Event Marketing Executive

Croydon, London
EMAP
Business: emap Brands: Property Week, AV Magazine, Electronics Weekly, PTQ and UK boarding Schools Base Location: Croydon/Hybrid ( 3 days from home, 2 days in the office) Employment Type: Full time, Permanent Salary: £24,000 £27,000 DOE + Bonus + Benefits Remote working or visa sponsorship are not available. emap does not offer visa sponsorship. Based on the UK employment law you need to have valid right to work in UK. Share code will be required during the interview process. Events Marketing at emap offers an incredibly fast paced and dynamic environment. Working on market leading awards and conferences, you will be responsible for creating leads, driving awareness, delegate conference bookings, awards submissions, table sales, and supporting the commercial teams with sponsorship enablement marketing activities. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of a variety of reputable brands such as Property Week, AV Magazine, Electronics Weekly, Digital Refining and Decarbonisation Technology. You will have to manage a large workload but enjoy a good variety of tasks, working in a team of 5 event marketers with a supportive and nurturing environment. You will be allocated a number of annual events across the blue division to focus on, supporting the senior marketer you re paired with. Key responsibilities: Support the Head of Events Marketing & Senior Events Marketing Manager to deliver a world-class, engaging marketing campaign across multiple annual events. Contribute to the planning and implementation of email campaigns Partnership marketing fulfilment, including creation of personalised assets, website updates and more. Produce digital event assets and brochures, liaising with logistics and editorial teams, working with design, delivered to schedule and within agreed budgets. Write, build, test, arrange segmented data groups and report on engaging marketing emails. Co-ordinate activity across key channels: email, web, social media, print, ensuring consistent messaging Build and maintain event websites, optimise enquiries, bookings and traffic using evessio. Manage social media communications, including the scheduling of tweets and Linkedin postings. Increase the following and engagement of our social account using new and exciting content, technologies and ensuring we re connected with all our existing stakeholders across the events. Develop and expand each event s community using key social influencers Reporting of social media and online traffic, entries, and followers each month Proactively manage and grow the current database, build campaign data, and understand data selection, maintain existing data, and identify new sources of data for future growth To design and analyse questionnaires and other similar material for research purposes and report back to the team, making suggestions for the future To ensure that all work undertaken is completed to a deadline and to the high standards expected and within budget To identify and keep up to date with the latest marketing ideas and trends and industry best practice, making recommendations for the wider team to adopt Use market intelligence, customer insight and analysis to increase understanding of our audience and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns Provide regular analysis of key metrics and use this to assist with developing future strategy Assist the Head of Event Marketing and Senior Events Marketing Manager where needed, and carry out any other ad hoc duties as requested Skills and experience: Strong knowledge of marketing principles, tactics, and best practices, with expertise in digital marketing and lead generation. Previous B2B events marketing experience gained ideally within media organisations preferred by not essential Good working knowledge of social media scheduling tools Hootsuite Experience working with a PPC management tool preferred by not essential Understanding of Google Analytics and how to track KPIs, reporting on the success of a campaign Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create compelling content and effectively communicate key messages to different audiences essential Exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Educated to degree level or equivalent advantageous N.B. The role profile identifies the key responsibilities and competencies required in the role. It is not an exhaustive list of tasks that need to be completed. The company reserves the right to amend the role profile as the role develops with the business. Core competencies: Excellent attention to detail and an ability to work effectively under pressure Ability to build strong working relationships Entrepreneurial spirit, proactive when seeking new sales leads Personal Attributes: Confident, enthusiastic, and charismatic, with the natural ability to build rapport both on the phone and face to face. Possess a professional and collaborative attitude Articulate and polite telephone manner Learning & Development At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees. Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organizational objectives. To support our employees career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy. This exciting position is a full-time hybrid role. 2 days in the office, 3 days from home. This could change over time depending on business needs. Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees. 25 days of holiday per year (with the option to buy or sell) Health plan Life assurance Cycle-to-work scheme Discounted gym memberships Retail discount vouchers Rail season ticket loans Private virtual GP access Pension scheme Income protection and more Continuous learning & development opportunities Seasonal flu jabs on site One paid volunteer day per year Summer and Winter parties Work from home during August In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at our websire. Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status