marketing London, England
Job description
About us
At Countingup we’re on a mission to make it easier to run a small business. We believe that freelancers, contractors and small business owners should have an easier way to manage their business finances. A solution that frees them from the drudgery of financial admin, saves them time and helps them stay organised with the business insights and tools they need to succeed.
We're a venture-backed fin-tech and an early stage startup with ambitious plans for growth. Countingup is the leading UK business current account that’s helped over 50,000 self-employed people save time and money with automatic accounting, tax estimates and instant invoicing.
All of us at Countingup are committed to ‘The Countingup Way’:
- Do our best work
- Enjoy it
- Get it done
About the role
We’re looking for an exceptional Marketing Manager who can take our brand to the next level, by creating engaging content and building market-leading campaigns.
Working with internal and external teams, you’ll plan and deliver campaigns that build our brand recognition and make sure we’re seen by small businesses in the UK looking for a better way to manage their money.
You’ll be joining a team of senior marketing professionals, responsible for acquisition, retention, comms and product marketing. You’ll be collaborating across the team to make sure that the creative ideas you produce are used across all of our customer touchpoints.
What will you be doing?
- Own the planning and delivery of creative content across various mediums and customer touchpoints
- Take our core brand message and turn it into an engaging story for potential users of our product
- Create and execute marketing campaigns to take our brand awareness to the next level
- Work with internal and external resources to execute the creative treatment of leading-edge content
- Create our social media strategy and build our organic social presence
- Write engaging copy to be used in communications to new and existing customers
- Plan multi-channel campaigns and work with the rest of the Marketing team to bring new ideas to life
Core Responsibilities:
- Producing engaging and creative content
- Understanding and analysing marketing opportunities and quickly acting on them
- Leading on our content strategy across a range of different channels
- Introducing new channels and platforms to promote our brand and product
- Building our brand awareness
- Managing organic social media activity
- Working with our Product team to create value propositions for our target markets
Who are you?
Experience and skills
- You’ll have a strategic and creative mindset, looking for interesting, engaging and exciting ways to promote Countingup
- Experienced in building a brand and increasing awareness in a competitive space
- Great project management skills, with the ability to co-ordinate the efforts of internal and external resource to deliver on campaigns
- Experience working on organic social media content that drives results
- An ability to think outside the box in a way that can make our messaging stand out in a crowded marketplace
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to measure the success of campaigns
- Experience delivering across many aspects of marketing in a fast-moving / start-up environment would be advantageous
- A great copywriter, who can write for different audiences and different channels
Behavioural Competencies
We’re a sociable bunch, and we enjoy each other’s company. So it’s important that you’re a great fit for our company culture. These are some of the things we look for:
- Pride in the work you do and everything you get involved with.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to clearly articulate business and customer problems and how we tackle them.
- Independent thinking, and not being afraid to suggest new ideas.
- Ambitious with a large appetite to learn more.
- A healthy amount of curiosity for the unknown with a growth mindset.
- A team player that is respectful, honest and kind.
What will you get in return?
- We’ll guarantee that you’ll be constantly challenged whilst being fully supported by a great team who you can learn from
- Exposure to every area of the business. You’ll be encouraged to get involved and make an impact on how we work
- A transparent and open company culture where employees are consulted on company decisions and direction
- Competitive salary
- Share options after 6 months probation
- Up to 8% pension scheme
- 26 days holiday (plus UK public holidays)
- Flexible remote working policy
- Brand new equipment when you start
When you apply for a position with us, the personal data contained in your application will be collected by Countingup Ltd, which is located at 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU. If you would like further information or for the data to be deleted after it has been processed, please email our Data Protection Officer at [email protected]. We will use the data you share with us in order to process your application, to allow us to assess your suitability for the role. We will store your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Countingup Ltd, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Are you authorised to work in the United Kingdom without visa sponsorship?
- What are your salary expectations for this role?
- Are you able to commute to West London once per week to attend the office?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
