Marketing Manager - Allen Associates : Job Details

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Marketing Manager with demonstrable strategic vision to join our client’s busy Marketing department within their growing educational setting on a permanent full time basis.

Marketing Manager Responsibilities

Your main roles will include but are not limited to:

• Strategising, leading, developing, managing and successfully implementing engaging and cost effective integrated marketing and communications plan for the setting.
• Partnering with other departments and business stakeholders to inform strategy, construct campaigns and reach target demographics.
• Leading on the development and management of internal and external communities in relation to the setting.
• Managing the annual Marketing budget, ensuring monthly reporting, forecasting and planning is carried out to inform team and marketing performance.
• Managing and delivering the creation of all UK and international marketing activities such as internal and external events, digital content, social media, PR, email and print campaigns, whilst regularly reporting on its effectiveness to drive strategy and engagement.
• Identifying and acting upon new marketing and partnership opportunities.
• Line managing the Marketing and Communication Executive, ensuring their performance is managed effectively and their objectives align with the Marketing vision.

Marketing Manager Rewards

As well as working for this fab and friendly team within a setting that has fantastic values you can also benefit from:

• Free cooked lunches during term-time.
• Access to medical and counselling Services.
• Discounted membership rates for a local leisure facility.
• ‘Cycle to work’ scheme.

The Company

Our client offers education services to domestic and international students.

Marketing Manager Experience

It is essential that you embody the following skills and qualities:

• Demonstrable experience working as a Marketing Manager or senior Marketing Executive that is ready and can demonstrate that they can take the next step up into a managerial position.
• Demonstrable marketing strategic planning and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with people of all levels and seniority.
• Flexibility and resilience within a fast-moving, target-driven environment, never compromising on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrable management skills – You are able to motivate, take the lead, act on initiative and collaborate with others within a large setting.
• Proficiency in the digital marketing space – you are adept at analysing data reports, can manage social media across multiple channels, create and run efficient paid advertising as well as creating content to  be distributed through email marketing and other channels.
• Excellent campaign management skills from inception, to launch, to evaluation.
• Excellent copywriting, editing and grammar skills.
• Demonstrable experience of physical and online events management.
• Experience and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, analytics platforms such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp, paid media PPC and organic SEO.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel as this role requires extensive reporting duties.

The following skills, experience and knowledge are not essential, but highly desirable for the success of this role:

• An understanding of the PR process, timelines and delivery.
• Video editing.
• Relevant experience within an education setting.

Location

OX2, Oxford

This role requires you to be fully office based on site. There isn’t any flexibility to work on a hybrid basis. Please only apply for this role if you can be based on site 5 days per week. A short walk between the settings other sites will be required on occasion.

The working hours for this role are 8.30am – 5pm, however this role requires occasional weekend and evening work for school events.

The interview process is likely to comprise of a first stage informal chat via TEAMs, followed by a face-to-face interview at the site which will involve a tour of the site, an interview, a skills test and a PowerPoint presentation showcasing your experience and examples of your previous work.

The client wishes to appoint the successful candidate as soon as possible. They wish to start the interview process at the beginning of May.

There will be a 6 month probationary period which is subject to your performance in role.

How to Apply for this Marketing Manager role

Please apply online with an up-to-date CV. Should you have any questions about your application please get in touch with Recruitment Consultant, Jade Lawrence, or

The client is looking to interview as soon as possible. Interview details are TBC should you be successfully shortlisted.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure of criminal background check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) before their start date as well as other necessary pre-employment vetting checks and must have the right to work in the UK.

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