UK and Europe Marketing & Communications Associate Director

Currie And Brown; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a UK & European Marketing & Communications Associate Director. The successful candidate will develop and implement marketing strategies to drive growth, manage a team, and oversee budgeting for campaigns. Strong experience in integrated marketing and excellent communication skills are essential for this role based in London.

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing & communications with integrated marketing campaigns.
• Proven delivery of large, multi-channel marketing campaign projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing teams and agencies across geographies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the strategic marketing plan for UK & European business.
• Manage marketing communications budget and reporting.
• Raise visibility and reputation of the UK & Europe across stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Group Marketing to deliver effective campaigns.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Integrated marketing campaigns

Excellent communication skills

Event and campaign project management

Digital marketing skills

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Sharepoint (iConnect)

Website CMS software

Job description

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About The Role

In support of the UK & European business strategy, the UK & European Marketing & Communications Associate Director role is responsible for the delivery of the marketing strategy throughout the UK & European business driving awareness and attraction whilst ensuring continued growth and commercial success, together with championing the global strategy while understanding the intricacies of regional challenges and goals.

Translate overall company goals into region specific, results orientated marketing strategy and initiatives

• A critical member of the UK & European management team, responsible for the development and implementation of the strategic marketing plan for the UK & European business. Achieving and supporting the region's growth and sales targets through the execution of the marketing plan. Providing regular reporting on progress against plan.
• Leverage the brand identity and ensure it is flawlessly executed across all marketing and product touchpoints across the customer journey by influencing and partnering with cross functional groups throughout the UK & European business.
• Working with the Group Marketing team to implement the global strategy and narrative plan, taking into account the different level of maturity that exist across our UK & European business and the aspiration for growth.

Marketing and Communications

• Raise the visibility, awareness and reputation of UK & Europe across our priority stakeholders with the aims of increasing engagement, building deeper client relationships, increasing income generating opportunities and enhancing brand impact.
• Develop an industry leading, effective, innovative, integrated and multi-channel marketing communications programme across all of UK & European activities. Responsible for managing the marketing activities for a portfolio of complex services from attraction through to retention.

Go to Market - Campaign Management

• Collaborating closely with the Group Marketing function to support the delivery of effective marketing campaigns and activities to ensure we leverage the brand effectively and drive business growth. Planning, budgeting, executing and evaluating effective marketing communication campaigns for UK & Europe.
• Monitoring ongoing campaign spend against budget ensuring positive return on investment.
• Leverage industry best practices, customer insights, and data to recommend new channels to test to grow Currie & Brown's brand awareness aligned to our business strategy.
• Use insight and monitoring tools to monitor the effectiveness of the marketing activity and use this insight to inform future plans and activity
• Responsible for undertaking and report findings on competitor analysis for the business region.

Budget Management:

• Manage the UK & Europe Marketing and Communications budget, foreseeing potential issues and looking for cost-effective solutions.

Agency Management:

• Manage agency relationships from both performance, contractual and financial perspectives.
• Overseeing the sign off on marketing communications, ensuring that the positioning and creative execution meet the guidelines set by the Group Marketing Function.

Team Management:

• Management of two Marketing Managers and Marketing Executive
• Working with the Group Marketing function and external agencies, identify and implement the necessary team to ensure UK & Europe meets and exceeds it growth targets.

Essential experience of:

• Experience in marketing & communications, with a full understanding of integrated marketing campaigns, media needs and media relationships (digital and offline). The ability to see the bigger picture and think strategically about the future opportunities for Currie & Brown.
• Proven delivery of large, multi-channel, complex marketing campaign projects. Developing plans including engagement strategies, brand rollout, risk mitigation and evaluating success.
• Experience and understanding of ensuring that marketing and communications activity fits with the brand strategy and enhances the brand in everything it does
• Demonstrable experience of identifying risks and damage to a brand and proposing solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, experienced with communicating to a range of internal and external audiences
• Leading and working with teams and agencies across geographies and remotely
• Working in an international environment and understanding of complex, matrix organizations
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective strong relationships with stakeholders and agencies
• Event and campaign project management
• Strong digital and technology skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products, Sharepoint (iConnect) and knowledge of website CMS software.

About Us

Currie & Brown is a world-leading provider of project management, cost management, and advisory services, covering the full range of public and private sectors. Our purpose is to make building a better future possible. We help clients navigate volatility and unpredictability, providing the certainty that enables better, more sustainable built environments for all. Our services reflect the complexity of physical assets' uses and integrated lifecycles, addressing every aspect, from concept, design and construction to the assessment of best-value options for ongoing use, maintenance, operation and eventually deconstruction and disposal or re-use.

With principal offices in London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate across 69 offices throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East. Currie & Brown is a proud member of the Sidara collaborative.

Currie & Brown is an equal opportunity employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Currie & Brown UK is also proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, which represents a promise by the company that those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly.