Marketing Graduate

Newton’s sustained growth is a testament to our proven approach and the success of our client work, but we are not ready to stop there. We are building on this by investing in and expanding our marketing team to meet the challenges of the next phase of our growth. The potential of this is hugely exciting as it will set Newton on the right course to double in size over the next few years. Our current Marketing team enjoys marketing a thriving business that delivers meaningful impact for our clients. Joining us as a Marketing Assistant will see you contribute to this success.

Joining our Marketing team will provide you the opportunity to support the delivery of our activities across our public sector markets. This is a stretching marketing role working alongside our business leadership and marketing team to deliver creative and compelling marketing that supports growth by developing deep relationships and engagement with senior individuals across the public sector. Through helping to create impressive marketing campaigns or developing our events series, you’ll be instrumental in delivering our business growth objectives.

We think it’s a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about launching their career in marketing. This role will help kick start your career, in an environment where you’ll quickly learn new skills and add lots of value from day one. This role will be based in our Head Office in Oxfordshire. We offer a hybrid working package (1 day per week in the office), balancing home working, office working and travel for both internal and external events.

Some example role responsibilities you will own include:

• Working within the marketing team and alongside business leaders to help create and support thought-provoking and engaging multi-channel marketing campaigns that build our brand and measurably contribute to Newton’s pipeline of work.
• Playing a role in overseeing and delivering our events series, both online and in-person, helping us to successfully meet our business development objectives
• Forming part of teams that shape and create our content including presentations at events, videos, case studies, award entries and social media campaigns.
• Work with our business leaders to support with targeting opportunities, market research and bids, tenders and decks for business development
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external marketing agencies, including designers, printers, PR, social media and industry associations.
• Be a strong advocate for our marketing approach across the Head Office and wider business

Requirements

You’ll be a high calibre individual, with exceptional levels of personal drive and eagerness for personal development. An analytical mind, coupled with strong communication skills and a positive attitude are essential to fit into the Newton culture. To apply for our Marketing Assistant role, you’ll have achieved, a graduate level qualification and have the below skills and attributes:

• Strong communications skills and creative ability
• Able to deal with a rapidly changing environment and act on your own initiative
• Belief in demanding better in everything they see and then the drive to make changes happen
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including being able to inspire others toward change
• Able to empathise with others
• Numerate and able to solve problems with a data-based approach
• Passion for personal development and able to self-reflect on your abilities
• Good IT skills
• Organised and able to prioritise competing demands
• A pleasure to work with and a sense of humour

Benefits

Newton maximises the potential of our people, whether in client-based consulting roles, or in head office functions. The prospects for career and personal development in this role are no exception. Our business continues to grow, through our historically effective organic recruitment model and in addition our recent acquisitions and commitment to international expansion. This business growth, alongside our continual striving to add more value from every function of the business creates significant opportunities for those with the right capabilities and attitudes.

Supporting you starts from day one. New joiners often highlight the Newton energy and support they first encounter in the recruitment process and that continues through into their time at Newton. Once in role, you’ll get support from several sources – from stretching projects, on-the-job feedback and developmental guidance from senior leaders. You’ll have a dedicated and consistent Development Manager to support your career progression. You’ll receive regular appraisals and annual pay reviews.

We offer a highly competitive salary and our generous benefits package includes Life Assurance, Income Protection, pension contributions and 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays). We also operate a profit share scheme so that our people share in the success of the business. The profit share bonus is based on company performance and typically paid out in March and September.

Joining us also brings many social benefits. We have a full social calendar with Spring activity days, Christmas events, a 2-day Summer event and 4 Newton-sponsored weekends a year.