Senior Marketing Executive

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We\’re experts helping clients adapt and thrive in a changing world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees and spanning 56 countries.

Our people are our biggest asset as well as our largest shareholder group and are everything that makes us unique; our inclusive culture, the quality service we offer our clients, and our continued growth, all come from our people-first approach. There’s no such thing as individual success. We all need to play our part, contributing our skills and experience to make a true difference. That’s Howden.

Why work at Howden?

We have always been employee-owned and driven by entrepreneurial spirit. Right from the beginning, we\\\’ve focused on employing talented individuals and empowering them to make a real difference to the company, whilst building successful and fulfilling careers at the same time. Simply put, we hire talented specialists and give them what they need to make a difference for clients. Always have, always will.

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 disappointed head-hunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

The Role

Howden’s marketing team plays an integral role in the business’ overall strategy, helping to position Howden as a market leading broker and drive sales.

We are recruiting for a Senior Marketing Executive to join our team, with a primary focus on supporting the growth of Howden’s Capital, Advisory & Placement division, with a particular focus on their Mergers & Acquisition and Tax & Contingent Risks teams.

This is a great time to join the team as we are experiencing a period of growth and have been recruiting for a number of different roles.

This role will help to deliver a diverse range of campaigns, to engage with clients, the media, the industry and employees, working alongside other members of the marketing team, our in-house creative agency, suppliers and internal partners.

They will also work on specific projects, providing co-ordination and support to the rest of the marketing team ensuring key timelines are met and projects are run efficiently.

What you’ll do

• Own the marketing plan for the sectors, producing timely and effective marketing materials and campaigns.
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt communication style for senior stakeholders.
• Efficient and thorough project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects at once.
• Deliver multi-platform campaigns across print, digital, social, podcasting and video.
• Produce marketing collateral, as well as research, copywrite and liaise with external agencies to include designers and print suppliers.
• Coordinate marketing operations and administration, ordering branded marketing materials and merchandise, managing content and image libraries, auditing and updating marketing literature.
• Develop the Howden brand, ensuring it is applied effectively and consistently across the UK divisions.
• Write and edit client communications such as email campaigns, knowledge articles and news announcements.
• Help run company digital channels and social channels.
• Support with events – both online and in-person
• Supporting the wider marketing team with project support and marketing operations.
• Effective management of office administration.

Who we’re looking for

• 3+ years’ experience working in a marketing role, with demonstrable experience of taking ownership of marketing plans through to delivery. Previous experience within the construction and property or financial services sector would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Self-starter, keen and able to work off own initiative and proactively suggest ideas to improve the marketing strategy.
• Energetic, 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.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written communication skills, preferable with experience writing for business related audiences.
• Showed skill of all major business packages (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Understanding of website management, including previous use of a content management system (CMS), Google Analytics and SEO.
• Understanding of social media best practice and community management.
• Experience of Google Adwords and social selling.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define.

Our business succeeds by allowing our people to make a mark in the areas they care about most: personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society’s greatest challenges.

And we know that separate home and work lives don\\\’t really exist. If you\\\’re happy and healthy at home, you\\\’re more likely to be happy and fulfilled at work – and vice versa. That\\\’s why we do our best to support our people in every aspect of their lives.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Howden we value diversity – there is no one Howden ‘personality 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

We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect – regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or family circumstances.

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.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

Our sustainability promise

We’re on a life-long journey to become an ever-more sustainable group. It\\\’s a commitment to taking care of our people and the world we live in, to doing good business, and to making a positive impact wherever we can. Our governance processes, company policies, and review systems are all geared towards our goal of making a positive impact in the world. You can read more about our sustainability work here.