Marketing Executive

**Reports To**:Group Marketing Manager
- **Department/Group**:Group Marketing
- **Location**:Oldham
- **Hours**:Full Time
- **Start Date**:ASAP
- **Travel Required**:Occasionally
- **About Us**
- Would you enjoy working in a hands-on, dynamic environment with opportunities for development and growth, internationally? We are the Surelock McGill Group, world leaders in high security locking and door systems that protect buildings from physical threats. As a family run business for over 60 years, we are a friendly, hands on team that are looking to expand.
- **About the Role**
- Join the Group as a Marketing Executive, delivering marketing collateral that raises awareness of the Surelock McGill Group, focusing on product launches, exhibitions, and both print and digital communications.
- As a key member of the Marketing team, you will be the first point of contact for stakeholder requests from 3 of the 8 Group companies, as well as working with external agencies. Travel to head office and other group company sites will be required.
- **About You**
- We are looking for a confident communicator with experience in a similar marketing role, ready for the next step in their career. You’ll be a flexible, self-starter, confident in copywriting with a strong attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills. With a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, you’ll be able to manage and prioritise a busy workload.
2-3+ years’ experience in a similar role
- A self-starter who enjoys an agile and flexible working environment, working with different teams and business areas
- Experience in liaising and coordinating tasks with internal and external stakeholders
- Confident copywriter
- Confident communicator, with strong interpersonal skills and understands the importance of building good relationships and networks internally and externally
- Positive ‘can-do’ attitude
- Strong attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills
- Highly organised, able to plan, manage and prioritise a busy workload
- Proficient in all Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- A background working in a technical industry i.e Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction would be beneficial, but is not essential

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- There is a wide and diverse remit to this role including using both traditional promotional channels such as direct marketing, advertising, and PR, as well as social media channels, ensuring appropriate campaign targeting to align with the sales strategy.
- As part of this role, we aim to increase our share of voice in the digital marketplace, whilst exploiting other promotional opportunities such as conference speaking and exhibitions.
- **NEW CONTENT CREATION**:

- Work confidently with key stakeholders across the group to produce and publish an editorial calendar of content, including regular newsletter campaigns, promotional literature, case studies, thought leadership pieces, news articles, videos, etc.
- Update Surelock McGill Group company’s digital profiles, growing our digital footprint to increase the share of voice, traffic, and engagement across channels including LinkedIn & YouTube.
- Create and manage our asset library of key product photography and video that can support the marketing outreach.

**EVENTS**:

- Play a key role in the management of events and exhibitions to support marketing initiatives, including, budget management, logistics, mailing lists, and overall implementation and promotion.

**CONTACT DATABASE SUPPORT**:

- Regularly review and update the contact database, with the sales teams to ensure we have up-to-date and relevant contact lists for our direct marketing activity.
- This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities involved in the role and the scope of the job may change in line with operational requirements.
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