Marketing Manager

Royal Society of Chemistry

Hours
35 hours per week

Length of contract
12 month

About the Organisation

Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advance chemical sciences. As a not-for-profit publisher, we reinvest surplus funds back into the global scientific community, supporting our purpose to help the chemical science community make the world a better place.

The RSC strives to continuously innovate its products and services to adapt to market and customer needs, maintain relevance, and diversify revenues from print journals. This requires a market-led and ‘outside-in’ thinking approach to product and service innovation.

About the role

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has a great opportunity for a Marketing Manager role to join our vibrant Sales and Marketing team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing customer and data-led strategic marketing plans based around the customer and underlying customer segments, all localised to markets as appropriate for this portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement marketing strategies to promote brand awareness and drive business growth.
• Plan and oversee marketing campaigns across digital, print, and event channels.
• Conduct market research to identify customer trends, competitor strategies, and opportunities.
• Manage the marketing budget and ensure cost-effective marketing solutions.
• Coordinate with internal teams (sales, product, communications) to align marketing efforts.
• Analyze campaign performance and prepare reports to measure ROI and effectiveness.
• Oversee the creation of marketing materials, including content, graphics, and advertisements.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, partners, and media.
• Maintain brand consistency across all channels and materials.
• Monitor and adapt to market trends and industry developments.

Skills & Competencies

• Digital marketing experience, specifically in paid channels.
• Demonstrable strategic marketing campaigns that were data-led and achieved targets.
• Knowledge and deep understanding of the academic space.
• Relevant professional qualification together with evidence of commitment to continuous professional development (CPD).
• Demonstrable experience of successfully managing and developing teams and promoting a culture of high performance.
• Extensive experience in resource and budget planning, including managing and optimising large budgets.
• Ability to translate customer data and insights to create customer-focused strategic marketing plans, driving business-focused results.
• Experience of working within an international marketing team to deliver coordinated global activity, localized to the needs of the market.
• Experience in engaging with customers internationally to develop relationships and inform marketing strategies to meet the needs of the customer.
• Demonstrable experience of successful delivery of marketing campaigns for a publishing and/or membership organisation.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in marketing or equivalent relevant experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• 26 days paid holiday, Annual Leave
• Up to 5 days' holiday to buy scheme
• Life assurance (up to 3 annual salaries)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid volunteering days
• Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions
• Life assurance at four times the basic annual salary

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the Cambridgeshire office and remotely
• National & international travel is required.

How to apply

• Please send an email to [email protected] with your CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills, knowledge, and competencies match the requirements outlined in the job description.
• If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected] or on +44 (0) 1223 432229.

Policies

Equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge. At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.

As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who have a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

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