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What’s in it for you?

We’re looking for a talented, creative, results-focused communications professional to build and protect the brands of two of the Octopus Investments flagship teams – Octopus Ventures and Octopus Real Estate – for a 12 month fixed term contract. With this comes a huge amount of variety in the businesses and people that you will get to work with and an opportunity to collaborate with talented and ambitious individuals.

Within this role you will have the ability to be innovative and transformative in your approach to delivering a communications strategy that operates across multiple channels, being involved in a wide variety of projects and campaigns.

The team:

The Communications function at Octopus is a strategic external communications function, focused on building brand awareness, protecting Octopus’ reputation and generating loyalty & retention among our stakeholders. It sits within a central marketing function at Octopus, which supports the Group, Octopus Investments, and its supporting brands Octopus Real Estate and Octopus Ventures. The other central functions we work closely with include Content, Design, Digital and Public Affairs. There are wider marketing teams that we work extremely closely with.

What will you be doing?

• You will be responsible for delivering the communications strategy for Octopus Ventures and Octopus Real Estate, to support the team’s exciting growth ambitions over the coming years. Working closely with the communications team, marketing team and business, you will be involved with multichannel campaigns across paid, earned, shared, and owned channels, impactful content ideation and creation, thought leadership, media relations and reputation management.

• You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day press office for both brands, with the support of our Communications Executive, and delivering exceptional press office services to journalists and other key stakeholders.

• While your day-to-day focus will be on Octopus Ventures and Octopus Real Estate, as a member of the central Communications team and function you’ll also occasionally play a role on comms activity across the rest of the Octopus Group.

Ideally, you’ll have:

✅ Communications experience acquired either in an agency or in-house environment, with exposure to either a Financial Services or Real Estate environment.

✅ Solid grasp of paid, earned, shared and owned channel strategies

✅ Proven track record in delivering successful strategic communications alongside an overall brand position, able to think strategically, but stay on top of tactical execution. As well as experience of managing and contributing to integrated marketing and communications campaigns

✅ Experience in thinking creatively about content ideation and creation, and a passion for developing impactful content that will resonate with target audiences

✅ Experience managing a proactive and reactive day-to-day press office, with a strong contact book of national and trade media

✅ Experience of using social media effectively to inform and drive comms strategies, and understanding digital comms considerations

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. What’s the worst that can happen?

This role will evolve as we grow and develop. So, if you are looking for a challenge in a fast paced and dynamic business, we can deliver on that.

What we offer

Our Values

At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.

We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive employee experience for all. We promote equal opportunities for growth and development regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or socio-economic background. We believe strongly that teams are at their best when every member of the team feels safe to bring their whole self to work.

Our Values
At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.

We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive employee experience for all. We promote equal opportunities for growth and development regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or socio-economic background. We believe strongly that teams are at their best when every member of the team feels safe to bring their whole self to work.