Job description
We’re making electric vehicle ownership as smart and as simple as possible, by building the giant, virtual charging platform of the future.
But it’s just the start: we’re busy launching in new countries, working with more automotive and tech partners, building exciting new features at scale, and creating the integrated charging experiences of the future - all in the name of making public EV charging super simple for customers.
Electroverse is a multifunctional team made up of product, development, commercial, operations, marketing, partnerships and more - all focused together on making Octopus the go-to name in EV charging. And we’re looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen.
We’re looking for a passionate Digital Marketing Manager to join the team and help us engage, educate and expand our community of electric vehicle (EV) drivers and improve wider awareness of the brand through targeted digital campaigns (google, apple search ads etc.) and SEO improvements.
What you'll do
- Create and monitor digital campaigns in the UK and abroad - specifically mobile app marketing and Google ads
- Lead on SEO and content strategy - conducting regular keyword research and planning content accordingly
- Write guides, blogs, and updates to engage with existing and potential EV drivers
- Help create meaningful and engaging video content for use across different platforms
- Help curate the content calendar and quarterly e-newsletter
- Build relationships with online EV community groups
- Be a guardian (and champion!) of Electroverse & Octopus’s public presence and tone of voice
- Work with the Electroverse web, design, and ops teams on all of the below
- Create new content & visuals for socials
- Work on web design and SEO
- Enhance the Electroverse website to cater for social & community engagement
- Help build our social presence and brand awareness through content sharing, engaging with followers, social media strategy and campaigns, and monitoring engagement/conversation to feedback to the team
- Think creatively about how Electroverse can be a bigger and better part of the EV community, with the ultimate aim of helping customers with the move to electric vehicles
- Stay up-to-date with the latest industry and digital trends
You will have:
- Experience in digital marketing: from engagement stats and click-through rates to SEO, and campaign management
- A love creating content, whether that’s a straightforward social post or a detailed guide
- An excellent understanding of audience, writing styles, and tone of voice, and can demonstrate your experience
- Experience in growing and engaging a community - understanding the needs/wants of your targeted demographic
- A willingness to dive into the detail to enhance your own understanding, and use that to help customers: part of Octopus’s DNA is simplifying complex topics so that we can all easily understand
- Experience in growing and engaging a community - understanding the needs/wants of your targeted demographic
- A people person and enjoy engaging with people online, answering questions, providing help, and gathering feedback
- A genuine passion for building a community, in pursuit of Octopus’s wider goal of decarbonizing our planet
- You don’t need detailed knowledge of electric vehicles, but an interest and desire to know more about the industry is important
Why else you'll love it here
- Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters, it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
- Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits