Careers at Notch

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Digital Marketing Specialist to join our rapidly growing B2B marketing and communications agency located in the heart of Manchester. Having recently won several new clients, we are looking for a talented recruit to join our dynamic team of highly skilled marketers and science communicators.

As Senior Digital Marketing Specialist, your role involves driving conversions for some of the most innovative science and pharmaceutical companies in the world. You should have a proven track record of shaping and implementing successful performance-based strategies that incorporate paid search, native, PPC and CRO conversion rate optimisation. You’ll also need to be comfortable with hands-on delivery and communicating to various stakeholders on a regular basis.

The successful candidate needs to demonstrate how they have generated strong ROI in the past in line with their clients’ goals. This role will suit an ambitious candidate wanting to drive successful digital campaigns for companies at the forefront of scientific innovations globally.

Please note, we are currently working remotely due to COVID-19.

• Passion for the field and strong understanding of the digital marketing landscape
• A forward thinking, analytical approach with the ability of always looking at new channels and platforms that could benefit our clients
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience delivering digital marketing
• Highly proficient in Google Ads
• Highly proficient in Google Analytics
• Advanced knowledge of paid social strategies and best practices
• Experience working with conversion lead campaigns and tracking multiple channels using attribution methods such as UTM
• Confident in making data-based recommendations to clients regarding their digital marketing spend
• Ability to create visual report presentations on campaign performance.
• Good communications skills that can adapt between start-up to FTSE 100 companies
• Experience with conversion lead performance tracking, primarily lead generation

• Google Tag Manager
• HotJar
• UTM tagging
• Native platforms such as Outbrain and Taboola
• Paid social platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook)

Benefits:

• 23 days of holidays plus bank holidays
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Birthday celebrations
• Access to reduced rate on-site gym and wellness centre
• Drinks fridge and regular wine o’clocks
• Central Manchester office located in the NEO building, offering free community events on-site for the creative industry and to facilitate personal growth

• Ownership of client budget against performance
• Creating custom presentations and reports tracked against spend and conversions
• Creating and optimising Google Ads campaigns
• Creating and optimising Native ad campaigns
• Conducting keyword research and utilising insights
• Planning and creating retargeting campaigns
• Devising A/B tests to continually optimise client campaigns
• Reviewing search query reports, heatmaps and user videos to assist in conversion rate optimisation
• Leading client presentations to multiple stakeholders
• Communicating new areas of technology and strategies internally


To submit your application (consisting of a CV and covering letter), please contact:

Noemi Pifko
Email: careers@notchcommunications.co.uk

We have a number of exciting opportunities to join our rapidly growing B2B marketing and communications agency located in the heart of Manchester. Having recently won several new clients, we are looking for exceptional candidates to join our Account Management team of highly skilled marketers and science communicators.

As part of the Client Services team, you will look after various clients around the world, liaising closely to plan and deliver their marketing campaigns, answer their everyday communication needs and build a trusting relationship with them. You will work alongside strategists, creatives and content writers to offer fresh and inspiring ideas and ensure the team always deliver projects on time and to budget. Our Account Management roles will suit ambitious candidates wanting to drive significant campaigns for companies at the forefront of scientific innovations globally.

• A strong interest in branding, advertising and marketing
• Experience in science marketing, a science-related degree and/or a marketing degree
• Fast learning abilities, strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic about marketing communications and highly adaptive, being able to learn about new marketing trends and science and technology industries - often at short notice
• Great multi-tasker, comfortable with running multiple projects simultaneously across different teams

• Digital marketing, media planning and social media expertise will be an advantage
• You don’t need to be a rocket scientist! However, you should have an interest in science and new technologies



Benefits:

• Central Manchester office located in the stylish NEO building – a socially, digitally and physically connected space created for close collaborations and offering many free community events on-site for the creative industry and to facilitate personal growth
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Access to reduced rate on-site gym and wellness centre

• Building strong and meaningful relationships with clients at all levels
• Taking a leading role in client meetings, including meeting preparation and follow-up
• Immersing yourself in your client’s company, industry and competitors to truly understand their needs and deliver brilliance
• Presenting creative concepts and new campaign ideas to clients
• Strategic planning and implementation and working with agency colleagues to devise branding, advertising and PR campaigns to meet client needs and on budget
• Campaign management and KPI reporting
• Budget setting and monitoring, to ensure projects are delivered on time and to everyone’s satisfaction
• Writing and delivering creative briefs and liaising with internal teams to deliver high-quality projects, on time
• Managing multiple marketing projects to fulfil and exceed client expectations
• Ensuring client satisfaction, growing your accounts and acquiring new business

To submit your application (consisting of a CV and covering letter), please contact:

Lauren Martin
Email: careers@notchcommunications.co.uk

Based in our Manchester (UK) office, your primary purpose will be to write and edit content for our clients’ projects, ranging from scientific feature articles to blogs, websites, press releases, brochures, advertisements, presentations and social media posts.

