London, UK
Marketing and communications manager
at Chargeurs Museum Studio
Chargeurs Museum Studio is hiring a marketing and communications manager to join its team in London.
Chargeurs Museum Studio (CMS) is a worldwide group of companies providing creative and professional services to the cultural and commercial experience markets. Our businesses include the design agencies Event and MET Studio, project management consultancy DesignPM and large-format printers Leach in the UK, specialist fabricators Hypsos in the Netherlands and Design&Production in the USA, and fine art publishers Skira in Milan.
We have an exciting opportunity for a marketing and communications manager based in our London offices, working within our business development and strategy team to support the work of our UK agencies and to grow the overall profile of our group.
We’re looking for a versatile team-player with a passion for the cultural sector and creative industries, who can help us grow our reputation, extend our reach, and cultivate new business opportunities by delivering fully integrated marketing and communications across all of our paid, owned and earned channels.
We offer a lively environment with a strong team culture, flexible working arrangements, 25 days annual leave and competitive salary, pension and benefits.
Key responsibilities:
- work with the senior management team to develop an integrated marketing and communications plan for our UK businesses and brands, establishing key rhythms and channels and balancing proactive and reactive elements
- work with colleagues in our business development and strategy team to manage B2B relationships across all parts of our sales pipeline
- work with teams across our companies to produce content for our own web and social feeds
- manage our advertising campaigns with industry bodies and throughout the trade press, creating collateral and directly handling media buying as necessary
- manage the day-to-day relationship with our external communications agency, liaising with colleagues, clients and press and media to deliver high-profile coverage of project openings and evergreen content that demonstrates our thought leadership
- manage our annual calendar of entries to design awards and industry events
- work with the senior management team to plan broader advocacy activities – including articles, conferences and trade shows
- oversee our direct marketing activities – including promotional literature and email newsletters
- liaise with our group marketing team as necessary, coordinating with larger corporate messaging and activations
- undertake a process of continuous monitoring and evaluation, reporting regularly to the senior management team and making recommendations for action
Qualifications, skills and experience:
- bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in relevant subject
- experience working in a similar role in a design consultancy, creative agency, architecture practice or cultural institution
- strong theoretical grounding in B2B marketing and communications
- experience managing social feeds, email databases and web CMS
- experience working with CRM tools
- proficiency with Microsoft 365 Office and cloud applications and with Adobe Creative Suite
- demonstrable experience developing and delivering marketing and PR plans and campaigns
- strong project management, multitasking, and decision-making skills
- excellent written English
- ability to work independently, taking initiative and being proactive
- experience working in collaboration with team members/business leaders and communicating upwards to managers and stakeholders
- ability to work flexibly, adapting to new ways of working, collaborating and incorporating other disciplines in development of solutions
- demonstrated drive and capacity to innovate
- excellent time management and ability to balance multiple priorities
- effective and engaging presentation skills and confidence with a broad range of audiences
- passion for culture, for design and for the art of creating compelling visitor experiences
Nice to have:
- professional marketing qualification
- fluency in another European language or Arabic
- established media contacts
- copywriting skills
- experience with web analytics, SEO and SEM
All applications should include a short statement demonstrating interest in, and suitability for the role.