Marketing & Events Executive

Posted 03 May 2022
Salary £20000 - £25000 per annum
LocationManchester
Discipline Transactional & Part Qualified
ReferenceJC/352022/ME
Contact NameJonathan Christmas

Job description

Marketing & Events Executive

£20,000 - £25,000 DOE


Key Areas of Responsibility:

Events

To assist a large team of consultants by:

  • Taking ownership of all of Axon Moore’s external (client) events planning;

  • Being heavily involved in the organising of internal (staff) events;

  • Taking responsibility for event bookings to ensure they remain within agreed budget;

  • Liaising directly with consultants with regards to their respective event(s);

  • Management of event invitees and attendee lists alongside general event comms;

  • Regularly update the events pages and other on the Axon Moore website; and

  • Taking a journalistic approach to writing high quality and engaging event recap stories;

  • Helping evolve Axon Moore’s existing events marketing ensuring it reaches the next level.



Marketing

To assist the Head of Marketing by:

  • Writing informative SEO rich content e.g. blogs, news items & web pages;

  • Posting relevant updates to company social media (LinkedIn, Twitter);

  • Helping maintain ongoing digital marketing strategy to attract new candidates and clients;

  • Staying up to date on the latest digital marketing trends while providing recommendations for improvements;

  • Helping create highly engaging digital designs to promote events, consultants and Axon Moore in general;

  • Updating website copy, imagery and the company database (REC) on a daily basis;

  • Liaising with all areas of the company to develop and produce promotional materials;

  • Having a creative, innovative, and forward-thinking approach to all marketing and events efforts


Desirable but not essential:

  • Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop

  • Photography and/or Videography skills

  • Be willing and able to attend events including those in evenings

  • Understanding of Google Analytics

  • Knowledge of tools such as Google Keyword Planner and SEMrush



Candidate Requirements:

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and eager to learn quickly while having an eye for detail and a genuine passion for events and marketing. The successful candidate needs to have:

  • A bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or a creative subject (essential)

  • Excellent written and verbal communication, organisation and planning skills (essential)

  • A passion for organising events of any scale and bringing people together (essential)

  • Ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience organising events

  • Advanced skills of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint are essential)

  • A genuine interest in SEO, content creation and Digital Marketing

  • An understanding of Adobe Photoshop and its capabilities



Role Benefits:

  • Competitive salary (£20,000 - £25,000 pa) to be reviewed after a 6 month probationary period

  • Financial end of year bonus (at the discretion of the Head of Marketing & the Managing Director)

  • Enrolled into company pension scheme (x%)

  • Regular work socials

  • 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays