Marketing Executive

Kick ICT Group

Kick ICT Group is one of the fastest growing providers of IT Services in the UK, with a talented and highly skilled team that provide outstanding service and value to our customers.

Founded in April 2015 by CEO Tom O’Hara, Kick has grown rapidly with acquisitions playing a vital role in shaping Kick as a respected leader within the industry. Since 2015, nine acquisitions have been made. These acquisitions alongside our strong organic growth have been the key elements in our ability to scale and expand the range of services and levels of expertise that Kick provides to our customers.

Combining over 40 years of expertise and service from respected industry players, Castle and Talon, our five divisions, Technical, Dynamics, Infor, Communications and KickSecure allow us to deliver tailored expertise to each customer.

We pride ourselves on our commitment to providing outstanding IT solutions, services and support. Yet we believe that it's how we work with people that is most important to us.

You can trust in our expertise.

The Role

BASE LOCATION: Bellshill
SALARY: Depending on skills and experience
WORKING PATTERN: Permanent I Full-time (35 hours per week)

We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and dynamic Marketing Executive to join our growing team at Kick.

The role will support the Head of Marketing and wider Marketing and Sales teams in the execution of marketing campaigns that deliver impressive results in an efficient and timely manner. Specifically, the Marketing Executive will be responsible for the day to day running and management of brand and retention activity, on-going optimisations, analysing and drawing insights from analytics data and implementing innovative techniques and strategies to maximise campaign performance.

Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy, as well as an ability to take ownership for tasks and projects are integral to the role.  With exposure to best practice and cutting-edge technology, this is a great opportunity for someone who has a positive attitude, a passion for what they do and can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering effective, measurable communications: writing content for websites, blogs, emails, case studies and ebooks aligned to brand messaging and positioning. 
• Supporting and executing a comprehensive cross and upsell strategy across all channels to boost engagement and drive sales.
• Manage social media profiles for the business. Develop and implement social strategy across company social channels.
• Support on content marketing, including content research, writing, maintaining content calendars and proof-reading.
• Ability to track, measure and feedback on social analytics, quickly adapt plans or approaches to ensure campaigns deliver the best results possible and identify key learnings for the future.
• Experience in events marketing – conferences and hosted events. Overseeing the execution of events from concept to completion, ensuring all logistics are managed efficiently.
• Regular reporting on all activity using tools such as Dynamics 365, GA4, and Social Analytics.
• Develop and test new strategies and targeting approaches for effective communication with our audiences and existing customer base, both on and offline.
• Work closely, and manage relationships with key partners, membership organisations and suppliers.
• Regularly monitor competitors marketing activity and use this insight to advise our marketing strategy

 What do I need?

• Prior experience and a proven track record in either a client side or agency side role.
• Email marketing and automation experience – Dynamics 365, Click Dimensions or other email client is desirable.
• Working knowledge of software including, but not limited to, Google Suite, Canva, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Strong creative intuition.
• Self-motivated with determination to succeed.
• Highly organised with excellent prioritisation skills.
• Articulate, great interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively and confidently with colleagues at all levels.

Benefits

·Competitive salary

·30 days annual leave (plus a birthday holiday)

·Additional Service Days

·Group personal pension plan

·Private medical insurance scheme

·Hybrid Working

·Life cover (2 x final salary)

·Cycle to work scheme

Kick ICT Group recognise the value of a diverse workforce and are committed to making our working environment inclusive for all.