Marketing Manager

Job Description

Who are Picnic & what do we do?

Picnic exists to create a more user-friendly, ad funded web. Our mission is to build products that deliver great advertising outcomes whilst rewarding user-first and sustainable behaviours. We're a fast-growing, founder-led start-up that’s VC-backed with ambitions to scale our product around the world.

As part of our growth plans, we’re looking for a Marketing Manager to join our amazing Marketing team!

What will you be doing as Marketing Manager at Picnic?

As the Marketing Manager focused on Content, you will report directly to the Head of Marketing, playing a pivotal role in crafting and implementing quarterly content campaigns, PR initiatives and communications strategies. Your focus will encompass industry topics, product launches and diverse social content.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Own and execute impactful quarterly content strategies, ensuring alignment with overarching marketing objectives
• Ideation and implementation of thought leadership concepts
• Write press releases, maintaining a consistent brand voice and messaging
• Cultivate relationships with key press outlets to optimise content distribution and coverage
• Collaborate with designers and video animators to create visual assets for campaigns
• Manage the social content calendar, overseeing the execution and release of engaging blog posts, case studies and company updates
• Organise speakership opportunities and roundtable events to tie in with content campaigns
• Support written industry award submissions, showcasing organisational achievements and innovations

Requirements

Who are we looking for?

Reporting to our Head of Marketing, as our second hire into the marketing team at our fast-paced ad tech startup, you will be someone who is both a leader and a doer. You can see the bigger picture but are not afraid to get your hands dirty and approach projects in a collaborative manner!

You will have:

• A minimum of 2-4 years experience in a B2B generalist marketing or content marketing role
• Exceptional copywriting skills, capable of distilling complex concepts into clear, concise messaging
• Analytical mindset; adept at making data-driven decisions to measure strategy effectiveness
• A strong eye for visual design, with experience using Adobe suite
• Prior experience in media or adtech industry with understanding of the landscape
• A demonstrated track record of success
• Experience in event organisation and management
• Existing relationships with adtech and media press outlets (highly advantageous, not mandatory)

You will be:

• A strategic and innovative thinker, with demonstrable experience of delivering high-impact, stand out ideas
• Self-motivated and able to excel in a dynamic environment
• Highly organised with acute attention to detail

Benefits

Why will you want to work for Picnic?

We’re a small but highly ambitious start up with an entrepreneurial spirit so this role is ideal for someone who wants to work in an organisation at this stage and is excited by the possibility of having an influence over the direction of Marketing as we grow.

We feel really passionately about:

• Making bold decisions to ensure we continue to grow & scale
• Being open minded to stay innovative, creative & curious
• Working together on challenging projects and products
• Trusting by default; to fail safely but always be learning

What can Picnic offer you?

We’re really proud to have recently been recognised by Flexa as one of the most flexible companies in media & our people think we’re pretty great too; check out our Flexa profile to learn more about what it’s like to work at Picnic!

• A flexible, hybrid working environment (we’re usually in the office a few times a week so living within travelling distance to London Bridge is a must)
• 33 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays plus some extra paid time off over Christmas
• Picnic Pension Contribution
• Vitality Private Medical Insurance
• An inclusive Parental Leave Policy
• And lots of other cool stuff like a great co working space, regular socials & offsites, monthly ‘Picnic Thursday’ and All Hands, office snacks, Summer Fridays, Work from Roam opportunities, MacBook & access to savings through your salary with The Salary Exchange

£35-50k salary range depending on experience