Organization: Alliance Publishing Trust (APT)

Job title: Marketing & Advertising Officer

Organization: Alliance Publishing Trust (APT)

Salary: £24,000

Job term: Full time, 35 hours, permanent

Location: London (SW4), UK

Closing date: Monday 30th January 2017

Interviews: Tuesday 31st January, Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd February 2017

Start date: As soon as possible following appointment.

An exciting opportunity to be a part of a charity supported by the world’s leading philanthropic foundations. APT is an international publisher of material on philanthropy, including Alliance magazine, a quarterly publication on philanthropy and social investment globally. APT aims to create a culture of collective involvement where all team members can contribute to both the direction and processes of the organisation. We aim to be a fluid organization, being able to introduce new ideas in quick time enabling us to punch above our weight and deliver impact at a level beyond our size.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated, confident individual with excellent organisational skills to take on the role of Marketing & Advertising Officer.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will be responsible for several concurrent marketing projects, targeting key subscription areas and ensuring a high level of renewals amongst our subscribers. You will also be responsible for the sale of advertising space in our quarterly print publication, our weekly emails and online. You will run four annual events in London on the theme of our latest issue. There may also be occasional opportunities to represent Alliance at external events both in the UK and abroad.

The successful candidate will have strong, persuasive oral and written communication skills, enjoy working in a small team, and have excellent organisation and time-management. The candidate will be a willing participant in all APT discussions and play an active part in driving the organisation forward.

To apply, please send a CV and a covering letter to David Drewery at by 10:00am on Monday 30th January 2017. We are a small organization and only successful interview candidates will be contacted. If you have any questions regarding the post, please contact us at the above email. Our website is www.alliancemagazine.org.

Main responsibilities

Marketing & Sales

·  Oversight and active participation in the subscription renewals process

·  Phoning non-renewals to encourage them to re-subscribe

·  Follow-up marketing to partner conferences

·  Researching and approaching organizations for new subscriptions

·  Selling extra individual issues and promoting subscriptions to contributors

·  Assisting the Communication and Circulation Officer with partnerships where appropriate

·  Organising, promoting and hosting quarterly public events to discuss the new issue

Advertising

·  Creating and executing dedicated campaigns to increase the advertising revenue of Alliance magazine

·  Promoting advertising opportunities across print, digital and online to all of our existing clients

·  Building relationships with potential new advertisers and exploring new markets

·  Maintaining relationships with all current advertisers

·  Ensuring that all advertising material is provided by the client in time to meet our schedules

·  Ensuring all invoices for advertising are raised, issued and paid in a timely fashion

·  Answering any advertising enquires in a professional and timely manner

·  Maintaining and updating the Alliance magazine media pack

Administration

·  Checking the organisation’s inbox and responding to all customer queries

·  Ensuring that all subscriptions are processed and invoices are paid in a timely fashion

·  Keeping database records up to date

·  Maintaining accurate details of projects and analysing the success of campaigns

·  Reporting back on progress of all projects and potential new opportunities

General

·  Being an active team member and contributing ideas to the long-term development of Alliance

·  Working on required tasks relating to any other APT projects

Person specification

Essential

·  Experience of working on marketing campaigns

·  Experience of advertising sales

·  Good standard of education

·  Experience of working in an office environment

·  Good writing skills

·  Good, confident telephone manner

·  Good understanding of Microsoft Office – including Word, Excel and email

·  Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

·  Ability to work independently

Desirable

·  Experience of working with subscriptions

·  Experience of using databases

·  Experience of using MailChimp

·  Working knowledge of InDesign

·  Experience of working in a charity

·  Interest in philanthropy and social investment