Head of Marketing and Communications

Overview

Glasgow Science Centre (GSC) is an educational charity and leading science centre and visitor attraction with a 5-star status. Our mission is to inspire everyone to explore and understand the world around them and to discover and enjoy science.

We are a place of learning, creativity, curiosity, and fun, inspiring and empowering around half a million people every year, both inside and outside our amazing centre in Pacific Quay, on the banks of the Clyde.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join our Executive Management Group as a Head of Marketing and Communications.

You will work with the CEO, Directors and Executive Team to create, develop, plan, manage and deliver a strategic sales, marketing and communication plan to achieve GSC’s corporate objectives on a consistent basis across a range of channels. You will raise the profile of GSC with innovative campaigns and marketing collateral, constructing relevant and exciting messages to a diverse range of audiences that are simple, clear and consistent.

You will also manage, inspire and motivate the Communications team to deliver a creative and exciting marketing and communications plan using different media to maximise engagement numbers (and income) from all audiences including public, education, government and industry.

You will have a passion for excellence, creativity and innovation, a generator of new ideas. You will be a leader with the ability to work collaboratively but can make decisions and take the initiative. You will also be able to manage a complex and varied workload and can analyse information methodically and efficiently.

Final date to receive applications:
Saturday 31/01/2026

• Work with the CEO, Directors and Executive Team to create, develop, plan, manage and deliver a strategic sales, marketing and communication plan to achieve GSC’s corporate objectives on a consistent basis across a range of channels.
• Raise the profile of GSC with innovative campaigns and marketing collateral, constructing relevant and exciting messages to a diverse range of audiences that are simple, clear and consistent.
• Manage, inspire and motivate the Communications team to deliver a creative and exciting marketing and communications plan using different media to maximise engagement numbers (and income) from all audiences including public, education, government and industry.
• Demonstrate passion for excellence, creativity and innovation; be a generator of new ideas and a leader who can work collaboratively, make decisions and take the initiative.
• Manage a complex and varied workload and analyse information methodically and efficiently.