We have an excellent opportunity for a Marketing and Communications Executive to join this super manufacturer in Bedford.  In this role you will drive market communications through various media to effectively represent the company's brand, products and services to customers and prospects.

About the company
Our client is a respected leader in the development, manufacture and supply of occupational health and environmental monitoring instrumentation.  With a history dating back to 1799 they have changed significantly over the past 200 years plus, yet they remain perfectly placed to offer reliable, trustworthy and credible solutions for Occupational and Environmental monitoring or noise and dust - with over 40 years of innovation in noise monitoring, and 60 years in dust monitoring.

About the role
As a Marketing and Communications Executive, your responsibilities will include to:

• Manage and co-ordinate service providers such as creative and PR agencies
• Maintain administrative control of advertising, PR, exhibitions, and promotional campaigns, with a focus on delivering on time and on budget performance
• Liaise with sales to identify new customers and market areas to develop prospects to their maximum potential, through the use marketing tools and promotional campaigns
• Manage agencies to maximise effectiveness/address services not meeting expectations
• Maintain, update, and analyse web site content to optimise landing pages, engagement, and lead generation. Manage web images, graphics, keywords, and video production to achieve a high rate of leads / conversions
• Produce multi-lingual datasheets and other marketing material
• Manage and co-ordinate company exhibitions, road shows, courses with analysis of post event lead generation
• Develop adverts, sales aids, and exhibition graphics
• Be a key user of the CRM, Email and web CMS systems
• Work with the Global Marketing Manager to develop and implement improvements to enhance lead generation

About you
To be successful for the role of Marketing and Communications Executive you must have / be:

• Marketing or Business Studies degree including significant elements of marketing communications (or equivalent)
• Experience of working in an office environment in a marketing department/role
• This role may be your 2nd/3rd position since leaving University
• Creative with experience devising web/digital campaigns
• Adobe Creative Suite full proficiency including Photoshop/InDesign for advertising.
• Email campaign experience
• A positive/ambitious attitude
• Demonstrated skills to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to prioritise effectively against deadlines
• Computer literate and intermediate level knowledge of publishing and e-mail marketing systems.
• Strong English language skills, written and spoken word
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent organisation/planning skills
• Dynamic, self-starter
• Team player

Hours & Rewards
For the role of Marketing and Communications Executive your hours of work will be Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am to 4pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

There is a salary on offer of £28,000 to £35,000 per annum plus you will receive:

• On-site parking
• 25 holiday days plus statutory bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Free eye test with money towards glasses
• Life assurance
• Christmas shutdown
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Long service awards scheme
• Site based role, with hybrid working opportunity

 
How to Apply
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You must have eligibility to work in the UK.   Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.  If your address and contact details are not on your CV, you will not be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you!



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