Senior Communications Consultant

Edinburgh, UK (Hybrid)

£40K/yr – £60K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own multi channel marketing communications with end to end campaign planning, regulatory compliance and audience focused messaging, while coordinating budgets, cross functional delivery and measurable impact.

  • Ownership: plan and deliver compliant campaigns across digital, direct and events for financial services audiences.
  • Audience and channel: leverage customer and adviser segmentation to tailor messages and maximize engagement.
  • Performance: measure, analyse and report on campaigns to drive recommendations and future planning.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Planning, developing and delivering marketing communications, campaigns and projects in line with agreed timelines and a rolling monthly activity plan
  • Creating clear, compliant and engaging content across multiple channels, ensuring alignment with brand standards and customer promise
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners to coordinate delivery and achieve planned outcomes
  • Representing the organisation at external industry events, conferences and onsite client sessions, coordinating content and engaging audiences to showcase offerings
  • Ensuring all communications meet regulatory, compliance and conduct risk requirements, presenting information that is clear, fair and not misleading
  • Managing budgets effectively, including tracking spend, processing invoices and driving efficiency across activities
  • Using customer insight and segmentation to target communications effectively and enhance engagement
  • Measuring, analysing and reporting on campaign performance, providing insights and recommendations for future activity
  • Maintaining and regularly reviewing communication materials to ensure accuracy, consistency and cost efficiency across all channels

Requirements

  • Experience working in financial services
  • Strong copywriting skills across multiple channels, particularly digital and direct communications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail, tone of voice and brand alignment
  • Event coordination experience both face to face and virtual
  • Solid understanding of marketing communications principles, including the promotional mix and campaign planning
  • Good knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements within financial promotions
  • Experience of developing and delivering marketing communications campaigns, plans and proposals
  • The ability to build strong relationships and work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • The strong understanding of customer and adviser segmentation and how to apply insight to targeted communications

Preferred

  • Experience in workplace/pensions is a strong advantage
  • Strong ability to build relationships and work effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Knowledge of customer and adviser segmentation and applying insight to targeted communications

Benefits

  • 36 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)
  • private medical cover
  • life assurance
  • critical illness cover
  • enhanced parental leave
  • retail discount vouchers
  • cycle2work scheme
  • subsidised restaurant
  • online GP appointments
  • lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives
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Aegon

People are living longer, and we are excited about the possibilities this brings. We see longevity, aging, and changing life patterns as an opportunity for our customers, our employees, and society as a whole. And we want to support everyone in building the financial means to explore the possibilities and challenges of a long and varied life. As an international financial services group, we unite a diverse range of businesses that, together, help millions of people around the world live their best lives by offering a broad mix of investment, protection, and retirement solutions.We create long-term value for our shareholders and other stakeholders through fully owned businesses, partnerships, and strategic shareholdings. Our portfolio includes fully owned subsidiaries in the US and UK, and a global asset management business; as well as partnerships in Brazil, China, France, Spain and Portugal. In the Netherlands, we generate value through our strategic shareholding in a market-leading insurance and pensions company.

Founded in 1983
Hoofddorp, North Holland, NLD
41K employees (3,220 in marketing)