Marketing Manager

Job Title: Marketing Manager
Location: London
Job Type: Permanent with hybrid working (3 days in the office required)

Are you passionate about making life science life changing and delivering impact for patients? We want to hear from you.

About the role:

We’re looking for a motivated and proactive Marketing Manager to deliver engaging marketing campaigns across multiple channels that help to grow the LifeArc brand.

This is a varied, hands-on role with responsibility for digital marketing, website management, content creation, video production, social media and email marketing. You’ll manage key projects, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and help ensure our marketing activity delivers measurable impact.

This is an excellent opportunity for a marketing professional who enjoys combining strategic thinking with practical delivery and is looking to develop their career within a purpose-driven organisation.

About you

Key responsibilities include:

Website and Digital Channels

Lead the implementation of a refreshed website experience, working closely with internal stakeholders and external agencies

Maintain and optimise the LifeArc website to ensure content remains accurate, engaging and user-focused

Develop and manage web content that supports organisational objectives and audience needs

Monitor website performance, analyse user behaviour and recommend improvements based on data and insights

Content and Multimedia Production

Manage video and photography projects from initial brief through to final delivery

Collaborate with creative suppliers, production partners and internal stakeholders to produce high-quality multimedia content

Ideate/manage storyboards, content plans and production

Carry out basic video editing and create assets for digital and social channels

Manage and develop LifeArc’s image library, ensuring appropriate permissions and usage rights are maintained

Social Media and Audience Engagement

Support planning and delivery of LifeArc’s social media activity across multiple platforms

Create and schedule engaging content that strengthens brand awareness and audience engagement

Monitor channel performance and identify opportunities to optimise reach and engagement

Stay informed on social media trends and emerging opportunities to enhance impact

Engage with our online community, responding to comments and messages promptly

CRM and Email Marketing

Support launch and regular delivery of email marketing campaigns

Create engaging email content aligned to brand and business objectives

Build and optimise automated customer journeys and email workflows

Monitor campaign performance and recommend improvements

Marketing Operations

Manage marketing merchandise, branded materials and supplier relationships

Oversee ordering, stock management and distribution processes

Support wider marketing and communications projects as required

Essential experience required:

You are a creative and organised marketing professional with experience delivering marketing campaigns and activities across digital channels. You enjoy working across multiple projects, building strong stakeholder relationships and turning ideas into effective campaigns and comms.

Experience and qualification in marketing, campaigns, communications or a related discipline

Strong digital marketing knowledge, including websites, content, social media and email

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Strong project management and organisational skills, effectively managing multiple priorities and stakeholders

Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work

A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership

A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work independently

Experience with content management systems such as WordPress

Experience managing external suppliers or creative partners

Basic video and image editing skills

Familiarity with SEO principles and web analytics tools

Experience using marketing data and insights to improve performance

Scientific, healthcare or research-sector experience is advantageous but not essential

Education:

Degree in Marketing/ design or similar discipline

Skills & abilities:

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, mission-driven organisation.

Team player with a proactive attitude.

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships.

Creative thinker with a problem-solving mindset.

Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges.

About us:

LifeArc is a not-for-profit life science organisation, leading the way for change in rare diseases in the UK and supporting promising initiatives in global health. We seek out research in areas of unmet need that has great potential, providing support to help it become breakthroughs that change lives.

What we can offer you:

Focused on finding life changing solutions for underserved patients, our people thrive in an inclusive, and supportive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary approach guarantees our people growth opportunities, while our culture of innovation and collaboration drives the impact we make delivering on our purpose of ‘putting patients at the centre of everything we do’.

LifeArc is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term health condition who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Please note thatin certain situations, such as high volumes of applications, it may not be practical to interview all eligible candidates. In these cases, we may need to select those who best meet the essential criteria. (At LifeArc, the Disability Confident Scheme’s ‘minimum criteria’ is referred to as ‘essential criteria’).

• Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits.
• Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you.
• Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just right for this or other roles.

We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.

At LifeArc, we commit to advancing equal opportunities and building a diverse workforce by ensuring a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment experience for all. We employ individuals based on their suitability for the work to be performed and their potential for development, regardless of age, sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion includes creating a culture where everyone feels they belong, is valued for who they are and has the opportunity to translate their potential.

We want every candidate to do their very best. If you require special assistance or reasonable adjustments, please be sure to let us know in advance what will be most useful for you and / or to discuss your needs.

Please note we are actively recruiting, and the closing date may be brought forward if we find the right person for this role.

Our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion statement can be found here .

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