Marketing Associate (Maternity Cover)

Ignite Next GmbH; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Dice is seeking a Marketing Associate to join our commercial team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, helping deliver a bold marketing plan for our category-defining technology. The role is hybrid, with at least one day per week in our Oxford office.

You will manage social channels, draft press materials, support product launches, create content across newsletters and websites, and collaborate with agencies.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education.
• 3+ years' experience in marketing, communications or related role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive, self-motivated and capable of taking ownership of projects.
• Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts.
• Interest in emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with marketing tools: CMS platforms, social media management and email marketing tools.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).

Responsibilities

• Manage Quantum Dice’s social media channels, including content creation, scheduling and performance monitoring.
• Draft press releases and company announcements; support media outreach.
• Assist planning and execution of product launches and major announcements.
• Create and distribute content across newsletters, websites, blogs and marketing collateral.
• Create graphics and visual assets to support campaigns and external communications.
• Ensure content aligns with brand and messaging.
• Manage relationships with external agencies and freelancers.
• Report on marketing activity and progress to the team.

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Organisation & detail

Proactive & ownership

Technical storytelling

Emerging technologies

CMS & email tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Education

Degree-level education

Tools

CMS platforms

Social media tools

Email marketing tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Quantum Dice is developing a new class of computing platform designed to solve some of the world's most complex optimisation challenges and enable the next generation of AI. We're looking for a Marketing Associate to join our commercial team on a 12-month fixed-term contract and help deliver our ambitious marketing plan to bring this category-defining technology to market.

Key responsibilities

• Manage Quantum Dice’s social media channels, from content creation and scheduling to performance monitoring.
• Draft press releases, company announcements and support media outreach activities.
• Support the planning and execution of product launches and major company announcements.
• Create and distribute content across a range of channels, including newsletters, website content, blogs and marketing collateral.
• Create graphics and visual assets to support campaigns and external communications.
• Ensure all content is consistent with the Quantum Dice’s brand and messaging.
• Manage relationships with external agencies and freelancers.
• Report on marketing activity and progress against key objectives to the wider team.

Requirements

• Degree-level education.
• At least 3 years' experience in a marketing, communications or related role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable taking ownership of projects.
• Ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts.
• Interest in emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with marketing tools such as CMS platforms, social media management and email marketing tools.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (particularly InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator).

Nice to have

• Graphic design skills.
• Video creation and editing experience.
• Experience working in a startup or deep-tech environment.

Location

Hybrid with minimum 1 day per week in our Oxford office. UK-based candidates only.