Marketing Assistant
Location – London or Winchester with hybrid working in line with departmental requirements (currently a minimum of 40%, or 2 days per week).
LCP is an award-winning actuarial and analytics consultancy providing market-leading capabilities and advice across pensions and financial services, energy, health, and analytics. We use powerful analytics fused with human expertise to shape a more positive future.
We’re looking for a proactive, well-rounded Marketing Assistant to help deliver a wide range of marketing and business development activity across the firm. You’ll support managers and senior specialists in executing campaigns, content and events that build our profile, engage clients and prospects, and support the firm’s commercial goals.
This is a varied and fast-paced role, ideal for someone who enjoys working across multiple projects and disciplines. You’ll get hands-on experience across content, campaign delivery, events and digital - collaborating with experts from PR, design, digital marketing, CRM, sales enablement and more.
No two days will be the same, and you’ll have plenty of opportunity to learn, contribute ideas and grow your skills across the full marketing mix.
We are looking for:
1. An all-rounder; who understands (or is keen to learn) a wide range of marketing and business development tactics.
2. A curious proactive marketer who enjoys trying new approaches and making smart use of tools and technology.
3. Someone who has good attention to detail and is able to multi-task in a fast-paced team working with marketing specialists to deliver projects.
4. A team player who contributes ideas and supports others to achieve their goals.
What you will be doing?
As a Marketing Assistant you will
5. Work with partners and other members of the BD team to deliver effective marketing and BD plans and activities, using a wide range of tactics and channels
6. Execute and support a variety of BD activities, such as webinars, podcasts, website content, social media posts, events, market research, report production, and marketing emails
7. Ensure effective delivery of projects and tasks including taking briefs, diary management and logistics
8. Draft marketing and sales support materials such as emails, web copy, event literature, presentations, social media posts and blogs (working with MEs, SMEs and senior colleagues where appropriate)
9. Support website updates and publishing of digital content (with training as required)
10. Work with specialists in the team (eg PR, digital, design, CRM, events) and external agencies and suppliers where appropriate to deliver successful results
11. Monitor competitor and industry activity
12. Support basic campaign measurement and reporting to help the team understand performance and inform future activity
What skills and qualities are we looking for?
Essential
13. Understand a wide variety of tactics from across the marketing mix to increase the external profile of the business which may include events, digital, thought leadership, content, market research, communications, client targeting, acquisition and development (training will be provided as required)
14. Able to manage multiple projects at once, working calmly and efficiently under pressure
15. Excellent project management skills – prioritising, organising workload, planning, seeing project through to completion
16. Strong communication (written and spoken) and organisational skill as well as excellent attention to detail
17. Able to work within a team effectively and collaboratively
18. Marketing qualification or 1-2 years marketing experience, preferably within B2B professional or financial services
19. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
20. Experience and ability to use CRM databases, webinar platforms (ON24 in particular), content management systems and email marketing tools. Basic understanding of design software (ie Adobe) would also be useful
What’s in it for you?
Take a look at our and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a certified B-Corp, multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:
For you:
21. Hybrid working (see top of the advert for details)
22. Professional study support (where applicable)
23. Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks
For your family:
24. Life assurance
25. Income protection
26. Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave
For your health:
27. 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
28. Private medical insurance
29. Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
30. Eye care vouchers
31. Cycle to work scheme
32. Digital GP services
For your wealth:
33. Competitive pension scheme
34. Discretionary bonus scheme
35. High street discounts
36. Season ticket loans
For others:
37. Volunteering opportunities
For the environment:
38. Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)