Marketing Graduate 2023
Marketing Graduate 2023
Edinburgh, Leeds or Remote
About us:
xDesign is an award-winning UK digital transformation and software partner with offices in the centres of Edinburgh and Leeds as well as employees based right across the UK. We pride ourselves on working closely and collaboratively with our clients to craft intuitive user experiences and valuable products across a wide range of industries, technologies, and clients.
Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 350 people in the last couple of years. We have doubled the business again in 2022 and we are preparing for further accelerated growth in 2023 by delivering high quality software products for some of the UK’s most established brands.
We are focused on hiring great people who challenge the norm, bring new ideas, perspectives and expertise, so they’ll be working with a team that collaborates and cares. We support each other with problems, push each other to get better and celebrate success together.
We are a company that cares about building an inclusive, collaborative place of work where you can stretch yourself, personally and professionally. We value a diverse team and believe the variety of experiences and backgrounds in our team make us stronger.
The Role
Our marketing graduate will get a taste of a variety of projects owned by our in-house marketing team. As a member of the department, they’ll work with the wider business and our partners to support a number of exciting projects involving events, social media, community initiatives, communications, website, recruitment marketing and much more!
This opportunity is perfect for someone who has a passion for, and understanding of marketing, but wants to accelerate their learning, gain hands-on experience, and discover where their interests lie within a supportive and people-focused environment.
What you’ll be doing:
- Assist in the planning and execution of regional events, from local meet ups to large conference sponsorships
- Support in organising various community initiatives
- Assist with content creation strategies, planning and execution including written, video and audio
- Liaise with the communications and design teams to create promotional materials for various projects
- Work with the junior marketing executive to plan, create and execute social media content on our various channels, as well as take responsibility for community management
- Support the communications team in executing both their internal and external communications strategy
- Assist with website activity for both our corporate and careers pages
- Support the production of marketing activity reports
- Support with forward planning by taking part in research for various marketing opportunities, in accordance with our strategy, and feeding back to the team
- Occasionally travel to our regional hubs in Edinburgh and Leeds to take part in content creation and events execution
You can find more information about our marketing graduate programme here
Requirements
- Someone with a genuine passion for marketing and a strong understanding of its role in business
- A keen interest in the tech industry as a whole
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead others on projects
- A self-starter who takes initiative to research various marketing opportunities and bring ideas to the table
- They’ll enjoy a highly collaborative and dynamic environment, working closely with the rest of the marketing team and the wider business community
Ideal but not essential
- Evidence of their passion for marketing, whether it's an online course certificate or a personal project
- Interest and experience in multimedia marketing is a big help, but not required
We encourage anyone to apply even if they do not feel they meet absolutely all of the criteria outlined in the ‘Requirements’ section. Having the right attitude and approach trumps specific experience for us, and we are happy to support our graduates as they take the next step in their career.
Recruitment Process:
- Apply online through link below
- Initial interview with a member of our Emerging Talent team [week commencing 13th February]
- Final stage is a Discovery Day which consists of a group exercise, marketing and culture add interview
Our Discovery Day will be held in person at our Edinburgh office week commencing 20th February.
This position is available for UK based remote working as well as office or hybrid working for those based around Edinburgh or Leeds. Occasional travel will be required to both our Edinburgh and Leeds offices as part of this role.
The closing date for applications is Monday 13th February at 9am GMT.
The salary for this position is £28,000 per annum.
The start date for this position is 13th March 2023.
Benefits
As well as a competitive salary which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:
- We make learning a priority here at xDesign which is why you’ll get 6 paid learning and development days and an individual allocated budget to help you focus on your personal and professional development
- We believe our employees should enjoy their leave how and when they want, that’s why we give you 35 days (inc bank holidays) to spend as you wish
- Support for your health and wellbeing with access to fast and effective private medical insurance with Vitality
- Our enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave ensures you get to spend quality time with your new family members
- We ensure our employees feel more secure and supported with their finances by partnering with Bippit to provide confidential professional financial coaching, workshops and resources
- Some of the latest tech equipment, including headphones and more, as well as a range of tools to do your job comfortably
- If you like getting involved in social events at work, we host regular optional virtual and in-person events like cook-alongs, virtual quizzes and more
- We want to help you do your bit to fight climate change. That’s why we’ve partnered with Loveelectric, where you can save up to 50% on any electric vehicle
- For the avid cyclists, take advantage of our cycle-to-work scheme
- Through the wellbeing app, YuLife, you’ll get access to many benefits including group life insurance, a 24/7 EAP service and both physical and mental wellbeing support
- Invest in your future by opting into our salary sacrifice pension scheme