Brand and Communications Officer

You will be joining a dynamic and growing team and will help us reach our target audience by delivering engaging and on-brand information about our programmes and products.

To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience with digital publishing and generating traffic and leads for new business.

Who You Are

We are looking for someone who shares our passion and drive to positively impact others and who can help us in creating a better way to support entrepreneurs globally.

You understand the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence and you actively use this to get the best out of yourself, and to connect with others. You approach everything you do with a determination for growth and improvement and bringing innovative ideas to the table and team excites you.

You are an energetic, open-minded, and self-starting individual who enjoys working within a start-up and the opportunities this brings. The role will be remote, and you will need to be able to maintain motivation working from home. You are a great communicator and can adapt your tone, message, and style depending on the audience.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design visuals, videos, and infographics according to brand guidelines
• Developing a content plan and promoting our content in our digital channels
• Creating marketing copy to advertise our company and products
• Sending out weekly newsletters to our audiences
• Writing blog posts about industry-related topics
• Edit and proofread written pieces before publication
• Prepare well-structured drafts using digital publishing platforms
• Creation and maintenance of website pages using Squarespace
• Conduct keyword research and use SEO guidelines to optimize content
• Support marketing team in ad hoc tasks and projects as needed
• Research industry-related topics
• Monitoring and reporting on campaign performance and engagement (clicks, sharing, commenting etc)

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Content Creator, Marketing Support, Communications Officer or similar role
• Portfolio of published work
• Video editing skills for social media
• Hands-on experience with Content Management Systems (e. g. Hootsuite)
• Experience with marketing automation platforms such as Mailchimp or Klaviyo
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English
• Attention to detail essential
• Time-management skills

Ideally experience in as many of the following areas as possible:

• DigitalMarketing
• SEM & SEO
• PaidSearch
• BSc in Marketing, English, Journalism, or relevant field

The good points

Entrepreneurial Spark is one of the most stimulating and vibrant companies that you will ever have the pleasure of operating in. We think differently and every day you will be working with inspirational people with exciting and creative ideas, so will operate in a continuous learning environment. In this phase of growth, you will be working in a small team. There is a level of autonomy that comes with the remote working, and this comes with a degree of flexibility in the role. We will rely on you to bring your thoughts and ideas to the table and be an integral part of the growth of Entrepreneurial Spark.

... and the bad

We won’t lie, if you are looking for a standard Monday – Friday, 9-5 role, or you don’t fancy working in a dynamic, flexible, and fast paced early-stage business then this isn’t for you!

As a team we believe in growth, learning and development so you should be comfortable being uncomfortable. As a role model for the people, you work with and a key member of a small team, we will challenge you to up your game and be the best you can be. If you are not open to honest and frank conversations which will help you and the company grow, then this isn’t for you.

The Package

• This is an initial 6-month fixed term contract for a full-time role, with the opportunity to extend the contract term if successful.
• £32,000 - £35,000 annual salary (depending on experience)
• £75 monthly wellbeing allowance to spend on your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
• 28 days annual holiday allowance + bank holidays
• Statutory pension scheme, mobile phone and laptop will be provided if required.

Location

This is a virtual role, but some of our Accelerator events are in-person. In some cases, we would like you to be able to attend our Accelerator events including Trajectory events - all UK based. We also hold team meetings once a quarter and would like you to join these meetings. All travel and accommodation will be covered for the above events and meetings.

How to Apply

We are looking for candidates to start ideally on the 1st of October.

Please send your CV and maximum 500 word cover letter by the 31st of August. Successful applicants will be invited to complete a short interview and activity. If successful at this stage we will invite you to a final interview.