Sales and Marketing Executive

This is a rare opportunity for someone with a passion for marketing, sales and business development to join a growing business, named as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025, that genuinely supports, develops and puts its people at the heart.

At Afiniti, we're passionate about making change stick. As a values-driven consultancy, we put people at the heart of everything we do, act with integrity, and always put our clients first. Our award-winning team delivers sustainable business change across sectors, blending creativity, digital innovation and deep expertise to help organisations thrive in a rapidly evolving world.

The role:

As Sales & Marketing Executive, you will be a key member of our small, busy Sales & Marketing team and our growing partnership. You'll work across all aspects of our sales and marketing functions, helping us identify opportunities that will support our valuable business development activity, shaping our content presence and supporting strategic sales campaigns.

This will include supporting sales follow-up and bids/proposals, owning our library of sales documents, templates and tools and potentially undertaking direct sales data building and outreach. You will also work closely with our marketing manager to support the delivery of our digital content strategy and related marketing activities, including creative content writing, social media and brand building.

This is a truly varied role, with the opportunity for the right candidate to shape and grow the position alongside their own career and our business. As such, we are looking for a proactive person with strong initiative, creativity, energy and adaptability.

As an Afiniti Sales & Marketing Executive, your role will include:

• Supporting the end-to-end business development process, from marketing lead generation and outbound sales data building through to bid and proposal writing
• Owning our library of sales opportunity follow-up artefacts, working with the marketing manager and account partners to continue building this with compelling case studies and useful assets
• Writing search-engine-optimised and thought leadership content for our websites to enhance our business and consultants' brands and generate inbound marketing leads
• Enabling the delivery of our social media strategy, including the creation of engaging posts, collaborating with consultants to drive their social media content and conducting social media performance analysis
• Helping to coordinate our internal comms, including maintaining and updating our intranet and creating internal audio and video content
• Conducting desk research to inform market insights, competitor analysis and lead generation
• Other ad hoc support for our Sales & Marketing function, including the creation of videos, sales emails, newsletters, awards submissions, events and presentation decks

As such, ideally you will bring:

• 2 years' business experience, preferably within a sales / marketing / communications function
• A relevant business / marketing / communications diploma/degree
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities within time constraints and pivot between a variety of tasks
• Highly self-motivated with the confidence to work independently
• The ability to build credible business relationships, including with senior stakeholders to ensure timely completion of activity
• Strong attention to detail to ensure the highest quality of sales and marketing output
• An interest in and understanding of business management and how organisations operate
• A curious and enquiring mindset keen to continually learn

It will be advantageous if you also have:

• An interest in data, analytics and research (experience using a CRM / analytics tools advantageous)
• Previous exposure to digital marketing, including theoretical or practical experience of SEO content writing
• A working knowledge of using social media channels for business purposes, esp. LinkedIn
• Capability in Microsoft 365 Suite (essential) and Adobe Creative Suite
• The confidence and initiative to proactively identify and suggest potential improvements

What we offer you:

• up to £30,000 + with performance-linked progression and bonuses
• Fully virtual working with UK and worldwide colleagues
• 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Long-term growth with a structured learning and development plan, including coaching and mentoring
• The opportunity to support award-winning and global transformative projects for an enviable client portfolio
• A supportive, collaborative and values-driven culture that genuinely puts people at the heart

If you're excited to blend creativity, marketing and business development into a role where you can make a measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and a short covering letter explaining why this role is right for you.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experience levels. If you're excited by this role but don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.

Please note Afiniti is closed from 24th December – 5th January. Your application will be reviewed in January.

Work Location: Remote