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Head of Marketing and Communications

Employer
The Works Search Ltd
Location
London
Salary
£60000 - £80000 per annum + discretionary bonus
Closing date
23 Jun 2020

Job Details

This fintech business operating in the alternative investments space is looking for a corporate comms professional to step up and head up the PR and Marketing, building the brand towards an international audience. This is a broad role that covers both the B2B and B2C aspects of communications. Working with inspiring senior management, there are lots of opportunities to shape this newly created role and make it your own. The job holder must be able to start quickly in July. 

The Company

This fintech startup is enviably backed by a number of credible investors including blue chip asset managers and high profile private equity groups. Specialising in the alternative investments space, the company mainly services high net worth clientele.  The majority of the business is conducted in Asia at the moment but the founders are keen to promote the business in the UK and internationally. Its London office is based in a beautiful location. The senior management is strongly on board with investing in comms within the company so you will be able to engage them from the start.

The Role

Key challenges and opportunities in Head of Marketing and Communications role:

  • You must be able to start the role in July
  • Working closely with the founders to create press releases and thought-leadership content for different markets globally
  • Lead on all marketing collaterals to be used externally and across company website and social media
  • Host and promote events to raise the company profile e.g. round tables and webinars
  • Manage the social media platforms including LinkedIn; company websites and conference groups
  • Run digital marketing campaigns through various angel sites or other investor lists
  • Review, develop and implement all marketing opportunities, including presentations, sales support tools, packaging reviews and updates
  • Liaise directly with internal stakeholders (e.g. Global Sales teams) for all sales and marketing-related customer requests, branded promotional and support material and customer presentations

The Person

Key attributes and experience for this Head of Marketing and Communications role:

  • Will need to have knowledge of the global financial industry, ideally working at an asset management company so they have experience on a broad variety of comms activities
  • You will be working at Senior Account Director or Associate Director level in an corporate agency or in-house at Senior Comms Manager level looking for a step up
  • Ideally you will have worked for a smaller company/a startup/ lesser known company and can demonstrate results for building the company’s brand
  • You should have strong media contacts within the financial services sector, ideally with the international press
  • Open to working in a smaller set up where being hands-on is required, perhaps worked in a start-up situation, or worked with small start-up clients in an agency with unknown brands – developing ideas and implementation
  • It is ideal you have strong experience managing marcomms campaigns but this isn’t required as long as you are confident to grow into the role
  • You are a self-starter and is excited by the prospect to “shape” the role in a lean company  

To be considered for this Head of Marketing and Communications role please click to apply.

For more details on this role and similar roles, contact Canace Wong on 07917 875 669 or [email protected], or visit our website for our newest in-house and agency positions -

www.the-works.co.uk/jobs

Company

About The Works Search Ltd

The Works Search is a London based executive search firm specialising in PR and Corporate Communications.  We have a network to envy and long-standing partnerships with FTSE 100 companies and exciting top tier corporate comms agencies.

Our focus is working with the best employers and the highest performing PR talent in the industry.  We stand out from the crowd because we listen and truly understand individual career aspirations and take care to match them with our clients.  We have been in business for over 20 years which means our network and market knowledge is unrivalled.  We enjoy supporting professionals through-out their careers, helping many secure board level roles.

We give ‘the best interview briefings’ and many of our clients work with us on an exclusive basis as we guarantee results and make the hiring process stress-free.

If you think we could help you take you forward in your PR career, contact us now on 020 7903 9290.  Also you can visit our website to find out more about how we work, who we work with and how we can help you – http://www.the-works.co.uk/ and look in more detail for some of the roles we are handling – http://www.the-works.co.uk/jobs.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0207 903 9290
Location
International House,
36-38 Cornhill
London
London
EC3V 3NG
United Kingdom

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