on events, film or photo shoots
Read more about what we look for in a Small Axe team member.