Marketing & Origination Manager, Investment
Creative UK is the independent network for the UK Creative Industries. We champion, connect, support and invest in creative people and businesses. Our goal is simple: to cultivate a world where creativity is championed, valued, and fundamentally nurtured.
Creative UK Investment invests in growth-minded businesses from across the creative sectors and counts among its investees some of the best in UK Creative talent including clients such as Dimension Studios, FuturLab Games and Moonraker VFX.
This is a unique opportunity to become the Marketing and deal origination specialist for our Investment offer. You will be operating at the very heart of our investment programme. The Creative Growth Finance Debt Fund, in partnership with Triodos Bank UK, is a £35 million fund providing vital finance to the UK’s most promising creative businesses.
Our Marketing & Origination Manager will lead on deal origination strategies for the Investment team, with a focus on marketing activities. Reporting into the Investment Principal you will take ownership of the strategy for engaging and originating quality investment opportunities from across the creative sector.You will also work closely with the core marcomms team to ensure brand consistency across all of our comms and to support on brand-wide activity.
Your key responsibility is to oversee branding, advertising, content and promotional campaigns and networking strategies with agency to pivot as required in response to the needs of the investment team and the pipeline at any given time. Your role will be key to strengthening the team and the Investment division’s profile.You will also take responsibility for supporting team members with visible networking opportunities and events to support their own origination.
This role sits in a collaborative team with opportunities to attend exciting events and be part of the wider investment community. We are a flexible family-friendly employer, this role can be full time or 4 day part-time.
LOCATION: Hybrid working available with offices in Bristol and Central London. Min 2 days per week in Creative UK Workspace.STARTING SALARY: £40,000 FTE + benefits
CONTRACT: Full time/ MIN 4 days per week permanent employee
TO APPLY: Email your CV, cover letter and/or 1-2-minute video link* to jobs@wearecreative.uk by 31st October 2024.
Please complete our anonymous diversity and inclusion survey, which you can find on our website.Interviews will take place by video conference from w/c 4th November 2024.
immediate appointment preferred.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Strong knowledge of CRM, website, and marketing analytics tools
- Experience delivering social, paid media and email marketing campaigns
- Strong copywriting and creative writing skills
- Ability to prioritise under pressure, multi-task
- Strong analytical skills and data-driven thinking
- Understanding of brand identity, tone, audience, objectives, and designing content that fits
- Strong IT skills, including design
- Highly personable with the ability to engage with people at all levels
DESIRED EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Experience using Hubspot CRM and email marketing tools
- Experience using Wordpress CRM
- Experience working within an investment organisation
- Experience working within the Creative Industries