Careers at Notch

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and highly motivated Account Executive to join our rapidly growing B2B marketing and communications agency located in the heart of Manchester. Having recently won a number of new clients, we need a talented Account Executive to come and support our dynamic team of highly skilled marketers and science communicators.

As part of the Client Service team, you will assist with 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 the account team, strategists, creatives and content writers to offer fresh and inspiring ideas and ensure the team always deliver projects on time and to budget. This role will suit an ambitious candidate wanting to help drive significant campaigns for companies at the forefront of scientific innovations in the UK and globally.

• A chemistry or biochemistry 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

• Digital marketing and social media experience
• Analysis and reporting expertise
• Knowledge across applied sciences and analytical instrumentation methods (including sample preparation stages) would be an advantage)

Benefits:

• Central Manchester office located in the 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

Principal tasks:
• Supporting the Account Managers and Senior Account Manager where required on your assigned accounts
• Liaising on a daily basis with content writers, creatives and strategists. Writing briefs, reviewing work and communicating with clients – adding value at every step in the process
• Assisting in client meetings, including meeting preparation and follow-up
• Monitoring campaign progress and creating regular reports for clients to demonstrate ROI
• Social media research, scheduling and analysis
• Regular industry and competitor research
• Immersing yourself in your client’s company, industry and competitors to truly understand their needs and deliver brilliance
• Assisting with cost proposals and project estimates
• Internal and external project management to fulfil and exceed client expectations
• You may also be asked from time to time to work on other clients and new business proposals


For more information about this opportunity, or to submit your application (consisting of a CV and covering letter), please email: careers@notchcommunications.co.uk

Job reference: 2102