Marketing Executive
£20-25k base, plus quarterly company bonus scheme (£2-3k per annum dependent on company performance)
Applicants for this role must have authorization to work in the UK.
This is an excellent chance to develop your career with a leading and respected Security Solutions Provider. You will be developing and enhancing all aspects of marketing within the company; creating data sheets, case studies and testimonials, running marketing and email campaigns in conjunction with the sales team, looking after design and content on the website (including google adwords), organisation of customer events eg technical workshops, customer newsletters. In addition there will be a significant element of PR to improve the general company profile to relevant organisations; news stories to local and industry press, company profiles on linkedin, facebook etc. You will work closely with marketing teams at our vendors, to ensure Foursys marketing is parallel where appropriate.
First and foremost you will be a skilled and creative marketing professional, with knowledge of all relevant processes and ability to meet deadlines and targets. As well as excellent negotiation and presentation skills, you’ll be comfortable with digital media, and you'll ideally have five GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above, including English. You will also understand IT in general, with a keen will to comprehend IT security and the requirements of customers, so that you can match marketing assets to those needs.
Main duties
- Data sheet creation
- Case studies and testimonials
- Email campaigns (with a view to managing a clickthrough process)
- Regular customer newsletters/bulletins
- Sector specific marketing campaigns
- Manage website content (including re-design with third party)
- News copy to local and channel press
- Event organisation
- Work closely with Sales Director and sales teams to achieve targets and deadlines
- Work closely with Operations Director to enhance flexibility of CRM database
Experience and skills
Essential:
Experience of working on significant marketing projects
An understanding of digital media
Formal training on marketing and PR
Understanding of the IT market
Fluent grammatical skills
Desirable:
Understanding of the IT Security market
Experience of developing and monitoring marketing plans
Experience of marketing with a high-volume business
Recognised formal marketing qualification
Five GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above, including English
To be successful in this role, you will need to:
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
Be persuasive and able to exercise strong negotiation skills
Have strong planning and organisational skills
Be comfortable with all aspects of marketing and PR
Benefits
The remuneration package includes:
Salary of £20-£25k depending on experience
Annual holiday entitlement of 25 days (plus bank holidays)
Company bonus scheme (circa £2-3k pa dependent on company performance)
Bupa healthcare (after initial period)
Contributory pension scheme (after initial period)
Foursys offices are based in Quy, 3 miles from Cambridge city centre. Foursys is an established (since 1994), growing company, offering an excellent opportunity to utilise and grow existing skills.
Applications and CV’s to
jobs@foursys.co.uk please.
Strictly no canvassers or agencies please.