Responsibilities

• Lead and execute our annual marketing strategy
• Own the marketing calendar and maintain a disciplined quality over quantity approach to campaigns, content, awards, press, and events
• Create and post content and copy for social, press, awards, and publications
• Own the strategy, planning, and delivery of external company events, from initial concept through to execution
• Work with photographers and videographers to produce high-quality content for marketing and client purposes
• Identify opportunities to build the profiles of the company and its C-suite through thought leadership, speaking opportunities, partnerships, and commentary
• Manage the marketing budget, overseeing all spending within the department
• Lead the marketing of our thought leadership through editorial content, campaigns, partnerships and event promotion
• Own & present monthly performance reports - assessing both marketing activity and commercial pipeline, recommending where activity should be increased, improved, or stopped
• Manage external PR and SEO / AEO consultants, ensuring KPIs and scope are being met - constantly reviewing performance and ROI

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in B2B marketing and communications, ideally within a design or production agency
• Strong experience owning an integrated annual marketing strategy, from planning and prioritisation through to delivery and measurement
• Strong editorial judgement and a clear understanding of what makes content distinctive, relevant, and worth publishing
• Experience building and maintaining a consistent brand voice across multiple channels and audiences
• Confident stakeholder-management skills, including working with senior leadership, creative teams, external partners, and subject-matter experts
• Deep understanding of digital and social media platforms
• Management experience, with both internal and external team members
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with close attention to detail
• A strong understanding of the design and creative industries, their audiences, and the wider cultural and commercial landscape

Preferred

• Bonus: Experience with Hubspot (or a similar marketing CRM software) and Adobe Creative Suite

Benefits

• Workplace pension
• 25 days holiday (inc 3 days taken during Christmas closure) + Bank Holidays
• 0.5 paid days off per month to get inspired
• All-you-can-eat YCN creative professional learning membership
• Spill mental health support
• Flexible and remote working available