Marketing and Communications Executive

We’re seeking a full-time, fully remote Marketing and Communications Executive to support our continued growth in the UK. The salary band for this role is £24,000 to £34,000.

This is your opportunity to join a diverse, tight-knit team as we continue to grow and scale our operations. If you don't currently meet all of the requirements of the role, we'd still be happy to consider your application provided you can evidence your skills and tell us why you'd be a great fit for the job.

What You’ll Do

Reporting to the Head of Communications and People, you will be closely involved in the company’s external and internal marketing activities and will help execute our marketing implementation plan for the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Executing our digital marketing activities, with assistance and direction from the Head of Communications and People.
• Generating demand for our solutions by executing new marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
• Implementing our marketing strategy including website, blog content, SEO etc.
• Liaising with other teams within the business to build customer success stories and deliver internal communications.
• Managing social media accounts and establishing a strong social media presence.
• Helping to organise, market, and host offline events.
• Contributing to the design of marketing creatives for campaigns, events, and PR.
• Assisting the Head of Communications and People with internal communications.
• Copy editing and proofing internal memos, emails, and documentation.
• Liaising with employees across the business to provide information on internal campaigns where needed.
• Maintaining brand standards throughout all communication.
• Assisting in innovating ways to communicate our brand to existing and new customers.
• Helping keep our brand fresh ahead of our competition in the UK.
• Effectively communicating using our employer branding.
• Measuring and understanding analytics relating to marketing activities.
• Monitoring and reporting on website analytics.
• Making proactive suggestions for future campaigns using metrics from previous campaigns.

What You’ll Need

We require you to:

• Have two to four years of experience in marketing; B2B marketing experience would be advantageous but not essential.
• Hold a degree in Marketing, English, Journalism, or a related discipline.
• Be comfortable learning and using a range of marketing tools (Semrush, Google Analytics 4, Adobe Creative Suite, Mailchimp).

We expect you to:

• Be an effective problem solver with strong analytical skills
• Be able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
• Be an effective collaborator and team player with strong writing and communication skills
• Have a keen eye for detail and a strong documentation ethic
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of professionalism
• Be open to change, with the ability to learn skills quickly when facing new challenges
• Proactively seek to self-improve and develop your skills
• Foresee and mitigate potential fiscal risks
• Be able to effectively manage key stakeholder relationships

Who We Are

Part of the knowmad mood group, we are an ambitious and growing remote-first company of 13 people. We specialise entirely in the delivery of cloud solutions and services for the Atlassian software suite (e.g. Jira, Confluence).

As a thriving Atlassian Solution Partner, we are seeing increased demand to deliver our services to local businesses. These include:

• the migration of Atlassian customers to the cloud
• the design and delivery of cloud software solutions to meet client needs
• provision of training and support for end-users and administrators

Our client base is wide and varied across both private and public sectors. Current clients include Kantar Global, the Scottish and UK Governments, Mary’s Meals, and the United Nations.

Our values are really important at New Verve and ultimately show our people, customers, and partners what we’re all about and what we value as a collective.

• Collaborate as one diverse team
• Earn trust with transparency
• Keep an open mind
• Innovate to fuel the future

This role will be fully remote with opportunities to work from our office in Glasgow.

What We’ll Offer You

We believe strongly in teamwork and have established a close-knit and collaborative culture here at New Verve. We work in a friendly and relaxed environment and the workload is always varied and interesting. Some of the things that we do differently as a business are:

• we prioritise employee well-being
• we recognise top performers and actively seek to promote people to more senior roles
• we have established a regular calendar of team events
• we have established a knowledge-sharing framework, with bi-monthly town halls, monthly newsletters, weekly knowledge-sharing workshops, and a range of ecosystem events throughout the year
• we have a transparent pay framework to ensure that pay conversations are objective and open
• we strive to make a positive contribution to society through initiatives such as community giving

Other benefits include:

• generous holiday package of 33 days per year (23 days + 10 bank holidays)
• an additional day’s holiday for your birthday
• extra leave and voucher awards for long service
• flexible working hours
• a subscription to Perkbox, a global benefits and rewards platform
• regular team socials and bi-annual in-person events
• a one-time £300 Amazon voucher to facilitate home-working, thereafter £100 in Amazon vouchers per year to renew equipment
• employee referral bonus
• payroll giving and paid volunteering opportunities (2 days per year)
• one day per week dedicated to innovation and enablement
• regular knowledge-sharing workshops with peers
• ongoing access to enablement and inter- and cross-team training opportunities

Diversity at New Verve

At New Verve Consulting, we’re incredibly proud of our diverse team and we champion equality in every area of our work. We’re an equal opportunities employer and work hard to create an inclusive culture; if there’s anything we can do to tailor the application process to your needs, please let us know.

The Interview Process

At New Verve Consulting, we directly manage our own recruitment and rarely work with agencies. All stages of the recruitment process are managed in-house by the team, ensuring that we get to know you personally throughout the recruitment process.

Our recruitment process for this role will follow this format:

1. First interview (15 minutes) with Lou, our Head of Communications and People. This will be an initial chat about the role and your experience to ensure that we’re both aligned before moving to the next stage.
2. Second interview (1 hour) which will give you another chance to meet with Lou and Kris, our Head of Solutions and Services. This will be a longer chat about your expectations of the role, how you would approach the role remit, and our current benefits. We also assess cultural fit and alignment with our values as a collective. We understand that interviewing is a two-way street and we encourage you to use this time to ask us questions about your journey within our organisation.

We always aim to move quickly and if we find the right candidate for the role, we will make you an offer ASAP! We aim for the successful candidate to start in January 2025 but we can work around your personal and professional commitments.