Content & Marketing Executive

Position: Content & Marketing Executive
Location: Fitzrovia, London
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (40 hours/week)
Salary: DOE
Reporting to: Head of Marketing

Posted: Tuesday 23rd February, 2021

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, successful and dynamic travel business as a Content & Marketing Executive. As an experienced copywriter, content creator and marketing professional, the successful candidate will be part of a small but busy marketing team responsible for managing the business’s predominantly digital content and brand requirements. To thrive in the role, you will need to be adept to working in a fast-paced environment as well as being a self-learner and problem solver. Exceptional organisation skills aren’t just preferable, but essential!

Key Responsibilities Include

  • An articulate and competent writer, you will be responsible for writing copy across a wide range of marketing communications including both long form and shorter space constrained formats.
  • Working alongside our experienced Product team, you will have responsibility for maintaining and developing the content of our website, ensuring that copy is well written, imagery is visually appealing and all content optimised for both search engines and visitors.
  • With a keen interest in digital content and a flair for creativity, central to this role is the day-to-day responsibility for delivering an engaging content schedule across our multiple social media platforms as well as being guardian of our travel inspiration blog, The Edit. Experience with photo editing is essential, and video editing skills would be a strong advantage!
  • As the Content & Marketing Executive, you will deploy the company's day to day broadcast email marketing campaigns. With responsibility for copy writing and image selection, you will also co-ordinate feedback and implement amends from the product and marketing teams, as well as our fantastic hotel, airline and tourist board partners.
  • Working closely with the Head of Marketing you will act as a daily point of contact for our SEO agency and be responsible for implementing on-site enhancements, including content optimisations and UX improvements, as well as identifying new opportunities for content.
  • With a keen commercial eye, you will be responsible for ensuring that all our digital platforms meet the objectives of our live cross-channel marketing campaigns, ensuring that the visitor experience meets expectations and that our product is positioned to its best advantage.

This is a busy role and this certainly isn’t an exhaustive list but covers some of the major day to day elements. A full job description will be shared with candidates selected for first stage interview.


You will…

  • Be educated to degree level or equivalent marketing qualification
  • Have a minimum 3 years' experience in a marketing, copywriting or content specific position
  • Possess excellent copy writing skills, a strong attention to detail and creative flair
  • Have proven experience of working with social media
  • CMS & ESP experience (DotDigital/DotMailer experience an advantage)
  • Photo editing skills essential
  • Video editing skills desirable
  • Be able to demonstrate sound organisation skills and flexibility, and a capability to manage multiple work streams
  • Have excellent English communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • As well as good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Ideally have experience of working in the travel industry but this is not essential

In addition to a competitive salary commensurate with experience, we offer a vibrant office environment in a central London location, 20 days annual leave and discounted holidays. Currently our team are working from home but will return to the office once it is safe to do so.

Send your CV and covering letter to CV@bestattravel.co.uk with the subject line "Content & Marketing Executive application". The closing date for applications is Friday 12th March. First round interviews will be conducted online and take place no later than Friday 19th March.

Note: Due to high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted.

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EXPERTISE We have first-hand knowledge of the destinations we sell. Travel is our passion.
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SERVICE We’re proud to have a high number of loyal customers and 98% of our customers consider our service to be excellent.
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VALUE We constantly negotiate exceptional hotel deals and exclusives for our customers. Look out for our online exclusive offers.
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TRUST We are a privately owned family company with offices in the heart of London.
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