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We don’t discriminate on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship in order for your application to be considered

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are thrilled to announce an exceptional opportunity for a Marketing Assistant to become part of our current team on a fixed-term contract of nine months.
In this dynamic role within the Protection Marketing team, you will contribute to the creation and execution of marketing initiatives targeted at financial advisers, ensuring they achieve maximum impact. Reporting into the Marketing Manager, you will assist the Protection marketing team with a variety of activities, including key campaigns and communications, to support our commercial and reputational objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting in the production of marketing communications and manage an ongoing programme of literature and web content changes for the Protection business.
• Drafting and planning content for LV= Adviser social media accounts, monitoring their success and engagement statistics.
• Preparing and publishing mandatory communications as required.
• Regularly ensuring compliance standards are followed for all marketing, communications and product materials, including sign-off processes and content shelf-life reviews.
• Assisting with the coordination of annual events, including webinars.
• Management of the Protection Marketing mailbox, responding to adviser enquiries and liaising with colleagues and stakeholders where necessary.
• Produce marketing communications, product materials and content for use in marketing campaigns, Network and Partner and BAU activity. Ensure all materials and content are in full compliance with the communications process and are free from any legal, technical, or regulatory breach or error.
• Assist with drafting and planning team internal newsletter.
• Work effectively with all relevant internal (including product areas and sales) and external parties (including agencies, networks, industry bodies, media owners and affiliates), for the purposes of implementing campaigns and communications activity.
• Act as a brand and tone of voice champion for the wider Protection Marketing team, proofing copy and materials to ensure content is accurate, consistent and in line with guidelines, collaborating effectively with the Brand Design team.
• Monitoring competitor marketing activity to identify, strengths, opportunities and potential threats.
  About you

Our ideal candidate will…

• Be a proactive marketer with relevant marketing experience (ideally within the IFA or life & pensions markets) or have appropriate marketing qualifications e.g. Marketing Degree or CIM/ACIM or be working towards a qualification.
• Demonstrate strong literacy skills and attention to detail.
• Be a self-starter, able to think laterally and a good problem-solver.
• Showcase strong organisational skills.
• Effectively manage time, tasks, and costs across multiple campaigns/assets.
• Competently work across the ‘marketing mix’, writing copy for offline and online campaigns.
• Have some knowledge of the financial services landscape (advantageous).
• Proficiency in digital marketing strategies, with hands-on experience in managing Google Ads campaigns and analysing performance metrics (advantageous).
• Possess excellent communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Manage workload within a pressured and changing environment, with the ability to manage competing priorities and achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Be computer-literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes and preferably previous experience of marketing platforms (e.g.Vimeo, Canva, HubSpot, LinkedIn).