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Marketing Programs Manager
(Maternity Cover)

This position is no longer available, but contact Granta if you have an interest in similar positions.

Granta Design is a rapidly growing engineering software company. We are a spin-off from Cambridge University and a world-leader in our field. We now employ over 80 people at our Cambridge headquarters. We are looking for a marketing professional to provide maternity cover for our Marketing Programs & Channel Manager, who will be taking maternity leave from August. We are looking for part-time support equivalent to two or three days-per-week—we are very happy to discuss and be flexible about exact working hours and arrangements. The initial contract will be for six months.

What you will be doing:

You will help to plan and coordinate Granta's marketing campaigns and to provide marketing support for our international distributors.

Your role will include:

  • Working with Granta product managers and sales team to determine which marketing programs we wish to run and to set targets for those programs.
  • Creating project plans for each marketing program and working with product managers and the marketing communications team to ensure these are implemented.
  • Working with agencies and suppliers to ensure delivery of services in support of marketing programs—for example, sourcing e-mail lists, briefing and monitoring telemarketing services.
  • Maintaining regular contact with Granta's distributors, agents, and sales staff in countries including the US, Germany, Korea, and Japan. Identifying marketing support requirements and ensuring that these are met.
  • Coordinating Granta's provision of international marketing materials (e.g., non-English language web pages)

About you

You definitely:

  • Have experience of project management—ideally including implementation of marketing programs
  • Are extremely well-organised, with excellent attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple tasks
  • Are energetic, committed, and enthusiastic
  • Have good communication skills and work well in teams
  • Are IT-literate, including experience using Microsoft Excel

You probably:

  • Have a degree or other higher-level qualification
  • Have professional experience in B-2-B marketing communications—ideally in a technical software, engineering, or scientific business environment
  • Have experience of international business or marketing—language skills would be an advantage

What we can offer you:

  • A great opportunity to gain business experience and work with a wide range of people on a varied and interesting set of tasks
  • Flexibility in working arrangements
  • A competitive salary
  • A newly refurbished office close to Cambridge city centre and rail station—with parking and cycle racks
  • A friendly and welcoming team!

Granta Design is successful, focused, trusted, intelligent, and a great place to work. If you're bright, enthusiastic, committed, and like the look of Granta, send us your CV/resume and a cover letter explaining what you are looking for. We are growing and new opportunities are always opening up—some of them may not even be on the website yet.


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