Brand Executive

AJ Bell; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in investment platforms, AJ Bell seeks a Brand Executive to enhance brand reputation through sponsorships, partnerships, and events. In this role, you'll collaborate with the Brand Manager, helping drive internal engagement and community initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess strong marketing skills and the ability to connect with various stakeholders.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement of 26-31 days

Pension scheme with matched contributions

Discretionary bonus scheme

Health Cash Plan

Free onsite gym

Training and development opportunities

Casual dress code

Qualifications

• Experience in brand partnerships essential.
• Confidence in building relationships with stakeholders.
• Capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of brand sponsorships and partnerships.
• Act as brand guardian ensuring consistency in branding.
• Maintain corporate website content in compliance with requirements.

Skills

Brand marketing experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Creative thinking

Organisational skills

Social media understanding

Tools

Content management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

We're looking for a Brand Executive to play an integral part of the Brand Team and to support the delivery of our brand and sponsorship activity.

What the role involves:

The Brand Executive works closely with the Brand Manager to help deliver the AJ Bell brand through our sponsorships, charitable partnerships, campaigns and events.

The key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Support the delivery of sponsorship activity, such as the AJ Bell Great Run Series. Activity will include branding, event management and comms.
• Support the delivery of our charitable partnerships, maximising opportunities for the AJ Bell Futures Foundation to give back to the community and engage employees.
• Act as brand guardian, ensuring all assets adhere to brand guidelines.
• Help to drive internal engagement with our partnerships.
• Maintain content on the corporate website in line with regulatory and business requirements.
• Support the business to deliver the brand across all customer and employee touchpoints.
• Support the business to achieve its regulatory requirements, including consumer duty.
  
  

Qualifications:

Competence

• Brand marketing experience, specifically brand partnerships.
• Excellent communication skills, including written.
• Able to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders with confidence.
• Collaborative team member, with a flexible approach.
• Experience with content management systems.
• Experience working with third party agencies preferred.
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

• Creative thinker – enthusiastic when developing new ideas.
• Practical approach to problem solving.
• Ability to work effectively as a team and individually.
• Highly organised, self-motivated and able to work to deadlines.
• Flexible and capable of working on multiple projects at the same time.
• Strong attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
• Good understanding of social media eg. Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube.
• IT literate (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint).
  
  

About Us:

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone from DIY investors with little to no experience to professional financial advisers. We have over 593,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions and manage assets totalling £90.4 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,450 employees and have been named on of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For' for six consecutive years.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

In return for your hard work you will be entitled to:

• Competitive starting salary
• Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) scheme
• Health Cash Plan - provided by SimplyHealth
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free onsite gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Parking at Exchange Quay
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent development programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals
  
  

Hybrid working

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you.