Job Description
ICAAL is an award winning full-service creative digital marketing agency, based in beautiful Grade 2* listed offices in Southampton’s city centre.
Due to continued rapid expansion, we are looking for a talented Content Marketing Executive to join our creative team of digital experts.
We offer a healthy work/life balance and excellent working environment with a fantastic team of collaborative people. We actively encourage training and development in order to facilitate career progression and enjoyment in the role.
We have an exciting and ever-growing customer base, providing the opportunity to work with industry leading companies and brands.
You will be joining a successful and forward-thinking company who actively invests in its people, equipment and premises. You will be assisted by our team of creative content writers, SEO experts and talented graphic designers and web developers.
As a Content Marketing Executive, your duties will include the following:
- Creating well written, optimised copy for our expanding base of high-profile clients.
- Optimising for web and uploading content to a WordPress content management system.
- Researching products and creating relevant product pages and articles.
- Liaising with the Digital, SEO and Graphics Departments to complete projects as specified.
- Planning successful and engaging social media strategies and campaigns.
- Maintaining client websites and social media channels including YouTube.
- Liaising with clients over content and strategy.
- Sticking to tight project deadlines throughout the month.
- Assisting the SEO Department with day to day tasks including link building, keyword analysis, citations and other SEO techniques.
You will create content that is not only customer focused but SEO friendly too. You will have the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
We are looking for a candidate with the following qualities:
- Desire to progress and develop their skills.
- Good team player.
- Passion for all things creative.
- Strong time-management skills.
- Responsible and independent.
- Confident, can-do attitude with the willingness to go the extra mile.
- Good ability to prioritise work and recognise problems.
- Very comfortable liaising with clients both via phone and face to face.
- Display strong communication, analytical, written and creative skills.
Salary & Benefits
Fantastic remuneration and benefit package
- From £22,000 per annum dependent on experience
- Weekly pay every Friday!
- 23 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Enhanced company sick pay
- Attractive pension opportunity
- Flexible working hours and hybrid working opportunities available
- Enhanced training and development programme with in-house trainer
- Personal development plan with the opportunity to gain industry accreditations and certifications
- Comprehensive career progression plan
- Industry learning days out of the office including marketing seminars, trade shows, factory tours and client visits
Incredible working environment and location
- Beautiful Grade 2* listed offices in central Southampton
- Spacious and air-conditioned workplace
- Historic location in Southampton’s Old Town centre
- Excellent transport links, ideally located close to central railway station and bus routes
- Walking distance from Southampton’s main retail and hospitality hub including restaurants, shops, cafés and bars
- Take flexible lunch breaks in our large open-plan dining area complete with sofas and table football
- Catch up with your favourite series or movie at lunchtime with superfast free internet from our dedicated leased line WIFI
- Modern kitchen facilities for easy food and drink preparation
Staff Wellbeing
- Free onsite parking
- Exciting social events calendar with up to 4 free quarterly staff social events per year
- Enjoy great team camaraderie and afterwork socialising
- Well stocked chilled fridges and cupboards with free teas, coffees, cold drinks and healthy snacks
- Alternative milk options regularly stocked
- Wellness Hub with Meditations, Sleep Stories, Yoga and Pilates Tutorials and Workouts
- Keep fit with discounted gym memberships
- Save on weekly shopping bills with discounts on major retailers including national supermarkets
- Discounts on days out and leisure activities
- Free Perkbox discount scheme membership with 100s of discounts from leading brands including department stores and fashion brands
Why Work for us?
We are an award-winning and constantly growing marketing agency that is truly people-centric.
We are proud to be a meritocracy that recognises and rewards our staff’s achievements. We have a cosmopolitan and diverse workforce, offering advancement and career progression to all staff from all backgrounds.
Things to Consider
Please come prepared with examples of recent work and expect to demonstrate at interview.
You may wish to add links to examples of your work in your application.
Please note that this is an in-house position in Southampton.
Please also note that if you do not complete the corresponding assessments (these will be emailed to you from Indeed), your application will not be considered.
How To Apply
To apply, please send your covering letter and CV via Indeed.
Our Process
Telephone
We will review your application and a member of our team may contact you to discuss your application further.
Interview
Thereafter, we may choose to invite you to a formal interview.
Assessment
Finally, we may arrange an assessment day at our offices.
Offer
We’ll call you shortly after the assessment day to let you know whether you have been successful or not.
If you haven’t been successful for one role don’t let that put you off applying for another! You may be better suited to a different role, team or department.
COVID-19
We operate a COVID-19 secure environment with protocols in place to protect all staff and visitors. We will discuss our policies with you in advance of meeting.
Additional Information
All successful applicants will arrive on time, dressed smart-casual and be pleasant to deal with.
Please take the time to browse through our website to find out more about who we are and what we do.
For more information regarding ICAAL, please see our online brochure.
If you have any further questions, please contact us on 023 8033 2675.
No agencies please.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £22,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
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