Marketing Executive

Read on to discover more about Croft and this role's key responsibilities and benefits.

Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Location: Working in our Bristol office

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About Croft

Croft is a company delivering next-generation Communication & IT Managed Services to a range of clients in the SME, corporate and public sectors.

Key areas of our business include business mobiles, business phone systems, business broadband, managed IT services, managed cyber security services, hosted telephony, contact centres and IT hardware repair.

Our clients include Laurent Perrier, Matalan, Smith & Nephew, Hilton Hotels, Brompton and Ted Baker.

We have seen significant growth in the last 2 years and have acquired 22 businesses, with an ongoing strategy to acquire more businesses that are accretive to the group, be it through scale, geography, or adjacent product.

This is a great business to join at an exciting part of its lifecycle. Operating like an entrepreneurial start-up with the security of being a small established business, the environment is fast-paced but fun!

Role Summary

This exciting role provides an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to progress their marketing career. We’re looking for a candidate that’s willing to demonstrate ambition to increase their marketing knowledge and skills whilst delivering value to the Marketing team.

As part of the Marketing team the Marketing Executive will contribute to the implementation of the Marketing strategy and plans. You will be responsible for delivering day-to-day marketing activities across a multitude of platforms, channels and systems that are essential to the Marketing function.

You will work closely with the Marketing team to deliver specific marketing activities, which include, but not limited to, email campaigns, digital advertising, customer research, data collection and cleansing, managing of marketing software (Hubspot, HeyOrca, Canva, WordPress, Adobe Suite), social media and content creation.

The role is only suitable for those who are extremely ambitious, display a strong work ethic and invest in their personal development.

The successful candidate will be given training and benefit from mentoring and practical application. They will take various training courses to expand their marketing knowledge and industry experience within telecoms.

Key Responsibilities and main tasks and activities

• Working with the Marketing team on campaign content and activation, including email campaigns, digital advertising
• Content creation: writing blogs, producing and editing videos, sourcing and selecting images, image editing
• Social media: creating and scheduling posts, increasing our following, coming up with post ideas. Work predominantly with LinkedIn and Twitter.
• Website: building landing and web pages using Wordpress. Uploading blogs and making amendments.
• Digital marketing: improve our online presence, research effective ways to communicate with our clients, manage and make improvements to our Google My Business, website and social media.
• Acquisition onboarding: assist with the onboarding of new company acquisitions including distributing welcome packs, redirecting websites, updating Google My Business, emailing new Croft employees
• Designers: work with our design team to rebrand docs, ensure timelines are met and docs are of a high standard. Attention to detail is paramount
• Intranet updates: CroftNet is our company intranet. This requires regular updating with new posts, contact details, curating company posts on our message board and general maintenance
• Hubspot: working on email campaigns, producing reports on leads through the website, data cleansing
• Direct marketing campaigns: assist the team in sending out direct marketing packages to our clients
• General marketing activities: you’ll be expected to get involved with any other activities not listed above. These can include attending trade shows, organising events, client research, surveys etc. The role will be fluid and you’ll need to adapt to the changing nature of the role.

Personal Qualities

The role would suit someone who has;
• Ability to multi-task and switch priorities according to business needs
• Strong communication skills
• A creative mindset, have the ability to come up with new ideas and ways to reach our audience
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent writing/editorial skills
• Good with social media
• Appetite to take on challenges
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload
• Ability to work autonomously
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Above all, an ambitious, hard-working, positive, friendly and outgoing disposition to fit in with our team and company culture.

Qualifications

• 5 or more GCSE Grade C or above
• English GCSE Grade C or above
• Further Education Qualifications (e.g. A-Level, NVQ, Diploma, Degree etc) – preferred but not essential.

Desired Skills

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Wordpress/ Hubspot / Canva experience desirable but not essential
• Excellent communication skills
• Courteous and professional manner
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of employment.

Apply now to join an exciting and growing MSP company.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do here at Croft, so we are looking for people who understand the importance of finding solutions, getting things done, and always keeping customers up to date.