Digital Marketing Executive - 12 Month Contract

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We’re looking for a Digital Marketing Executive on a fixed-term contract (12 months) to support and deliver key digital marketing activity and ensure continuity across campaigns during a busy period for the team. 

What you’ll be doing 

• Day-to-day planning and execution of digital marketing campaigns, including website updates, SEO, social media and emails. 

• Analyse, report and optimise campaign performance against agreed KPIs, ensuring activity meets objectives and continuously improves engagement. 

• Build, manage and optimise automated email journeys. 

• Confidently collaborate with stakeholders across marketing, design, content and technology, managing relationships independently. 

• Develop and manage organic and paid social campaigns as part of wider marketing activity. 

• Contribute to multi‑channel campaigns to drive brand awareness, engagement and lead generation alongside campaign managers. 

• Manage digital workboard in Monday.com to keep stakeholders informed on progress and delivery timelines. 

• Take ownership of delivering high-quality digital outputs to agreed deadlines. 

• Stay up to date with digital best practice, including emerging AI tools and technologies. 

• Quickly get up to speed with existing tools, processes and campaigns. 

What we’re looking for 

• At least two years of hands-on experience in a digital marketing role. 

• A proactive and creative mindset, with a passion for improving customer experience and using data to inform decisions. 

• Strong understanding of SEO, social media and email marketing. 

• Experience managing website content (WordPress preferred). 

• Experience with marketing platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics and/or HubSpot. 

• Confidence reporting on and interpreting digital campaign performance. 

• Positive and resilient mindset, willing to test and adapt quickly. 

• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

✅ WordPress 

✅ Google suite of tools (Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Ads)  

✅ Sprout Social 

✅ Ahrefs 

✅ Monday.com 

✅ Microsoft Dynamics 

✅ HubSpot 

✅ Hotjar 

What we offer

💰 A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan 
✈️ Untracked holiday 
🏡 Hybrid working – most of our people spend 3 days a week in the office 
⚓ Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, Shout & more 
👪 Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender 
❤️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection 
🏥 Private medical insurance for you and your family 
🚗 Electric vehicle leasing 

Our Values 
At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.   

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.