Marketing Lead
Marketing Leadership:
• Lead the day-to-day marketing function, providing clear priorities, direction and support to the Marketing Operations Specialist.
• Coach and develop the Marketing Operations Specialist, improving capability, ownership and quality of execution.
• Translate the agreed commercial and marketing strategy into an annual marketing plan, campaign roadmap and measurable KPIs.
• Establish clear marketing processes, ownership and delivery standards.
• Manage competing priorities and ensure marketing resources are focused on activity with the greatest commercial impact.
• Work closely with the Commercial Director, providing regular reporting, recommendations and insight into marketing performance.
Campaign Strategy & Execution
· Own the end-to-end campaign process, from proposition and audience through to messaging, execution, lead generation, sales follow-up and performance analysis.
· Manage multiple campaigns simultaneously across Flat Rock Technology's core services and target markets.
· Build integrated campaigns using channels including email, LinkedIn, landing pages, webinars, events, thought leadership and partnerships.
· Ensure campaigns have clear objectives, audiences, calls to action and measurable outcomes.
· Take a hands-on role in campaign development, messaging, content and execution where required.
· Continuously evaluate campaign performance and improve activity based on data and commercial results.
Brand, Content & Digital
· Ensure consistent brand positioning, messaging and quality across all marketing activity.
· Continue developing FRT's digital presence across the corporate website, landing pages, microsites and social channels.
· Develop thought leadership activity that strengthens FRT's position as a credible authority within our target markets.
· Coordinate the production of high-quality commercial collateral including sales decks, Sales IP, case studies, event materials and digital assets.
· Ensure internal marketing requests are properly prioritised and delivered without distracting from strategic campaign activity.
Lead Generation & Commercial Alignment
· Make marketing a measurable contributor to pipeline generation and revenue growth.
· Generate and nurture MQLs through targeted campaigns and ensure effective handover into the sales process.
· Work closely with SDRs to ensure marketing activity translates into relevant outreach, higher-quality meetings and sales opportunities.
· Work with Strategic Accounts and Sales to identify campaign opportunities within target sectors, accounts and propositions.
· Improve alignment between marketing activity, SDR outreach and commercial priorities.
· Support partnership marketing, co-branded campaigns, events and other channels capable of generating new opportunities.
CRM, Measurement & Performance
· Own the marketing use of the CRM, ensuring MQLs, campaign activity and lead progression are accurately captured.
· Establish clear reporting across campaigns, digital channels, lead generation and pipeline contribution.
· Monitor conversion from campaign engagement through MQL, SQL and opportunity.
· Report regularly to the Commercial Director on performance, learning and recommended actions.
· Use data to determine where marketing resource and budget should be increased, changed or stopped.
5+ years' experience in B2B marketing, ideally within technology, professional services, outsourcing, SaaS or another complex B2B environment.
Experience managing or developing marketing team members.
Strong track record of developing and executing integrated B2B campaigns.
Demonstrable experience generating leads and contributing to commercial pipeline.
Strong understanding of CRM, email marketing, digital campaigns, social media and marketing analytics.
Ability to turn commercial propositions into compelling campaign messaging and content.
Experience managing multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
Strong analytical skills and confidence using performance data to make decisions.
Excellent written and verbal English.
Strong stakeholder-management skills and the confidence to challenge, recommend and prioritise.
Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable taking ownership.