Event Marketing Executive, Brighton, £26k-£30k, 1 Year Maternity Cover

Do you have 2+ years’ Marketing or PR experience?

Would you like to work on global events whilst having a positive impact upon the planet?

Our Brighton based conference client runs global events in the sustainability sector which take place in, San Francisco, New York, Toronto and London as well as some virtual events since the Covid pandemic.  They are now looking for an experienced marketing executive to plan, manage and execute the marketing campaigns for their international business summits. This is a 1 year maternity cover contract commencing 1st December 2022. (with the potential to then become permanent)

The Event Marketing Executive role is very varied role you would be working on their international business summits which they are successfully running as virtual events since Covid as well as face to face events as markets open once again.

Our client is looking for is someone who has a 100% can-do attitude, who can turn their hand to anything, who’s a good writer, and super-efficient and organised.

The Company:

This highly reputed company have built a reputation for excellence in each of their markets and are planning rapid expansion in the next two years they are based in a small, fun & relaxed office which are located just a couple of minutes from the beach.

The company work with innovative start-ups and leading brands such as Google, Coca-Cola, IBM, GE and Intel. Their events take place in London, San Francisco, New York, Toronto and Singapore.

Their events are targeted at and built with the very top people in the sustainability sector. They are research led, but with a commercial purpose in mind. They design high quality programmes with unrivalled speakers, and due to this they have an excellent reputation in the markets they serve.

The company continue to grow year on year and are committed to re-investment to ensure they hit their long-term growth goals.

The Event Marketing Executive Role:

Working closely with our Marketing Managers and Director, the Marketing Executive will be responsible for the following: This is a busy and varied role, responsibilities include:

·      Help develop the brand design and core sales messages for each conference they work on

·      Keep the conference websites up to date with fresh content and information

·      Write, design, build and deliver high-impact, content-rich email campaigns to our network

·      Select, negotiate and manage marketing partnerships and relations with industry associations and media

·      Liaise with speakers and sponsors to endorse and market our conferences to their networks

·      Create and manage industry-relevant content including case studies, influencer interviews, webinars, infographics, photography and video

·      Oversee the design and print of conference brochures and on-site materials including signage and banners; liaising with external design, production and print suppliers

·      Develop the in-house marketing database for each conference and manage an external database research agency

·      Attend and help run the conferences as a core part of the event team

The Event Marketing Executive Candidate:

You will be self-motivated and organised, with an ability to work well in a fast-paced environment

Skills and Experience

·      2+ years marketing experience

·      Project management

·      Relationship building and negotiation

·      Digital tools including Website CMS (eg Wordpress), Canva, Social Media, SEO, Paid Digital

·      Branding, design and imagery

·      Copywriting for print and online

·      Mailchimp / email marketing systems

·      Marketing analytics and reporting

·      Data segmentation and selections

·      Advanced Word / Excel / PowerPoint

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The Package:

Ø  Generous pension Scheme

Ø  Central Brighton location

Ø  Flexible working hours

Ø  International travel

Ø  Cycle to work scheme

Ø  Coffee Mondays, Beach picnics, Sports Day

Ø  Strong training programme and career development opportunities

Ø  Small, fun & relaxed office which is located just a couple of minutes from the beach!

Please email your CV to: cat@escapehatchmedia.co.uk or call Cat on: 07540 993111

Graduate Event Marketing Assistant, Central Brighton, £20k-£22k

Are you a Graduate or do you have 1+ years office or events experience?

Are you driven with a positive attitude?

Would you like to kick-start a career in B2B marketing, and/or the events industry?

Our Brighton based international events client is looking for a proactive Marketing Assistant to join their busy Marketing team. They are a vibrant, dynamic business-to-business conference company who pride themselves on their friendly and supportive team environment. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on their thriving international face to face and virtual events.

This role would suit a recent graduate or someone with a few years’ work experience who is looking to move into events or marketing. This is an excellent opportunity to gain a foothold in the industry and there are excellent opportunities for progression into event marketing or event management.

You’ll be joining a friendly, supportive team environment, and, who knows, you may even get the chance to attend one of their overseas events.

The Company:

Our client is a vibrant, dynamic business-to-business conference company based in the centre of Brighton they deliver conferences in Europe, USA and São Paulo and Singapore.

They pride themselves on their ability to develop relationships with the leaders of their industries, by bringing qualified decision-makers together, establishing their events as the industry meeting place.

The Marketing Assistant Candidate:

This is a busy, varied role and the ideal candidate will be bright, energetic and highly organised, with the following skills:

-        Strong written communication skills - accuracy and attention to detail are a must

-        Excellence in Microsoft Office - especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint

-        Knowledge of website content management systems - ideally WordPress

-        Proficiency in Canva or other image editing/design software

-        Understanding of social media for business, especially LinkedIn and Twitter

-        Self-motivated and organised, with an ability to work well in a fast-paced environment

Over and above, they are looking for a team player who works hard, is keen to learn and work their way up the career ladder and embraces the company culture.

The Marketing Assistant Role:

You’ll be joining the Marketing team and will be working closely with the Marketing Executives and Senior Marketing Executives. This is a challenging and varied role, with the following responsibilities:

·       Upload new content to the event websites, including blog posts, images and agenda 

·       Edit photos and biographies to the company style

·       Proof-read and check all websites regularly to ensure they are accurate and up to date

·       Keep up to date with SEO, web analytics and tools and implement improvements 

·       Create graphics in Canva for use in email campaigns and social media

·       Liaise with external graphic designer as needed for graphic templates, brochure updates 

·       Support our social media campaigns by monitoring industry news and partner/influencer activity, gathering internal news from the team, writing and programming content

·       Assemble content for brochures, programmes and web stories, following up with speakers and sponsors by telephone where needed

·       Format summit presentations in power-point and help manage presentations on the day 

·       Issue press invitations to journalists, and follow up on post-event articles

·       Gather data from relevant associations/competitor events to build our internal database

·       Help to run events on the day as a key part of the event team

Benefits:

o Competitive basic

o Pension ‘contribution matching’ 5%

o Cycle to work scheme

o Coffee Mondays, Beach picnics, Sports Day

o International travel opportunities (post Covid-19)

o Strong training programme and career development opportunities

o Working with a tight-knit friendly team

o Small, fun & relaxed office which is located just a couple of minutes from the beach!

· Opportunities to work on successful, growing, brands and events, including launch events

Please email your CV to: cat@escapehatchmedia.co.uk or call Cat on: 07540 993 111