Marketing and Communications Executive in Farnborough

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Marketing & Communications Executive at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to play a key role in telling QinetiQ’s story to a range of audiences across different channels.

The Role

As the Marketing & Communications Executive for UK Defence (UKD), you will play a key role in showcasing the work of the sector, which represents 60% of the QinetiQ Group. Working as part of a team of four people, you’ll work collaboratively with colleagues across QinetiQ’s wider Group Marketing and Communications team, helping to tell the Group’s story and enhancing its reputation among key stakeholders. This role will play a key part in delivering impactful marketing campaigns and communications that engage stakeholders and promote our innovative solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your marketing career with a dynamic, knowledgeable team at a leading FTSE 250 company.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the development and implementation of marketing and communications activity that highlights the work and people of UKD
• Creating high‑quality content that informs, educates and inspires across a variety of channels (blogs, social media, website, intranet)
• Ensuring all activity is aligned to business priorities, QinetiQ’s communications strategy and brand guidelines and is tailored to our audiences (customers/investors/employees/media)
• Analysing the impact and effectiveness of UKD’s marketing and communications campaigns and activities, using data to help inform future plans and engagement
• Keeping up to date with the latest trends and best practice in marketing and communications, sharing with the wider team to continuously improve engagement.

Essential skills and experience of the Marketing & Communications Executive:

• A passion for marketing and communications with a keen interest in seeking and sharing best practice and identifying new trends and a willingness to learn and develop
• Excellent communicator with high quality written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
• Creative thinker with an ability to use both data and experience to make evidence‑based decisions
• Able to build relationships, collaborate with and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritise when managing multiple activities and projects; comfortable delivering at pace and under pressure
• Experience working in a complex stakeholder environment
• A background in technology or defence would be advantageous

Essential qualifications for the Marketing & Communications Executive:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state‑of‑the‑art facility, with high‑energy laser technologies, our 5 m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days

Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in. Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.