Regional Marketing Executive

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Regional Marketing Executive

£27,000 - £28,500 plus benefits

Reports to: Regional Marketing Manager

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (we will consider flexible working requests such as compressed hours)

Location: Homebased

Closing date: 31 October 2024 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Recruitment process: To include method of assessment

Interview date: 13-15 November 2024

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

Cancer Research UK are looking for a passionate and proactive marketeer, to join our Regional Marketing team as a Marketing Executive.

Within this role you will support the Regional Marketing Manager in activating Audience & Product marketing plans at a regional level.  You will help deliver best in class above-the-line regional marketing campaigns that are aligned to national activity maximising local marketing opportunities. You will have the opportunity to work on campaigns for some of our most well known products such as Relay For life, Shine Night Walk and our flagship event Race for Life.  These events support our fundraising and give you a chance to make a real impact in beating cancer.

In this particular role you will focus on local activity for Yorkshire, the North West and Isle of Man, although you don’t need to live within the area to be successful in the role.

What will I be doing?

• Supporting the translation of Audience & Product marketing plans and budgets into regional cross-channel integrated briefs.

• Supporting the Regional Marketing Manager on the delivery of brief outputs, coordinating the brief response, development and approval process.

• Working with agencies, freelancers and internal Creative Team to tailor national creative to meet regional audience needs.

• Supporting the regional marketing campaign set-up and management process across above-the-line channels, auditing campaign elements prior to launch.

• Working in collaboration with Audience & Product Marketing teams to ensure regional campaigns are integrated with wider marketing programmes and spot opportunities to align activity that delivers improved supporter experiences

• Conducting in-campaign and post-campaign analysis, preparing regular reports and supporting the implementation of optimisation initiatives to improve live campaign activity.

What skills are you looking for?

We are open to your background, you could currently work in a digital agency or an inhouse marketing team, be a Marketing Assistant looking for your next step or be a Marketing Executive with a passion for regional media. Whatever your background you will be able to demonstrate:

• Understanding of end-to-end supporter or customer journeys and the role of different channels in fully integrated campaigns.

• Experience of developing campaign assets for use across channels.

• Ability to prioritise, manage conflicting deadlines, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline.

• Proven success of good stakeholder management, with the ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively.

• Passionate data driven marketer with an interest in regional marketing trends, developments and media planning.

• High level of IT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination  

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism   

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people  

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.

Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.