Digital Marketing Executive (12 months FTC) in Edinburgh

At Grant Thornton we do things differently – looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance.

With over 5,000 people in the UK and a presence in 150 global markets, we’re on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role: As a Digital Marketing Executive within our Markets and Clients team, you will play a key role in supporting the firm’s growth ambitions and go‑to‑market priorities across our digital marketing estate. This is a broad and varied role focused on enabling high‑quality, efficient and impactful digital marketing activity. You will support the delivery and optimisation of campaigns, while helping to ensure the systems, processes and governance behind them are effective and scalable. You’ll bring structure and consistency to how we execute marketing, while also identifying opportunities to improve performance, user experience and ways of working. This role is ideal for someone who is developing their digital marketing career – bringing some core experience, but equally a strong willingness to learn, adapt and grow. You’ll be supported to build your skills across marketing technology, campaign delivery and stakeholder engagement, while contributing to meaningful work that directly supports the firm’s growth.

Knowing you’re right for us: We’ve set ambitious growth targets for the firm, and we need the right people to help us achieve these. We’re looking for people who will bring ambition and drive to their role. In changing markets, we need to be able to work at pace and be adaptable to change and to be curious, asking questions of ourselves, each other and our clients to ensure we are delivering the services and quality we expect.

The minimum criteria you’ll need is:

• Experience supporting digital marketing activity across web, social, PPC and content
• Understanding and experience of how AI and LLMs can support digital marketing
• Familiarity with marketing systems such as CMS, Content Management Platforms or email platforms
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Good attention to detail, with a focus on quality and accuracy
• A proactive mindset with the ability to identify improvements to processes and ways of working
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with internal stakeholders
• A willingness to learn, adapt and build new skills in a fast‑paced environment

We would be delighted if you had some of the following additional skills – though it’s okay if you don’t tick every box. We’ll help you develop along the way:

• Experience with content marketing platforms such as Optimizely (CMP/CMS)
• Familiarity with SharePoint and internal communications tools
• Experience working with data reporting and analytics
• Exposure to marketing governance, data management or compliance processes
• Experience supporting projects or coordinating marketing initiatives
• An interest in marketing technology, optimisation and continuous improvement
• Experience working in a professional services or B2B environment

Knowing we’re right for you: Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people; we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential. Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job: Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves.