At Oxford Global, we drive innovation, expertise and partnership across the life sciences industry. Our mission is to help professionals accelerate research and achieve real results through curated events, industry insight and educational resources.
Join us in shaping the future of life sciences.
The Head of Marketing is the link that connects our marketing teams and turns separate activity into joined-up, multichannel campaigns, which drive revenue and attendance.
Reporting to the CMO, you’ll work across our three marketing teams; Automation, Brand & Content and Design and play a business partner role with our event and business teams.
Your job is to shape integrated campaign plans, then work with each team to deliver them on time and to best practice.
This is a hands-on leadership role. We’re looking for a marketing expert who brings best practice and fresh thinking, but who also rolls up their sleeves to make campaigns happen and takes ownership of the results. Throughout, you’ll keep the customer at the centre of every plan, activity and outcome.
Role Responsibilities:
- Build integrated, multichannel campaign plans, across email, social, web and paid, that bring each brand, product and event together into one clear story for our audiences.
- Connect our Automation, Brand & Content and Design teams around shared plans, so everyone is clear on what’s needed, by when, and to what standard.
- Partner with the event teams to align marketing activity with each event’s goals and key milestones.
- Drive delivery end to end; keeping campaigns on track, removing blockers, and stepping in hands-on where needed to hit deadlines and quality.
- Own the numbers; track performance against KPIs such as registrations, MQLs and MQL-to-SQL conversion, and adjust activity to improve results.
- Raise the bar; bring marketing best practice into the teams, introduce better ways of working, and share what works across brands to standardise the approach.
- Oversee the partnerships that support our events and brands, including media partners, associations, affiliates and speaker advocacy.
- Work with the Sales team so that campaigns support commercial goals and convert leads effectively.
- You will also be required to attend our events in the UK and overseas.
We are looking for someone with:
- A well-rounded marketing leader with broad experience across channels; email, social, web and paid.
- A proven track record of planning and delivering integrated, multichannel campaigns that hit their targets.
- Someone hands-on and proactive, a self-starter who is comfortable owning delivery and running several campaigns at once.
- A great people leader, coach and mentor. Someone who enjoys supporting and enabling the development of others.
- Strong at working across teams and influencing others, ideally within a matrix structure.
- A best-practice mindset, you bring experience and ideas that lift standards across the team. Setting the bar for quality, expectations and deliverables.
- Comfortable with data and performance, you set KPIs, track them, and act on what they tell you.
- Familiar with marketing automation and CRM platforms (HubSpot a plus).
- A clear communicator with strong attention to detail.
- Experience managing or leading a high-performing team.
- A working knowledge of GDPR, including preference centres and privacy policies.
- B2B and/or events marketing experience is a bonus, but not essential.
- Comfortable travelling for work as needed (national & international travel required)
More about the role:
- Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum
- Location: All our roles are hybrid (a mix of remote and in office). Our offices are located on the Botley Road in Oxford, with shops/restaurants within walking distance and easy access into Oxford City Centre.
- Job Type: Full time (37.5 hours a week)
Top perks:
As part of the team at OG, you’ll enjoy:
- Flexible/home/remote working – Flexible working and 2 days remote working a week (after induction/on-boarding)
- Holidays – Increment of holiday from 24 days up to 28 days per annum plus bank holidays
- One day of paid Birthday leave (on successful completion of probation)
- Travel Schemes - Save on the purchase of a new bike or electric car, Public Transport Loan Scheme
- Healthcare – 10 days full pay sick leave (additional 5 discretionary), reimbursement of eye tests, free flu jabs
- Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay (eligibility based on length of service)
- Wellness Programme – Company Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), wellness projects and other initiatives
- Plus: Frequent social activities, free on-site parking, free office food & drink, training
Pay: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Oxford OX2 0JJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- marketing: 4 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oxford OX2 0JJ
