Marketing Communications Executive - £27,000-£32,000 per annum

Overview:

• SAGE is an independent, leading academic and professional publisher. We are a growing company, with over 1,500 employees based in London, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Singapore, New Delhi and Melbourne.
• We believe that education is intrinsically valuable to a healthy society and we're dedicated to producing high quality content in our books, journals and digital products.
• We're passionate about contributing to our local communities; we run a diverse mix of community-based programs each year and we make sure everyone has the chance to get involved.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:

Do you want to develop your marketing communications career as part of a creative, strategic global marketing team? We are seeking a Marketing Communications Executive to support our fast-paced team in delivering targeted marketing campaigns. The global library marketing team within the global marketing department consists of more than 20 marketing professionals based in London, across the US and in Latin America. We work closely with editorial, product innovation and the global sales teams to bring new library products to market and to ensure continued success of our legacy products.

Your New Role:

• Coordinate and implement email campaigns for selected products to generate leads, drive sales, raise brand awareness and share SAGE content.
• Manage all aspects of designated email campaigns including schedule, data briefing, copywriting, editing, proofreading, analysis, and reporting.
• Edit email campaigns using our existing HTML template library.
• Test campaigns to inform email marketing strategies.
• Monitor key competitor marketing activity to make recommendations for SAGE email campaigns based on findings.
• Create and edit web pages as required.
• Undertake digital advertising campaigns as required including copywriting, targeting, design brief, and analysis.
• Coordinate production of marketing collateral for designated areas as required.

Qualifications & Education:

• A super-organized multi-tasker, comfortable juggling a varied workload, with strong skills in managing projects, deadlines, and expectations.
• Experienced in marketing communications and creating compelling campaign copy.
• An excellent communicator, happy to manage projects and collaborate with colleagues across the business.
• Someone who likes to problem solve and use their initiative to get the job done.
• Skilled with Microsoft Office and quick to pick up new skills and technologies.
• Equipped with a keen eye for detail.
• Someone with a keen sense of design and how to message to a target audience.
• Creative, with experience of writing engaging copy.

Caveat: At SAGE Publishing we embrace diversity and Inclusion. We seek to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and develop a business culture that reflects that belief. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief as creating value through diversity is what makes us strong. As a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate. Please make an application with a CV and cover letter, candidates who do not submit a cover letter may not be considered.