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Marketing Executive – Events, Discovery Tours and Commercial

Location: New Scientist Headquarters – London
Position: : 4 month FTC - Start asap till end of October

Workplace Type: Hybrid working with 2 days per week in office after initial introduction period of one week. (team day and company day as specified by Senior Leadership Team). Office location: 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London, W8 5TT

Package Description

In return for their energy and ideas we ensure our people are well rewarded. Our benefits package increases the longer you've been with us. Here's what to expect:

• 29 days' holiday
• Upon joining you will be automatically enrolled onto the Pension Plan at the minimum level of 5% employee contribution, 4% Company contribution.
• Life cover under the Pension Plan of up to 4x your basic salary.
• DMGT Discounts (for discounts on online shopping, vouchers and reloadable cards)
• Subsidised canteen
• Onsite gym (Northcliffe House only)
• Onsite nurse and GP clinics (Northcliffe House only)
• Our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted dining cards
• Private Medical Insurance – Bupa
• Flexible Working policy
• Free gym membership at Northcliffe House Gym
• Eye care assistance
• Family Friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Support
• Access to the magazine
• Access to newscientist.com, New Scientist app, Invites to NS Events

Plus many other benefits….

Job Introduction

The focus of this role is to support the Marketing Manager in the run up to New Scientist Live and onsite at the show from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th October.

The role also requires a provision of marketing support for Discovery Tours and the commercial sales team. The ideal candidate will have previous marketing experience, be a highly organised, self-motivated and efficient individual with a helpful, can-do attitude, great attention to detail.

New Scientist Live:

New Scientist Live is an award-winning, mind-blowing festival of ideas and discoveries for everyone curious about science and why it matters. It is a hybrid event, that takes place at ExCeL London, with the stage talks live streamed over the weekend. The show runs from Thursday 7th October, which is the schools' only day and Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th October, when the show is open to the public. More than 60 speakers and 80 exhibitors come together in one venue to create an unrivalled atmosphere and energy, packed with thought-provoking talks, ground-breaking discoveries, interactive experiences, workshops and performances. For further information on New Scientist Live please see: https://live.newscientist.com/

By assisting with the delivery and implementation of marketing campaigns, this role will contribute to achieving the teams event target of exprom leads and revenue and in-person, online and student pre-registrations and onsite attendance.

Main Responsibilities

New Scientist Live

Campaign Coordination - key tasks will include:

• Working with the marketing manager plan, schedule and execute event marketing campaigns in-line with the overall NS Live marketing strategy.
• Updating the event website with new speakers/exhibitors and general content
• Assisting with the production and scheduling of email campaigns to prospective attendees, exhibitors and registered visitors
• Working closely with the NS in-house designer, briefing in new creative requirements including print ads, online assets and general marketing collateral
• Updating e-newsletters with event display ads
• Working with the content and events executive to schedule social posts including creating social media assets and using scheduling tools
• Liaising with speakers to support them in promoting their talks and participation in New Scientist Live
• Booking in print and online display ads in the NS magazine and other DMGT print titles and websites
• Setting up post event surveys for all audience groups

New Scientist Live

Campaign reporting & development

• Support the team with analysis of marketing campaigns, using google analytics
• Assisting with the creation and delivery of ticket sales reports to share results with the wider events team
• Updating booking pattern worksheets to track overall performance of campaign.

New Scientist Live

Sponsorship and Exhibitor communications

• Supporting the account management of sponsors and exhibitors to ensure all deliverables are adhered to
• Manging emails comms to exhibitors to support them in their participation at New Scientist Live

Discovery Tours
Tactical marketing support

• Scheduling e-newsletter and social media posts for Discovery Tours
• Managing the briefing process for the weekly Discovery Tours print ads
• Briefing the creative director on any print or online tactical marketing collateral needed for Discovery Tours

Commercial Team

Marketing support and client fulfilment

• Creating and updating sales support collateral including media kits and technical spec sheets for the New Scientist and DMM sales teams
• Uploading client content to New Scientist Jobs website
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Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• A marketing degree or qualification and good A Levels, ideally English, Maths, Science
• Experience of working as part of a marketing team and supporting the delivery of campaigns from conception to execution.
• Experience in managing social media campaigns including creating social media assets and using scheduling tools.
• Experience of working with in-house or external designers and writing creative briefs for print and online marketing collateral.
• Experience of managing and coordinating projects delivering projects on time and to budget.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Able to work effectively to tight deadlines and stay calm under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Works well on own initiative but also a strong team player.
• Proficiency in MS Office including Excel.

We are New Scientist

In a world where true facts are in short supply, there has never been a greater need for a trusted, impartial source of information about what's going on in the world – or a greater need for inspiration through great ideas. From artificial intelligence to climate change, from the latest innovations in health and the human mind, New Scientist (NS) covers the ideas and innovations that matter.

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.