Senior Marketing Executive

We’re looking for an experienced Marketing Executive to join our dynamic marketing team. Reporting into the Head of Campaigns, no two days will be the same as you will work with different stakeholders from across the organisation. You will be learning alongside accomplished business leaders and our world-class technology partners, including Microsoft, Sophos, HPE, Apple and more.

Join the Marketing Team at a growing tech company and make a big impact from day one. At Chess, the sky is the limit with lots of opportunities to grow in your career. We’re passionate about our unique culture and our continuous investment in our people to be industry experts.

The Role:

• Deliver demand generation and retention campaigns, monitor and report performance; optimise campaigns accordingly
• Write compelling content for different marketing channels inc. blogs, website, social media & email
• Create automated lifecycle campaigns using marketing automation systems
• Specify and attend relevant industry-led events and webinars that enhance our strategic campaigns
• Strengthen our professional online network via LinkedIn
• Monitor, analyse and report activity across channels to Head of Campaigns
• Work together with the Creative team to deliver high quality visual and engaging campaigns
• Plan and manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously, and consistently deliver to high standards within agreed service levels and budgets and as required, to short timescales
• Achieve lead KPIs and track through to conversion
• Enable Sales teams by supplying sales and marketing collateral

The Candidate:

• Educated to degree or equivalent CIM qualification, though not essential
• Excellent communication skills and content writing ability as well as a good degree of numeracy
• Ability to track performance to identify opportunities and issues
• Confident to offer alternative and creative points of view while working in a team, a good problem solver and self-starter
• Autonomy to manage end to end campaigns
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Confident in coordinating and communicating with senior stakeholders
• A go-getter with strong initiative and passion for strategising
• Eager to learn new skills and genuine enthusiasm for digital marketing
• Comfortable working digitally with colleagues and partners with a passion for understanding different customer behaviours
• Keen attention to detail, including spelling and grammar

Why join Chess?

Chess is one of the UK's leading independent and trusted technology service providers, employing over 360 skilled people across the UK, supporting over 21,000 UK businesses. Diversity, equality, and inclusion is at the heart of our Chess culture, and we are passionate about our One Team spirit. We’re extremely proud that our people voted us No.1 in 'The 100 Best Companies to Work for' list 2018, and we continue to celebrate more than 14 years in the top 100.

Our continued focus on growth creates opportunity for everyone to progress their career, to develop knowledge and skills, to gain reward and recognition and to maximise their potential. The growth and success of our people ensures the growth and success of our business. We believe that “if you’re not growing, we’re not growing”.

Salary details: Up to £35,000 dependent on experience

Benefits include:

• Health care support – UK Healthcare, eye tests, flu jabs, onsite health screens
• Enhanced Pay: Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave
• Access to employee benefits, rewards and recognition platform, Perkbox. This gives you access to hundreds of ‘Perks’ with great discounts.
• Hybrid working support - Allowance towards a home desk and chair
• Loyalty point scheme – allowing you to use your points to increase your benefits each year
• Access to our Future Fit benefits package – including Mental, Physical and Financial support
• 20 days paid holiday p.a. increased upon anniversaries, ultimately to 24 days p.a., plus public holidays.
• Buy & sell Holiday scheme – 2 opportunities per year to buy or sell up to 5 holidays
• Additional holidays: Half Day Fridays and a Wellbeing Day
• £100 per year matched charity donation, plus payroll giving options

Hours: A standard week is 37½ Monday to Friday

At Chess we offer many flexible working options, and we have both full-time and part-time working hours available. Chess pride themselves on being an inclusive employer, so if you want to find out more about our flexible working arrangements this can be discussed with your application.

Working location: Hybrid working position allowing you to enjoy the flexibility of working from home whilst also having the option to work from one of our many local hubs spread throughout the UK. Ad-hoc travel to offices within the group and other locations may be required on occasion.

Is Chess the place for you?

If you are looking for a career that brings exciting challenges and opportunities, then Chess is the place for you.

Please email your CV and covering letter to our Recruitment Department at: careers@chessict.co.uk

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