Marketing And Communications Director Job In Ashford

*Job title: Marketing and Communications Director

*Salary type: £80k-£120k (Depending on Experience)

*Job type: Full time

*Location: 5 days per week in the Ashford Kent office, by Ashford International Station, 25 mins train from London St Pancras (possible flexibility for Hybrid, but since it's a startup they're hoping for someone comfortable to come into the office full time)

Aquent is recruiting an experienced Marketing and Communications Director to join a dynamic and pioneering start-up in the carbon solution space, where revolutionary ideas are shaping the future of sustainability. Be at the forefront of transforming ethical practices and play a key role in steering pioneering marketing and communication initiatives. The ideal candidate will be a driving force, well versed in successful delivery in start-up environments. You will have relevant experience, demonstrating a strong track record in project management, full life cycle expertise, and a hands-on approach to communication strategy development. This role involves managing both internal and external stakeholders, creating compelling communications, and ensuring the seamless execution of marketing projects.

Our client specialises in environmental conservation initiatives. They are committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability across their operations. Leveraging advanced technology, they ensure fair compensation for stakeholders while emphasising the importance of preserving natural habitats and ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of long-term marketing and communications plans.
• Foster a culture of innovation within the marketing team, encouraging experimentation with new channels, technologies, and strategies to stay ahead of the competition.
• Able to create a substantial marketing comms strategy for an innovative start-up.
• Ownership of the digital marketing budget, performance tracking and forecasting.
• Be industrially minded and commercially aware about growing in this new market, seeking evangelical consumers, and influencing the B2B market.
• Daily Campaign Management across all digital channels, ensuring ROI targets are achieved.
• Conduct market research to identify opportunities and challenges.
• As the business scales you’ll work with the creative team to create
• suitable assets to test and deliver.
• Explore, test and implement new acquisition channels and retention strategies.
• Lead marketing projects from inception to completion, ensuring they align with organisational goals and timelines.
• Collaborate with other department heads, such as sales and branding to ensure alignment of marketing eKorts with overall business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including investors and partners.
• Oversee the creation of impactful content, including media/press releases, articles, and social.
• Develop protocols and strategies for managing communication during crises or emergencies, ensuring transparency, accuracy, and maintaining the company's reputation.
• Responsible for the sales and marketing of credits and pricing strategy.
• Creating the brand hierarchy.
• Building web systems and downstream branding of assets on budget on time.
• Be the communication and PR symbiosis across company comms – media and webinars.
• Asset creation and social media campaign for creating discussions around carbon with buyers of brands and retail. To influence brands behaviour on carbon footprint reduction and oKsetting the balance.
• Develop the Certification plan process and system for validated brands to sign up and placing of certification logo on packaging. Confirming the footprint of each branded goods.
• Ensure the clients app for condors, buyers are built with the tech team.
• Prepare sales plans for 2025 credit sales.
• Working on Investor relations marketing, mailers and newsletters.

Experience:

• A great attitude is key, we’re looking for someone with a proven track record of outstanding delivery in a start-up environment.
• Extensive experience of operating in a senior marketing and communications role.
• Proven track record of successfully managing marketing and communications projects from conception to completion.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.

To apply for this Marketing and Communications Director position in Ashford Kent, please contact Aquent today.

*Due to the high volume of responses, if you have not received a response in 48 hours please take it that you have unfortunately been unsuccessful.

Aquent is a leading talent services company, providing marketing and creative talent, managed services, extended workforce benefits, project management, and professional development. Founded in a dorm room in 1986, Aquent now employs 10,000 people each year across eight countries.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.