Marketing Communications and Media Executive Peterborough, England
Job description
Vacancy Name
Marketing Communications and Media Executive
Vacancy No
VN074
Employment Type
Full-Time
Location City
Peterborough/Hybrid
About Upp
We’re Upp, and we’re building a world class, full-fibre broadband network to serve residential customers and businesses across the East of England and beyond.
We’re a start-up (incorporated in 2021) but our leadership team is brimming with experience from some of the UK’s leading telecommunications companies. Although we’ve only been up and running a short amount of time, our growth trajectory is aggressive, and our ambitions bold and exciting.
We’ve already hired over 150 people and our first customers are now connected in Lincolnshire and Norfolk. You’ll be joining Upp at an incredibly exciting time as we ramp up our rollout across more towns and start delivering the future of connectivity to the communities that need it most.
Our company values include personal responsibility (if we make a mistake, we own it), positivity (we assume the best of our team & colleagues at all times), as well as crucial focus on improving people's lives across the communities we serve.
By joining us at this early stage the opportunities for progression, growth and career development are great. The potential here at Upp is huge, but we know we need an amazing team to help us achieve our ambitious goals and to ensure we’re having fun while we do it.
About the role
Our Marketing Acquisition team is jointly responsible for the growth agenda of our business, by developing and executing brand awareness campaigns that build visibility, engagement and trust, across our target towns. Working closely with our Commercial Sales function, our MA team brings our message of uninterrupted, connected living to new customers through innovative and engaging Media/PR activity, as well as working with local communities on offline campaigns, events, partnerships and sponsorship activity.
As the Comms and Media Executive, your part in our success will be to shape and deliver these initiatives by;
- Overseeing day-to-day running of local town print and outdoor advertising media activity. This includes:
o Researching media opportunities in or towns.
o Building relationships with media outlets and advertisers.
o Booking in media opportunities and scheduling them in the local town activity calendar.
o Working with designers (both inhouse and external agency).
o Ensuring all media deadlines are met.
o Negotiating on advertising spend with external parties- working closely to a budget.
o Keeping local calendar of activity up to date with media, advertising and comms activity in all our towns.
- Working closely with our PR agency to support on content and copy for press releases and provide initial feedback.
- Supporting line manager on adhoc regional and national comms, media and advertising activity.
- Working closely with and supporting the events and sponsorship executive.
Key Requirements
The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, and would be looking to broaden their experience and knowledge in brand and comms. At Upp, we support all employees to realise their career goals and ambitions, so we are looking for candidates with an appetite to learn and grow within this role, and beyond. As we are a growing business, employees will have the opportunity to flex and support other roles within the department, providing greater exposure to wider learning and development opportunities.
Knowledge, skills & experience
- Experience gained in relevant/comparable comms/events role.
- Strong organisational skills- ability to multitask to a high level.
- Project management experience.
- Proof-reading ability/ strong written communication skills
- Professional, forward thinking approach with the ability to build immediate rapport and strong relationships with internal and external business contacts, as well as presenting the face of the brand itself to potential customers.
- Can-do attitude, willingness to get involved at all levels, easily able to prioritise and multi-task, including working to tight deadlines
- Flexibility and willingness to attend external events
Applications Close Date
28 Feb 2023
Benefits
Up to 15% annual bonus, employee equity scheme, Medical and Dental Cash back scheme, company pension scheme, and much more.
Salary
25,000.00
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00 per year
