Associate Director, Marketing Communications

2 weeks ago


Oxford Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Oxford Nanopore Technologies Full time

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Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.

Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.

Oxford Nanopore's sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale, that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere

We are currently looking for an experienced individual to join our marketing operations team as an Associate Director of Marketing Communications, on an 18-month fixed-term contract. This individual will be responsible for developing and delivering our marketing communications strategy - ensuring consistent, relevant, and simplified messaging is shared creatively through Oxford Nanopore channels, in line with the brand and organisation priorities.

The details...

This role will work within the marketing operations team to deliver Oxford Nanopore's key messages to target audiences through creative sharing of customer stories via key communication channels.

The job holder will manage teams responsible for Oxford Nanopore's science communications, marketing content, brand teams and social media. Working closely with key stakeholders across the organisation, they will enhance and deliver authentic stories from the thriving and innovative scientific customer community to broad audiences. They will ensure that Oxford Nanopore is at the forefront of innovation in marketing, as well as technology.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead social media, science communications, brand and content production teams. Responsible for strategy, overseeing and simplifying deliverables, and effective team development.
  • Build strong relationships with campaigns, segment, product, events, and regional marketing teams to ensure alignment of priorities and consistency in delivery of Oxford Nanopore's tone, brand, and messaging.
  • Manage and deliver an annual programme of video and animation content working with creative agencies.
  • Champion Oxford Nanopore's brand and work closely with digital and marketing team members to ensure consistency across Oxford Nanopore's corporate website and materials.
  • Manage budget for content creation incl. video, animation, marketing content, social-first content.
  • Manage and maintain strong relationships with creative agencies, ensuring effective briefs are provided for cost-effective project delivery.
  • Work closely with strategic comms team to ensure priorities are aligned and channels are servicing secondary audiences.
  • Ensure that customer success is at the heart of Oxford Nanopore's marketing communications.

What we're looking for...

  • A BSc/MSc in life sciences, or equivalent experience, with further comms/marketing qualifications being a plus.
  • Several years' experience managing a marketing/communications team, with proven success in delivering successful communication programmes or multi-discipline, integrated campaigns.
  • Previous knowledge of genomics would be highly desirable.
  • Experience across social media (paid and organic), media, content creation and online journeys.
  • Creative from an idea's perspective, an excellent writer, with an understanding of the power of storytelling, particularly in science.
  • An eye for design and detail.
  • Highly organised, and able to manage multiple deadlines at once.
  • Adaptable to changing timelines and situations.
  • Dynamic, enthusiastic and a self-starter who enjoys working in a team environment.

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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About Us

Oxford Nanopore's goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology enabling the real-time, high-performance, accessible and scalable analysis of DNA and RNA. The technology is used in more than 100 countries to understand the biology of humans and diseases, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses and whole environments.

Oxford Nanopore was founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford and now employs over 1000 employees around the world.

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