Semiconductor Marketing and Technology Specialist

We are thrilled to announce an exciting and permanent opportunity for a Semiconductor Marketing and Technology Specialist, located in the vibrant community of Severn Beach, Bristol. In this role, you will craft compelling and persuasive content and presentations that effectively connect our innovative solutions to the unique needs of our customers. You will delve deep into our products, gaining expertise that positions you as the indispensable technology specialist within the marketing team, trusted for both technical content creation and advisory support. Your contributions will be vital to our marketing communications team, where you will provide essential technical insights and content. You will play a key role in product launches, collaborate with sales to develop impactful content that drives business success, and serve as the crucial link between our technology and sales teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Our sales presentations are critical to achieving our strategic goals and need to be persuasive, accurate, and up to date.
• You will own and maintain the information resource for our sales team.
• You will take a leading role in planning and producing our series of technology magazines, Semi Interface, aimed at strategic positioning of our technology solutions and generating incoming leads and sales.
• Collaborate closely with technical teams to create compelling selling points and messages for our solutions.
• Produce both digital and traditional content that effectively communicates the unique technical advantages of our product range.
• Coordinate maintenance of the information resource with our technical teams.
• Oversee and produce digital media to convey the benefits of our solutions and our brand value and reputation.
• Produce material for meetings, webinars, and conferences.
• Maintain an active presence on LinkedIn to showcase professional achievements.
• Produce, develop, and maintain sales enablement materials, guiding and supporting our sales teams.
• Ensure the value of our brand and process solutions are understood by global sales, technical, and customer service teams.
• Aid with the organisation of in-house workshops/events and present on the marketing team’s updates.

Information/knowledge gathering

• Research, analyse, and understand market-specific applications/devices and how our technologies deliver value.
• Work with the Product Management team to deliver market analysis relating to roadmap and lead the Key Selling Point message refinement process.
• Build an understanding of our competitors’ product range and tailor our message strategically.

Semi Interface magazine

• Edit and proofread scientific, engineering, and technical articles for accuracy, clarity, style, and consistency.
• Ensure content adheres to internal editorial standards and aligns with the publication’s tone and objectives.
• Write original articles, summaries, interviews, and feature pieces when needed.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to transform complex concepts into engaging content.
• Conduct fact checking and verify references, data sources, and technical statements.
• Identify, recruit, and coordinate with internal contributors across R&D, engineering, marketing, and product teams.
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners, researchers, institutes, and industry experts.
• Curate and manage the calendar of upcoming themes, articles, and content opportunities.

Project & Workflow Management

• Manage the end-to-end editorial workflow, from initial idea sourcing to publication.
• Liaise with design, layout, and communications teams to ensure timely delivery of issues.
• Track article status, revisions, and approval processes using established tools and workflows.

Education / Qualifications

• Higher-level academic qualifications and technical background in semiconductor technology.
• Hands-on cleanroom experience or strong theoretical knowledge of plasma processing equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing.
• A good understanding of marketing concepts and constructing concise and persuasive value propositions.

Professional Skills/ Abilities

• Skilled in multitasking and planning efficiently.
• Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal skills and is comfortable engaging with a wide range of people.
• Encourage idea sharing and proactively reach out to individuals who may contribute valuable perspectives.
• Highly skilled in creating and curating presentations.
• Able to communicate proficiently and engage in discussions on a technical level.

At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for the engineering of micro-and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics to electric cars and quantum computers.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary.
• Structured career development opportunities.
• Good work-life balance.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Early finish on Fridays.
• Private healthcare.
• Share incentive plan.
• Defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan.
• Flexible benefits package.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.