Digital Marketing Specialist

MDPI Romania; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading publishing company in Manchester is looking for a Digital Marketing Coordinator. This full-time role involves implementing digital marketing strategies and supporting various campaigns. The ideal candidate should have at least 1 year of experience in digital marketing and a degree in a relevant field. The company offers flexible working times, special days off, and a modern office environment with various benefits.

Benefits

Flexible Working Times

Special Days Off

Friendly working environment

Bonus Incentives

Health Cash Plan

Cyclescheme

Techscheme

Qualifications

• Over 1 year of experience in digital marketing.
• Strong knowledge of digital marketing tools.
• Interest in science and science communications.

Responsibilities

• Implement digital marketing strategy for key brands.
• Monitor and report on campaign performance.
• Build and maintain relationships across the business.

Skills

Digital marketing activities coordination

Social media platforms knowledge

Facebook Ads Manager expertise

Analytical and organizational abilities

English language proficiency

Education

Academic degree in Communications, Marketing, or related

Tools

Hootsuite

Google Suite (GA4, Tag Manager)

Job description

Overview

MDPI is a pioneer in scholarly open access publishing. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 35,500 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

Position

Location: Manchester

This is a full-time in office role. The office is located next to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Implement the paid social media strategy for a portfolio of key brands
• Implement the digital marketing strategy for a portfolio of key brands
• Support the development and implementation of always on campaigns
• Support the development and implementation of major campaigns
• Provide support to others across the business on digital marketing best practice
• Monitor and report on individual campaign performance
• Participate relevant team meetings on key topics related to workload
• Build and maintain strong relationships with portfolio and others across the business
• Support key corporate campaigns, projects and platforms
• Population of weekly content calendar

Skills and Qualifications

• Academic degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or Advertising (or related).
• Over 1 year of experience coordinating digital marketing activities for business.
• Good knowledge of key social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Knowledge of other channels is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Facebook Ads Manager. Knowledge of other Ad Managers a plus.
• Knowledge of digital marketing tools such as Hootsuite, Falcon and Sprout OR Google Suite (GA4, Tag Manager, Search Consol) and data visualisation tools.
• Understanding of brand, communication, and digital marketing principles.
• Excellent English language skills (written and spoken); other language skills are beneficial.
• Good organizational, analytical and prioritization abilities.
• Interest in science and science communications.

Benefits

• Flexible Working Times You are able to start work anytime between 7-9am, and finish between 3pm-6pm.
• Special Days Off Getting married or moving house? No need to use up your holidays, MDPI offer paid time off for such occasions.
• Our Culture A friendly working environment with monthly lunch parties, office snacks and seasonal events.
• Bonus Incentives Depending on your role, you may be eligible for one of our bonus schemes which rewards high-performing employees.
• Perkbox You will have access to our benefit platform called “Perkbox.” This will provide you with a range of discounts and benefits across various retailers, including savings on food, drinks, tech, travel, and more.
• Health Cash Plan After passing probation, employees are enrolled into our private health membership with Bupa. You can claim money back on dental, doctors, and prescriptions amongst many other health services
• Modern City Centre Office Located next to Piccadilly Gardens, our office is a 10 minute walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road train stations. There are also tram stops outside of the building.
• Cyclescheme Save between 25-39% on a bike and accessories.
• Techscheme Save up to 10% on tax when purchasing tech equipment from places such as Ikea and Currys.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available. MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.