Marketing Associate

Sequential Skin Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Access to Equity Incentive Plan

Hands-on experience with industry experts

Job summary

A growing biotech company in the UK seeks a Marketing Associate to play a key role in branding and marketing strategies. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of marketing experience, preferably within biotechnology or personal care. Responsibilities include executing marketing campaigns, developing content, and conducting market research. A Bachelor's degree in Marketing & Communications is essential. The position provides a competitive salary and opportunities for growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in marketing, communications, or a related role.
• Experience in biotechnology, life sciences, or cosmetics is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the execution of marketing campaigns across digital, email, and content channels.
• Help create and coordinate marketing materials including website content and blog posts.
• Ensure all marketing materials are consistent with the brand voice and positioning.

Skills

1–2 years of experience in marketing

Working knowledge of Canva

Familiarity with digital marketing tools

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Creative mindset

Highly organized self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing & Communications

Tools

Google Ads

LinkedIn Ads

HubSpot

Wix

Meta Ads

Job description

As a Marketing Associate at Sequential, you will play a critical role in shaping our brand, product(s) and ensuring our scientific expertise is communicated to the personal care and dermo-cosmetics industries. You will support the execution of marketing strategies that drive awareness, engagement and lead generation efforts to amplify Sequential’s footprint and contribute to commercial growth. Working closely with the Head of Marketing and cross‑functional teams, you’ll help bring Sequential’s unique value proposition to life across digital channels, campaigns and tradeshows (+ conferences). This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, detail‑oriented marketer to gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑growing biotech company at the forefront of microbiome and human biomarker testing innovation.

An ideal candidate should have the drive to quickly learn our scientific offering to be able to translate them into strong marketable assets. We are looking for someone who will hit the ground running and be able to integrate into the team seamlessly. 3-6 months into the role, we expect a concrete understanding of our offerings, the ability to support in marketing efforts, and have ownership of individual duties and tasks to ensure smooth execution of overarching marketing strategies. Our end clients are B2B companies who operate in both personal care and pharma industries. Both these target groups require different marketing tactics to reach. In order to succeed within this role, a deep understanding of these industries, their pain points and objections will be critical.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Marketing Campaign Support: Assist in the execution of marketing campaigns across digital, email, and content channels to support business and sales objectives.
• Content Development: Help create and coordinate marketing materials including website content, blog posts, email newsletters, social media content, presentations, and sales enablement assets.
• Brand and Messaging Alignment: Ensure all marketing materials are consistent with Sequential’s brand voice, positioning, and scientific credibility.
• Market and Customer Research: Support in conducting research on industry trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to inform marketing strategies and messaging.
• Digital Marketing & Analytics: Support website updates, email campaigns, and social media efforts; track performance metrics and assist in reporting insights.
• Support with Ads Strategies: Support with Google Ads and LinkedIn Ads to increase website traffic and lead generation form submissions.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sales, product, and operations teams to ensure marketing initiatives align with commercial goals and customer needs.
• Product and Scientific Knowledge: Develop a strong understanding of Sequential’s offerings and the microbiome and human biomarker landscape to effectively communicate value to target audiences.

Qualifications and Experience

• 1–2 years of experience in marketing, communications, or a related role; experience in biotechnology, life sciences, or cosmetics is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Canva for brand‑aligned digital content creation is essential.
• Quick to learn scientific concepts as a large part of the role consists of taking complicated science and translating it into tangible benefits for the industry.
• Familiarity with digital marketing tools LinkedIn, Google Ads & Analytics, HubSpot, Wix & Meta Ads is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail and storytelling.
• Creative mindset paired with analytical thinking and comfortable thinking out of the box and owning small projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing & Communications (or equivalent) with a strong interest in the pharma, dermo‑cosmetics, personal care industry.
• Highly organized self‑starter with the ability to work on multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and eager to learn in a growing company.

What You Get from Us

• A competitive base salary with opportunities for growth as the company scales.
• Access to our Equity Incentive Plan, allowing you to grow alongside Sequential.
• Hands‑on experience working with industry experts in a rapidly expanding biotech sector.
• The opportunity to help shape the brand of a company advancing microbiome science and its real‑world applications.

About the Company

Sequential is an established global leader in clinical product testing for the personal care and dermo‑cosmetics industries. Formed by a team of PhD experts in genetics, epigenetics, and microbiome research, the company specializes in microbiome and human biomarker testing to champion topical products’ impacts in real‑use cases across skin, scalp, oral, and vulvovaginal formulations. The company is an Innovate UK and Enterprise Singapore‑backed company, with labs in Cambridge, New York City and Singapore.

Awarded the title "Most Significant" Testing Solution in the Industry - (C&T, 2022).

To date, Sequential has amassed over 50,000 human skin microbiome samples and corresponding formulations tested clinically. With this vast genomic dataset, Sequential is figuring out optimal formulations that could potentially alleviate skin conditions, such as for acne, atopic dermatitis and rosacea. The company has been supported by Innovate UK, Enterprise SG, A*STAR (Genome Institute of Singapore). They have raised $5MM USD to date from SOSV, Metaplanet, Scrum Ventures, Corundum Systems Biology.