Brand & Creative Services Executive

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and creative team at a leading charity organization focused on enhancing brand identity and communication. As a Brand & Creative Services Executive, you will play a vital role in managing marketing materials and ensuring brand consistency across various platforms. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively while maintaining a vibrant visual and verbal identity. With a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion, you will contribute to impactful marketing initiatives that resonate with communities. Embrace flexibility with remote working options and enjoy a range of benefits that promote personal growth and well-being.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Flexible home working

Annual personal learning & growth allowance

Access to counselling

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience in a creative marketing position.
• Experience in a similar creative marketing role within an agency or complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage requests for marketing materials and coordinate photography shoots.
• Update and create digital and print templates for marketing materials.
• Edit documents using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Photography

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

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Brand & Creative Services Executive, Birmingham

Client: Canal & River Trust

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Purpose

Internal Job Title: Marketing Executive

Location: Remote working with a dedicated hub for collaborative team working and meetings. You can choose from: Milton Keynes, Birmingham or Hatton.

Working hours: 37 hours per week. 9:00 - 17:30 Monday to Thursday; 9:00 - 17:00, Friday.

We’re the UK’s largest canal charity, managing 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across England and Wales. Our mission is to keep the canal network open and vibrant, supporting wildlife, nature, heritage, and community access. We need your help to maintain our visual and verbal identity, ensuring it stays on brand and stands out.

The team you’ll be joining

We are a small, agile team collaborating across the organization to produce marketing and communication materials. We act as brand guardians, providing guidance, tools, and resources to ensure consistent communication of our visual and verbal identity.

Our team is dynamic, creative, and proactive, working to enhance our brand and adapt to our evolving strategy. We are reviewing our brand story, exploring new technologies, and working with design agencies. You should be adaptable to a fast-moving environment.

What you’ll be doing

You will support the brand manager and marketing services manager in managing the brand and delivering creative service excellence. Your tasks may include managing requests for marketing materials, briefing photographers and agencies, maintaining our image and film library, updating brand guidelines, and sourcing photography to drive cost efficiency.

As a Marketing Executive (Brand & Marketing Services), you will work collaboratively across the organization to support the delivery of marketing activities and manage the production of on-brand assets, imagery, templates, and materials.

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain and update the image and film library for optimal searchability.
• Plan and coordinate photography shoots.
• Update and create digital and print templates for marketing materials.
• Edit documents using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Check design quality for brand consistency and accuracy.
• Brief design agencies, printers, photographers, and filmmakers, ensuring brand compliance.
• Manage production of marketing and fundraising materials across various campaigns.
• Handle brand inbox requests and administrative tasks like purchase orders and system access.
• Assist in preparing quarterly metrics reports.
• Promote brand best practices and support colleagues.
• Uphold the Trust’s values and promote diversity and inclusion.

About you

Technical skills:

• Experience in a similar creative marketing role within an agency or complex organization.
• Minimum two years’ experience in a creative marketing position.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud applications.
• Photography shoot experience is highly desirable.

General skills:

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for brand marketing and high energy levels.
• Self-motivated, proactive, friendly, and confident personality.

To apply: Click on the "for this job" button, complete the application form, upload your CV, and include a one-page cover letter explaining why you're suitable and what you bring to the role.

If you have questions, please contact us.

Interview process: Two-stage process: first via Teams (w/c 29th July 2024), then in person in Milton Keynes (w/c 5th August 2024).

What We Offer

Salary: £27,000 - £31,000, plus benefits including pension, holiday entitlement, and other perks detailed on our benefits page.

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing after 3 years.
• Flexible home working with hub facilities.
• Annual personal learning & growth allowance.
• Access to counselling and employee discounts.

We value diversity and strive to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.