Marketing Executive, Partnerships (Events)

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The role 

Are you an effective communicator with experience and passion for marketing and building, nurturing and maintaining relationships? Do you have passion and commitment for working in a fast-paced events environment? If the answer is yes, we have a role for you! 

We are on the lookout for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Marketing Executive to support the marketing team with the acquisition, management and campaign execution of supporting partners across a range of B2B and B2C events. This role will be a vital support to the marketing team with a key objective to increase event awareness, deliver new audiences via partnerships and drive event registrations as well as build long lasting relationships. 

Key responsibilities

• Research and compile lists of prospect partners in line with events’ target audiences
• Negotiate and secure target number of partnerships to deadlines ensuring mutually beneficial marketing terms that are in line with business and events’ objectives and strategy
• Manage and nurture relationships to maximise outcomes of partnerships and increase reach via their channels
• End-to-end campaign management from planning right through to execution, working closely with marketing teams to deliver collateral that effectively communicates the value proposition
• Continually monitor partners’ marketing performance via Google Analytics and registration codes to determine effectiveness of partner campaigns
• Attend project meetings to provide updates on partnership acquisition status, campaign activity and performance
• Provide post-event reports with insights into registrations, revenue and leads achieved via partnerships and present results to the FT Live marketing team

Required skills and experience 

• Ideally around 2 years of professional marketing / partnership / account management experience, ideally within the events background 
• Strong, confident communicator with experience of building, negotiating, nurturing and maintaining relationships across all levels of business (internal and external)
• Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines simultaneously 
• Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment 
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, meet tight deadlines and maintain a positive attitude 
• Creative problem solver who can think outside the box and identify new partnership opportunities
• Strong copywriting skills and an astute eye for detail
• Results-driven with strong analytical skills, able to interpret campaign performance, produce post-event reports, and provide both qualitative and quantitative insights to inform future partnership activity
• Proactive, self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude and a good sense of humour
• Organised, professional and resilient

What’s in it for you? Our benefits

Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical cover, inclusive parental leave packages, subsidised gym memberships and opportunities to give back to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and remote adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning. Additionally, we are open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.

Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

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Further information

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