Marketing Executive

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Howden’s Specialty marketing team plays an integral role in the business’ overall strategy, helping to drive business growth. We are looking for a driven and creative marketing executive to support the continued growth of our Health & Care division. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious marketer looking to develop their skills across events, campaigns, digital marketing, content creation and brand management within a supportive and experienced team.

You’ll work alongside other members of the marketing team, the Health & Care team, our in-house creative agency, suppliers and internal partners, to deliver a diverse range of events and campaigns that support business objectives and help raise awareness of the Howden brand.

Your team and environment

You will be part of a marketing team in which culture is very important. We have a strong work ethic, but we have fun with what we do and support a good work/life balance. The team atmosphere is friendly, supportive and energetic, with strong career development opportunities. The role is primarily based in our Bristol office which is centrally located. We operate a flexible working framework in place to allow for home working up to two days a week. This role will require occasional travel to our London headquarters approximately two days per month as well as additional travel to support and deliver events as needed.

Key responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of in‐person and virtual events that directly strengthen client relationships and support the sales pipeline.
• Build and deliver email communications to our audiences that raise brand awareness, showcase our content and promote our insurance services.
• Support the marketing team to deliver multi-platform campaigns across print, digital, social, podcasting and video.
• Monitor campaign and event performance helping to gather insights and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in producing marketing collateral, as well as research, copywriting and liaising with internal and external agencies to include designers and print suppliers.
• Write and edit internal and external communications such as thought leadership articles and newsletters.
• Coordinate marketing operations and administration, ordering branded marketing materials and merchandise, managing content and image libraries, auditing and updating marketing literature.
• Assist the marketing team with the development of the Howden brand, ensuring it is applied effectively and consistently.
• Help manage company digital and social channels, e.g. website, LinkedIn, internal SharePoint sites and intranet systems.

Skills & attributes

We are looking for someone with approximately 1-3 years’ experience in a marketing role, either in-house or agency side. We are open to candidates with a broad range of qualifications and experiences including university degrees, marketing specific qualifications (e.g. CIM), apprenticeships and relevant work experience.

• Enthusiastic, personable, a great teammate with a flexible, ‘can do’ demeanour.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a diverse range of internal and external partners.
• Experience in planning and executing successful in-person and/or virtual events.
• Strong written communication skills preferably with experience writing for business-related audiences.
• Efficient and thorough approach to project management.
• Good attention to detail.
• Self-starter, keen and able to work off own initiative and proactively suggest ideas.
• Showed skill of all major business packages (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).
• Understanding of social media best practice and community management.
• Understanding of website and email management, including previous use of a content management system (CMS) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new.
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges.
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours or hybrid working. If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.