Marketing Manager

At a Glance

• Manager-level one year fixed term contract
• Broad, hands-on marketing remit for a top-tier professional services firm
• Varied workload spanning brand, PR, digital, events and content, plus bid and tender support
• Competitive salary

About the Company

Our client is a top professional services firm, offering a full-service, multi-disciplinary practice to a client base spanning local, national and international organisations. Built on a long-standing reputation for commercial excellence and client care it continues to invest seriously in its brand, profile and business development activity. This is a particularly exciting time to join.

The Role

This is a hands-on maternity cover role, joining the marketing team at a busy and important time for the firm. You will work closely with Partners and colleagues across the business, providing confident, practical marketing support and delivering campaigns, content and events to a high standard. Alongside your marketing workload, you will pick up a share of business development activity, including coordinating bids, tenders and legal directory submissions.

Managing a Marketing Assistant day to day, you will keep priorities on track and provide continuity through a busy period for the team. This role will suit an organised, personable marketing professional who can build relationships quickly and juggle a varied workload with confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver marketing plans across the firm and individual practice areas
• Coordinate the company's bids and proposals process, including drafting submissions and managing uploads and related communications
• Support the company's processes, following best practice guidance and coordinating submissions and follow-up
• Manage and grow the company's social media presence to build profile and drive website traffic
• Manage event delivery from invitation through to on-the-day execution
• Produce and coordinate marketing materials including brochures, newsletters, tenders and client guides
• Support content strategy for practice areas, contributing to PR, blogs, video and podcast output
• Support sector growth and cross-selling activity alongside colleagues across the firm
• Track marketing spend and evaluate return on investment across campaigns and agencies
• Line manage a Marketing Assistant, providing day-to-day guidance and support

What You'll Need

Essential:

• A third-level qualification in Marketing or a related discipline
• Significant experience operating at a senior marketing level, ideally within professional services
• Proven track record delivering multi-channel campaigns across digital, social, PR, sponsorship and brand management
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate ROI and act on data-driven insight
• Experience managing multiple marketing projects simultaneously to tight deadlines

Desirable / Nice to Have:

• Experience managing, supporting or mentoring a team
• Working knowledge of content management systems, Canva, Adobe and Google Analytics

Why Apply?

• Competitive salary
• A high-impact, senior appointment on a one year fixed term contract
• Step into a pivotal marketing leadership role
• Lead and develop a Marketing Assistant as part of a small, supportive team
• A broad and varied remit spanning brand, PR, digital, events, tenders and business development
• Join a firm that treats marketing and business development as a genuine driver of commercial growth

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