Marketing Executive - Paid Social (Maternity cover contract)

Description

This is a maternity cover role for a Marketing Executive focused on paid social, joining the Performance Marketing Team until around October 2027.

You will help build and grow paid social at the company, with the aim of increasing growth and return on investment. You report to the Paid Social Manager and work with planning, analytics and other business teams.

The company is an academic publisher that produces peer reviewed books and journals for academics and professionals worldwide. It is part of a London-listed group in the FTSE 100.

Responsibilities

• Own specific paid social campaign plans and track their results.
• Run paid social across all territories, tuning performance for strong growth with a focus on return on investment.
• Work with planning teams to propose growth strategies and budgets.
• Collaborate with other teams and internal stakeholders.
• Drive innovation in paid social by following market trends and finding new platforms, technology and audiences.
• Run structured test-and-learn programmes, report on social performance, identify growth opportunities and document your approach so the team stays aligned and efficient.

Requirements

• Proven experience running paid social ad campaigns on platforms such as LinkedIn and Meta.
• Understanding of commercial matters such as profitability, growth, choosing strategies and business development.
• Good grasp of market conditions and commercial opportunities.
• Strong skill in your specialist area.
• Ability to manage project information and related KPIs well.
• Ability to present information clearly to different audiences.
• Up-to-date knowledge of marketing and industry trends.
• A drive to keep developing your own skills.

Conditions

Maternity cover contract running until around October 2027.

You must live within commuting distance of the office so you can attend in person as needed.

You are expected to be in person at the Milton Park office in Oxfordshire at least 3 days a week.

The Milton Park office moves to Oxford city centre in late 2027 or early 2028.

Applications close on 16 November 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes adjustment requests during recruitment.

Benefits

• £38,260 a year plus a 5% bonus.
• 25 days annual leave plus a day off for your birthday.
• 3 extra discretionary days off over the year-end holiday season.
• 4 paid volunteering days each year.
• Company-funded single cover private medical insurance.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme for well-being support.
• Share Match plan: every share you buy is matched with two free shares.
• Pension scheme.
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care.
• A flexible working culture with a strong work-life balance.