Brand & Creative Services Executive

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

Job summary

Join a dynamic charity dedicated to preserving the UK's canal network as a Brand & Creative Services Executive. In this exciting role, you'll work with a passionate team to enhance our visual identity and deliver outstanding marketing materials. Your creativity will shine as you manage brand assets, collaborate with design agencies, and support various marketing initiatives. With a focus on innovation and adaptability, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause while developing your skills in a supportive environment. If you're ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays

Flexible home working

Annual £200 learning & growth allowance

Free access to counseling services

Store discounts

Holiday discounts

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience in a creative marketing position.
• Experience in managing stakeholders and projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage brand inbox and oversee creative requests.
• Create and update marketing materials and templates.
• Plan and organize photography shoots.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Photography

Project Management

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

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Brand & Creative Services Executive, Milton Keynes

Client: Canal & River Trust

Location: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

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, looking after 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across England and Wales. We’re here to make sure that our 250-year-old canal network remains open and alive. Our work gives wildlife a home, helps nature recover, keeps history alive and brings free, open and accessible blue and green space to the doorsteps of millions of people. It takes an extraordinary team to #KeepCanalsAlive. That’s where you come in. Helping our visual and verbal identity stay on brand and stand out.

The team you’ll be joining

We’re a small and agile team working with colleagues from across the organisation to produce and deliver marketing and communications materials. Our team acts as the guardians of the brand and provides guidance, tools, systems and resources to ensure consistent communication of our visual and verbal identity.

We’re a dynamic, positive, creative and proactive team that’s building our brand and evolving our look and feel to align with our ten-year strategy. We’ll be embarking on an exciting and ambitious journey to make sure we become a well-known charity, so we keep canals open and alive for heritage, nature and people for years to come. You’ll join us at a time where we’re reviewing our brand story, our roster of design agencies and exploring new technologies. There’s a lot of change, so you’ll need to be comfortable working in a fast-moving environment that requires adaptability.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll support the brand manager and marketing services manager in managing the brand, playing a vital role in delivering creative service excellence to colleagues. Your tasks may include managing requests to our brand inbox, working with colleagues to brief photographers, design agencies and freelancers, maintaining our image and film library, updating brand guidelines, and working on projects to drive cost efficiency, such as sourcing photography.

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

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

• Maintain and update the image and film library ensuring it is optimized for search.
• Plan and organize photography shoots.
• Keep guidelines and assets up-to-date on the brand centre.
• Create and update digital and print templates for marketing materials.
• Make small edits to documents using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Quality check designs for brand consistency, creative standards, and typos.
• Brief design agencies, printers, photographers, and filmmakers, supporting colleagues with agency needs and ensuring brand compliance.
• Manage production of creative materials for campaigns and activities at various levels.
• Lead on brand inbox management and response handling.
• Perform administrative tasks such as raising purchase orders and updating internal systems.
• Assist in preparing quarterly metrics reports for the Marketing Services team.
• Promote brand best practices and provide practical advice to colleagues.
• Display the Trust’s values and behaviors consistently.
• Integrate diversity and inclusion into all aspects of work and promote an inclusive environment.

About you

Technical skills:

• Experience in a similar creative marketing role within an agency or complex organization.
• At least two years’ experience in a creative marketing position.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud applications (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Photography shoot experience is highly desirable.

General skills:

• Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented, capable of multitasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication and presentation skills, with experience managing stakeholders at various levels.
• High energy and passion for brand marketing.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Friendly, confident personality.

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

If you have questions, please contact us.

Interviews: Two-stage process:

1. First interview via Teams in the week commencing 29th July 2024.
2. Second interview in person in Milton Keynes in the week commencing 5th August 2024.

What We Offer

Salary: £27,000 - £31,000. Benefits include a contributory pension, holiday entitlement, salary sacrifice options, and more. Details available on our benefits page.

• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days after 3 years.
• Flexible home working with hub facilities.
• Annual £200 learning & growth allowance.
• Free access to counseling services.
• Additional employee benefits such as store discounts and holiday discounts.

We value diversity and are committed to inclusive practices, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.