Content Strategist

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom I-COM Full time

**In Brief**

Are you a creative who’s excited about writing copy that persuades, entertains and informs? Are you committed to expanding your skill set and meeting new challenges in a dynamic, fast-moving professional environment?

If so, we’d like you to bring that energy and passion for writing and creativity to our team of like-minded creatives at I-COM

We are looking for a content marketing strategist with a strong desire to deliver ideas and content that make our clients’ brands stand out from the rest.

**About I-COM**

A multi-award winning digital agency with a reputation for delivering innovative, flexible and creative responses to our clients’ needs in marketing, we are proud to boast high employee retention levels, with a good number of our team being with us since 2004.

As part of our 15-year anniversary, I-COM became an employee-owned business. Our employees collectively own the majority of the company, having a say in the running and direction of the business, as well as generous shares in the profits of the business.

Here, you will be in a great professional environment, working in cross-disciplinary teams to grow your clients’ revenues, as well as your own skillset and understanding of digital marketing. For a flavour of the great results we achieve, take a look at some of our work here.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and support in the execution of content marketing campaigns that generate buzz for your clients
- Generate unique and creative content ideas for a wide range of client strategies
- Create a range of short and long-form multimedia content, from web pages, blog posts, social media content and news stories to infographics, reports, whitepapers and more
- Ideation and planning for a wide range of client strategies
- Monitor progress of campaign activities, understanding and reporting on activities and how they help your clients
- Build effective client relationships and understand their wants and needs
- Keep up to date with the current best practices for content marketing, as well as industry news and developments
- Experience producing content with AI technology

**What We Are Looking For**
- **Creativity**:

- an ability to find and execute unique and interesting ways of telling a story or communicating information
- **Curiosity**:

- an interest and understanding of content marketing and a desire to learn and try new things
- **Writing skills**:

- excellent writing skills, knowledge of grammar, and an ability to adapt the tone of voice to suit different audiences
- **Knowledge**:

- **Analytical**:

- able to conduct thorough research around a variety of topics, including data analysis
- **Attention to detail**:

- the desire to create the best possible work to the highest standard with strong sub-editing skills
- **Teamwork**:

- work well within small and large teams to decide on the best possible digital marketing strategies
- **Initiative**:

- able to manage your own workload and lead strategies from inception to completion
- **Communication**:

- confident communication and presentation skills
- **Organisation**:

- strong organisational and time management skills

**Desired Experience**
- Two or more years in a professional content marketing role
- Able to provide examples of content produced

**Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Profit-driven bonuses
- Above industry standard pension scheme
- Flexible working hours (3 days per week in the office, 2 working from home)
- Career progression and training opportunities
- Remote working
- 20 days annual holiday (excluding bank holidays)
- Christmas and Easter shutdown
- One extra day’s holiday for every year you work at I-COM
- Monthly company social events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Mental health assistance
- Referral programme
- Casual dress
- Modern office work environment in a central Manchester location
- Fresh fruit and refreshments

For further information about this opportunity, or to apply, please send us your CV using the form on this page, or contact Jehan Ranasinghe on **0161 402 3170**.

Pay: £20,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Profit sharing
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Copywriting: 2 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester

Expected start date: 03/06/2024


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