Are you passionate about Marketing? This could be your opportunity to excel as a Marketing Executive while playing a vital role in driving our business success. As SOCOTEC continues to grow and develop across our global operations, we are expanding our teams. We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Marketing Executive to join us and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride. We are seeking a motivated, proactive, and creative Marketing Executive to become an integral part of our Marketing team. In this role, you will contribute significantly to enhancing our company's market presence and brand reputation. You will embody our core values of integrity, curiosity, warmth, and ambition in everything you do. As a Marketing Executive, you will be responsible for supporting our marketing initiatives, developing compelling campaigns, and engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work independently while collaborating efficiently as part of a dynamic team, contributing to SOCOTEC's mission as a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification. The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):
Responsibilities
* Support creation of marketing content for social media, newsletters, and communications
* Collaborate with digital and content teams to provide briefs, materials, and technical input
* Assist in developing service descriptions, case studies, and marketing collateral
* Ensure all communications reflect brand services and expertise accurately
* Liaise with digital teams to support campaigns, website updates, and content publication
* Coordinate timelines and requirements across marketing, technical teams, and partners
* Create visual content using Adobe Creative Suite and Canva (training provided)
* Design materials for presentations, reports, brochures, and events
* Assist with basic video editing and short-form content
* Support planning and delivery of marketing campaigns
* Help organise events, webinars, seminars, and conferences
* Coordinate event materials, invitations, and follow‑up communications
* Attend events and internal meetings when required
* Work with internal teams to gather information for marketing activities
* Respond to marketing requests and support internal communications
* Update presentations and create marketing documents as needed
* Conduct research on industry trends, competitors, and market activity
* Assist with tracking campaigns and organising marketing resources
* Maintain marketing asset libraries and templates
* Support marketing calendars and communications schedules
* Ensure materials are stored and shared effectively
* Occasional travel to other offices (primarily London) for collaboration
Qualifications
* Entry‑level experience or qualification in marketing, communications, design, or a related field
* An interest in developing broad, all‑round marketing skills, with exposure to content, communications, campaigns, and events
* Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
* Ability to coordinate with multiple teams and manage information clearly
* Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and basic video editing tools
* Good written communication skills
* Willingness to learn, develop new skills, and build an understanding of SOCOTEC services and the built environment sector
About Central Services
Based in Burton‑on‑Trent, SOCOTEC UK's Head Office houses our Central Services teams. These teams provide a corporate structure to support the wider business. Central Services is broken down into four main areas: Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, Finance, and IT. Each of these areas is vital to the day‑to‑day running of SOCOTEC.
Benefits
What's in it for you? As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension.
SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.
Why SOCOTEC?
Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world‑class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Marketing Executive, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services. We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us.
#YouGrowWeGrow Think you've got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.
Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.
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