We work with clients across the life sciences, from laboratory equipment and reagents providers to biotech, clinical trials companies, and fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturers. You will work with our teams to provide materials for several of our client accounts as well as for our quarterly magazine. You will also liaise with trade press editors, work on PR campaigns, press release distribution and attend industry events. You will uphold the Notch values and commitment to our clients in everything you do.

Training will be provided on the job and, depending on your competencies, there may be further scope to develop skills in client account management, marketing strategy and/or campaign management.

You must have a degree in chemistry or a chemistry related subject. You should have excellent communication skills, including a high standard of written English and strict attention to detail. You should also be passionate about communicating scientific discoveries and technologies to diverse audiences.

You must be comfortable with researching and understanding academic science papers, and also have experience in using social media and other web-based communications channels. This role requires the ability to learn quickly about diverse scientific areas covering a broad spectrum of the life sciences and likely extending beyond your existing specialist knowledge. As a member of a small and busy team, you should also be willing to help out on other tasks as required, and be comfortable working on several projects simultaneously.

A post-graduate degree in science communications is desired but not essential. Any marketing, branding or PR experience would be an advantage but is not essential. Competency in other European languages would be beneficial. You should also have great initiative, self-motivation and organisational skills.

Benefits:
• 23 days of holidays plus bank holidays
• Central Manchester office located in the stylish NEO building – a socially, digitally and physically connected space created for close collaborations and offering many free community events on-site for the creative industry and to facilitate personal growth
• Summer and Christmas parties!
• Access to reduced rate on-site gym and wellness centre

• Researching, editing and writing press releases, web content and articles
• Editing and writing other campaign materials as required
• Researching and learning about clients’ and their competitors’ technologies, products and services
• Working with agency colleagues to brainstorm and plan campaign ideas
• Inputting to Notch and clients’ social media strategies
• Collating media coverage for PR accounts and reporting back to clients

For more information about this opportunity, or to submit your application (consisting of a CV and covering letter), please contact:

Pranika Sivakumar
Email: careers@notchcommunications.co.uk

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Creative Marketing Manager to join our rapidly growing B2B marketing and communications agency located in the heart of Manchester. Having recently won several new clients, we are looking for a talented recruit to join our dynamic team of highly skilled marketers and science communicators.

You will work with various teams to create and implement excellent brand and marketing strategies for some of the most innovative science and pharmaceutical companies in the world. As Creative Marketing Manager, you will be heavily involved in planning, implementing and monitoring a variety of digital tactics for our clients (including but not limited to SEO, PPC, social media and email marketing). Your role will also include transforming our marketing ideas into stunning presentations on a regular basis. You need to be equally comfortable with following existing design templates and creating fresh and inspiring new layouts on your own.

This role will suit an ambitious candidate with excellent creative marketing skills, strong interest in digital marketing and a remarkable eye for design.

• At least 2 years’ experience in branding and marketing (B2C and/or B2B)
• Ability to introduce creative marketing ideas with a strong digital focus
• Experience in using Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Keynote
• Fast learning abilities, strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic about marketing communications and highly adaptive, being able to learn about new marketing trends and science and technology industries - often at short notice
• Great multi-tasker, comfortable with running multiple projects simultaneously across different teams
• Results and insights driven

• SEO, PPC, social media marketing and website expertise will be an advantage
• Highly proficient in Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Benefits:

• 23 days of holidays plus bank holidays
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Birthday celebrations
• Access to reduced rate on-site gym and wellness centre
• Drinks fridge and regular wine o’clocks
• Central Manchester office located in the NEO building, offering free community events on-site for the creative industry and to facilitate personal growth

• Writing creative briefs and liaising on a daily basis with different teams (including account management, creative and digital teams) to devise client strategies and deliver high-quality client projects, on time
• Brand development and asset creation for clients and the agency
• Tactical planning and strategy (including websites, SEO, PPC, social media, paid media, collateral etc.)
• Designing new visual assets based on existing brand creatives and templates (social media images, banners, emails, etc)
• Creating highly aesthetic, well-structured Keynote documents
• Presenting creative concepts and new campaign ideas to clients
• Strategic planning and working with agency colleagues to devise branding and advertising initiatives to meet client requirements
• KPI setting, monitoring, reporting and analysis


To submit your application (consisting of a CV and covering letter), please contact:

Noemi Pifko
Email: careers@notchcommunications.co.uk