Wansbroughs is seeking a proactive and organised Marketing Executive to support the delivery of our marketing and business development plans.
This is a varied and hands-on role, responsible for coordinating marketing campaigns, supporting business development initiatives, managing digital marketing activity and ensuring the smooth delivery of events and marketing operations.
Working closely with the Head of Marketing & Business Development and fee-earners across the firm, the successful candidate will play a key role in helping deliver measurable marketing activity that supports both departmental and firmwide objectives.
This role has a strong focus on campaign delivery, marketing operations, events and digital activity and is an exciting opportunity to help shape the next phase of Wansbroughs’ marketing function.
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Wansbroughs is a leading Wiltshire law firm providing legal advice to businesses, families and individuals. The Marketing & Business Development team supports the firm’s profile, client communications, events, digital presence and business development activity across all departments.
Job Location: Devizes in Wiltshire with occasional travel to events, client meetings and the London office
Department: Marketing & Business Development
Reports to: Head of Marketing and Business Development
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full or part-time / as agreed
Office Working Hours: 9am – 5pm
Campaign Management & Business Development Support
Take ownership of the delivery of agreed marketing campaigns and business development initiatives. Responsibilities include:
- Develop campaign plans and delivery schedules
- Coordinate campaign activity across departments
- Manage timelines, actions and follow-up activity
- Coordinate campaign stakeholders and contributors
- Work with fee-earners to develop campaign content
- Support campaign measurement and reporting
- Monitor progress against objectives
- Make recommendations for improvement
Digital Marketing
- Manage social media content and scheduling
- Monitor social media performance
- Assist with digital marketing campaigns
- Coordinate email marketing activity
- Support SEO initiatives
- Work with freelance digital specialists on website and SEO projects
- Produce basic performance reports
Website Management
- Publish and update website content
- Upload articles and news stories
- Maintain staff profiles
- Ensure content remains accurate and up to date
- Support website audits and content reviews
- Assist with future website redevelopment planning
Events & Client Engagement
- Coordinate client and referrer events
- Manage invitations and bookings
- Coordinate event logistics
- Support webinars and online events
- Liaise with venues and suppliers
- Manage attendee communications
- Attend events and represent the firm
- Assist with event reporting and evaluation
Marketing Operations
- Support implementation of marketing tools and systems
- Maintain marketing databases and mailing lists
- Coordinate reporting and campaign tracking
- Assist with marketing process improvements
- Support future CRM and marketing technology developments
- Manage marketing calendars and project plans
- Support Marketing Committee reporting
Communications & Content
- Draft newsletters and marketing communications
- Support PR activity
- Support annual Legal 500 submission
- Coordinate content across digital platforms
- Develop marketing collateral where required
- Maintain marketing templates and resources
Essential Skills & Experience
- Minimum 2-3 years’ marketing experience.
- Experience delivering marketing campaigns.
- Experience managing websites and digital content.
- Experience managing social media channels.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Good understanding of marketing analytics and reporting.
- Strong Microsoft 365 skills.
- Experience using AI productivity tools (such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT or equivalent) to improve efficiency and support marketing execution.
Desirable
- Professional services experience.
- Legal sector experience.
- Experience with Metricool or similar social media management platforms.
- Experience with CRM or marketing automation platforms.
- CIM qualification (or working towards).
- Experience integrating AI tools into marketing workflows.
- Understanding of SEO, GEO and AI search optimisation.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Willing to be flexible and take initiative.
- Accurate, detail-oriented and confident checking copy, links, images and data.
- A clear and professional communicator with colleagues, clients, suppliers and agencies.
- Curious and willing to embrace new technology.
- Comfortable experimenting with new tools and ways of working.
- Able to identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and AI.
- Commercially minded and focused on delivering measurable outcomes.
- Proactive and solutions-focused.
What Success Looks Like
Within the first 12 months, the Marketing Executive will:
- Deliver regular marketing reporting, website updates, newsletters and social media activity accurately and consistently.
- Successfully plan and deliver client and referrer events.
- Deliver Family and Contentious Probate campaigns.
- Provide consistent delivery of social media, content and events.
- Improve campaign reporting and visibility.
- Identify and implement AI-enabled process improvements.
- Demonstrate reduction in manual marketing administration through technology and automation.
- Receive positive feedback from departments and stakeholders.
Salary: In line with experience.
Hours: Flexible working, ideally full-time (35 hours per week). However, for the right candidate, we would consider 25-30 hours per week worked over 4 or 5 days (Monday to Friday).
Due to the nature of the role, there will be occasions when attendance at events and client hospitality activities requires work outside normal office hours, including evenings and weekends.
- Discretionary Bonus – dependent upon business performance.
- Annual leave of 25 days rising to 30 days with length of service (pro-rated) plus BH plus 2 days when the office closes over Christmas
- Option to buy / sell holiday of up to 5 days (or equivalent)
- 5% Contributory Pension
- Death in Service: x 4 annual salary
- 24/7 access to remote GP and physio appointments
- Support for professional training.
- CSR: 1 day per year for volunteering
- Discounted legal fees, subject to length of service
- Employee referral scheme: £4,500 when an employee successfully refers for a fee earning role.
