Marketing & Communications Executive

Sutton, UK (On-site)

£33K/yr – £38K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and coordinate content and direct marketing assets for ACN, with emphasis on editorial production, video content, and welcome/appeals journeys; ensures brand consistency and data-driven collaboration with agencies and the data manager.

  • Editorial and content ownership: research, commission and write for fundraising materials and the ACN magazine mailing.
  • Campaign execution and production support: direct mail, web, email, social, podcast, and video content aligned to OKRs.
  • Welcome journey and branding: manage welcome packs, donor conversion, and fundraising magazine/concept development with internal teams and agencies.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Editorial responsibility and research, commissioning and writing for the ACN magazine mailing.
  • Support the execution of integrated marketing campaigns – direct mail, web, email, social media and podcast.
  • Create content across multiple platforms including direct mail, web, email, social media and podcast.
  • Provide support to the Head of Marketing and the Direct Marketing Executive in the conception, content creation, and production of direct mail appeals and administration of the mailing process including invoices and stock management, in line with agreed OKRs and financial and non-financial targets.
  • Proofing and support for weekly email marketing (ENews), including Buddy cover, as required.
  • Collaboration with Direct Marketing Executive on the video schedule, including overseeing the creation of long-form and short-form video content for direct mail appeals and other fundraising events.
  • Marketing of the PAPA Break the Silence podcast, and development of a fundraising/marketing podcast brand.
  • Responsible for researching, planning, editing and production of Welcome Pack and other fundraising materials, including commissioning content from PAPA and other teams.
  • Oversee the welcome and conversion journey for new benefactors including the creation of marketing materials, as well as working with our marketing agency.
  • Support the marketing department in building and maintaining a strong brand for ACN, with clear, consistent key messages and visual identity across all departments

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, English or similar.
  • Extensive experience in Marketing/Communications.
  • Strong copywriting and editorial ability with significant experience of writing, editing and proofing content.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience of working with designers, marketing agencies and video editors, and an understanding of print and production processes.
  • An eye for design and detail.
  • Experience of working with CRM databases such as Raisers Edge database or similar.
  • IT literate: Microsoft Office suite essential, especially Excel and Teams.
  • Creative and practical.
  • Strong writing skills with aptitude for writing sales and marketing copy.

Preferred

  • Knowledge and experience video editing skills and ability to use Adobe Premier Pro would be an advantage.
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ACN United Kingdom

Founded in 1947 as a Catholic aid organization for war refugees and recognized as a papal foundation since 2011, ACN is dedicated to the service of Christians around the world, through information, prayer and action, wherever they are persecuted or oppressed or suffering material need. ACN supports every year an average of 6000 projects in close to 150 countries, thanks to private donations, as the foundation receives no public funding.

Founded in 1947
Sutton, England, GBR
23 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
196.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$235K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
10.6%
Direct
26.2%
Referral
5.1%
Social
55.9%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~23

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (17% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1