Head of Marketing

Recruiter
Michael Page - Marketing
Location
Edinburgh
Salary
Neg.
Posted
22 Sep 2017
Closes
30 Sep 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity for a Head of Marketing to lead a small team within this specialist technology business.

Client Details

A specialist technology business based in Bingham.

Description

The Head of Marketing will lead a small team but still remain 'hands on' in all Marketing activity, responsibilities include:

- Manage marketing efforts across all lines of business and marketing channels including live events, advertising, website, online, social, video and telemarketing.

- Manage media relations efforts across print, online and social

- Lead and grow a team of multi-disciplinary professionals to help scale the marketing efforts over time (currently consisting of an events manager, a marketing assistant, a freelance content writer and external PR & SEO agency)

- Manage content development efforts across brochures, flyers, white papers, case studies and success stories

- Own the entire marketing process from idea to execution to measuring ROI

- Create a content calendar for the company and partner with internal and external resources to ensure original B2B content get produced for video, blogs, white papers and webinars

- Execute profitable lead generation campaigns across all marketing channels

- Closely monitor and analyse performance of all demand generation activities and make and implement optimisation recommendations on a regular basis

- Develop and manage a closed loop lead management process with sales to maximise marketing and sales investment

- Manage and build a world-class customer and target prospect database with multiple relevant contacts per target organisation

- Regularly identify growth opportunities and areas for additional marketing resource investments

- Communicate demand generation strategy and results across the entire company and work with the executive team to ensure successful execution

Profile

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record within B2B marketing , ideally gained in a technology business. In addition you will have:

- Experience in marketing with particular emphasis on demand generation

- Extensive experience with setting up and managing successful marketing campaigns across events, advertising, website, online, social, video and telemarketing

- Experience leading a team of multi-disciplinary professionals to successfully plan and execute marketing programmes

- Strong understanding of the marketing funnel and steps required to move prospects from enquiry to qualified lead and sales validation

- Proven experience working closely with sales as a partner to drive revenue

- Experienced used of marketing automation software such as Marketo, Eloqua, Pardot and/or Hubspot

- Results-oriented professional with a proven track record of getting stuff done and achieving goals

- Top-notch quantitative and analytical skills with an ability to turn data into actionable highlights

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for internal and external audiences

- Desire to work in a fast paced environment where your work is critical to the company's long term success

Job Offer

GBPcompetitive + benefits