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Emerald Publishing • Remote, UK

Marketing Executive (Maternity Cover)

Employment type:  Contract

Job Description

This is a fixed term role for 12 months to cover a period of maternity leave.

The Product Marketing Executive is a critical part of the Product & Services Marketing team, and as well as supporting the marketing managers within product and services, will have autonomy for a range of business critical responsibilities. The Marketing Executive will be responsible for a range of tactical marketing activities including social media, email campaigns, web updates and creation of marketing collateral; as well as monitoring and assessing the overall metrics and success of products and services marketing campaigns to help ensure commercial objectives are met.

Day to day we’ll trust you to:   

  • Monitor, assess and report key product & services marketing campaign metrics to help ensure future campaign success and greater ROI
  • Bookstore management: maintain pages, ensure banners and copy are up to date
  • Deliver monthly books advance information to print agents to drive sales
  • Produce a regular Journals content marketing campaign to drive usage, support retention and upselling
  • Be responsible for managing collateral translations with external agencies to support regional marketing teams
  • Create social media assets for product & services social media campaigns
  • Support with additional ad-hoc product & services marketing projects

You’ll need to have:   

  • Experience of working in marketing/communications or publishing
  • A willingness to experiment and try new things, evaluate and adjust to get the best results
  • A great team player ethic with the ability to take direction from their line manager and translate this into actions/plans
  • Enthusiasm and passion towards your work as well as having a flexible and creative approach to challenges
  • The ability to actively and regularly communicate internally with colleagues and management as well as to external stakeholders

What’s in it for you?

At Emerald, we value our people. Becoming a part of our team means you’ll join a trusting and flexible environment and we've been flexified so you can trust that we're a truly flexible workplace. You'll also have numerous opportunities to progress your career, as well as access to professional development and the opportunity to learn new skills.

You’ll receive a wide range of benefits, such as 30 days annual leave, remote flexible working, up to 20% performance bonus, 6% pension contribution and various benefits aimed at supporting your wellbeing and work-life balance. You can check out a full list of our benefits here.

Roles are advertised at a benchmarked market median rate. Offers will be made within a range of the median, depending on skills and experience.

Emerald Group is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our applicants. If you would like to request any accommodations/adjustments from application through to interview stages, please complete the relevant section within the application or contact us at peopleteam@emerald.com and let us know.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 16 weeks full pay, 16 weeks half pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks full pay
Adoption leave – 16 weeks full pay, 16 weeks half pay
Shared parental leave
Work from anywhere scheme – In-country
30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Pregnancy loss leave
Carer’s leave
Tax-free childcare
Compassionate leave
Buy or sell annual leave – up to 5 days per year
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Life assurance
Annual pay rises
Annual bonus – discretionary based on company performance
Volunteer days – 2 paid days per year
Charity donation scheme – via payroll
Employee assistance programme
Work from home budget – £26 per month
Enhanced sick pay
Eye Care Support
Mental health first aiders
Mental health platform access
Private GP service
Critical Illness Insurance
Paid anniversary break
Bank holiday swaps
Fully stocked snack cupboard
Referral bonus
Returnship
LinkedIn learning license
Professional subscriptions
In house training
Summer Fridays - Friday afternoons off during the summer period
Emerald Extras - discounts /cashback schemes
Moments that Matter days
Regional variances apply to our regional offices

Working at Emerald Publishing

Company employees:

330

Gender diversity (m:f):

42:58

Hiring in countries

United Kingdom

Office Locations

Awards & Accreditations

Family Friendly

Family Friendly

Flexa awards 2025
Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2024
Media & Agencies

Media & Agencies

Industry awards 2023
Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2023
2nd – Media

2nd – Media

Industry awards 2022