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Job DescriptionWe’re looking for a Digital Marketing Executive on a fixed-term contract (12 months) to support and deliver key digital marketing activity and ensure continuity across campaigns during a busy period for the team.
What you’ll be doing
Day-to-day planning and execution of digital marketing campaigns, including website updates, SEO, social media and emails.
Analyse, report and optimise campaign performance against agreed KPIs, ensuring activity meets objectives and continuously improves engagement.
Build, manage and optimise automated email journeys.
Confidently collaborate with stakeholders across marketing, design, content and technology, managing relationships independently.
Develop and manage organic and paid social campaigns as part of wider marketing activity.
Contribute to multi‑channel campaigns to drive brand awareness, engagement and lead generation alongside campaign managers.
Manage digital workboard in Monday.com to keep stakeholders informed on progress and delivery timelines.
Take ownership of delivering high-quality digital outputs to agreed deadlines.
Stay up to date with digital best practice, including emerging AI tools and technologies.
Quickly get up to speed with existing tools, processes and campaigns.
What we’re looking for
At least two years of hands-on experience in a digital marketing role.
A proactive and creative mindset, with a passion for improving customer experience and using data to inform decisions.
Strong understanding of SEO, social media and email marketing.
Experience managing website content (WordPress preferred).
Experience with marketing platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics and/or HubSpot.
Confidence reporting on and interpreting digital campaign performance.
Positive and resilient mindset, willing to test and adapt quickly.
Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
✅ WordPress
✅ Google suite of tools (Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Ads)
✅ Sprout Social
✅ Ahrefs
✅ Monday.com
✅ Microsoft Dynamics
✅ HubSpot
✅ Hotjar
Additional InformationWhat we offer
💰 A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan
✈️ Untracked holiday
🏡 Hybrid working – most of our people spend 3 days a week in the office
⚓ Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, Shout & more
👪 Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender
❤️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
🏥 Private medical insurance for you and your family
🚗 Electric vehicle leasing
Our Values
At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.
We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.
We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.
Skills Required
- Minimum two years hands-on digital marketing experience
- Strong understanding of SEO, social media and email marketing
- Experience managing website content (WordPress preferred)
- Experience with marketing platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics and/or HubSpot
- Experience building, managing and optimising automated email journeys
- Experience reporting on and interpreting digital campaign performance (Google Analytics, Search Console, Google Ads)
- Experience developing and managing organic and paid social campaigns (Sprout Social)
- Familiarity with SEO and competitor tools (Ahrefs)
- Experience using Monday.com to manage workboards and timelines
- Experience with Hotjar or similar behavioral analytics tools
- Proactive and creative mindset with customer experience focus and data-driven decision making
- Confidence collaborating with stakeholders across marketing, design, content and technology
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
What We Do
Octopus Investments, part of the Octopus Group, is an investment company investing in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. We manage investments for retail and institutional investors, investing the £13.4* billion they have entrusted to us into the areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact. More than 85% of the money we manage is invested in line with one or more of our three investment themes: empowering people, revitalising healthcare and building a sustainable planet. Our retail investors and the financial advisers that support them, have many different goals, from supporting their families to lead better lives and effectively passing down wealth to protecting their money and directing it to places that need it. We provide a range of products that help them to achieve these aims, including Venture Capital Trusts, Enterprise Investment Schemes, Business Relief-qualifying investments and listed UK small and medium-sized company funds. We support our institutional investors to meet their investment mandates on behalf of their end investors, across five specialist asset classes: renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, real estate, healthcare and venture capital. Octopus Real Estate and Octopus Ventures are part of Octopus Investments. * Octopus as at 31 June 2024 Funds Under Management data includes undrawn commitments, funds under advisory mandates and funds monitored. It also includes funds under the management of Octopus Renewables Limited. Octopus Investments Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered office: 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT. Registered in England and Wales No.03942880.









