Marketing Executive / Event Coordinator

Company overview:

Why Airbox? You’re more likely to love what you do when your work has a purpose, when it makes a real difference to the world, and when it involves protecting lives. At Airbox Systems, it will.

Here’s how:

We are driven by passion and great people who share our enthusiasm for trying to make the world a better, safer place. Our friendly team includes members with backgrounds in military, aviation and law enforcement. Our experience brings first-hand insight into frontline operations in the air and on the ground to enable cutting-edge solutions for improving situational awareness where it matters most.

At Airbox, our values are a big deal and we are proud that they drive our behaviour and culture. These principles and beliefs form a vision and a North Star that define who we are as a company internally and externally with our stakeholders and customers. Whilst we celebrate the diversity of our team members, there are certain values and attributes that we all share. Whatever your background, these are the qualities we’re looking for in the people we hire: Commitment, positive realism, ethics, accountability, humanity, quality, and delight.

Sound like you? Read on!

The Role:

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Junior Marketer / Events Coordinator to join our growing team of marketing professionals. In this dual role, you will support the development and execution of marketing campaigns and assist in coordinating company events. Your responsibilities will include assisting with market research, creating compelling content for various channels and executing omni-channel campaigns. You will also play a central role in organising events, from initial planning to on-the-day logistics and post-event evaluation. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a proactive attitude and a passion for marketing and event management.

As a Junior Marketer / Events Coordinator, you will collaborate closely with senior team members to ensure that marketing initiatives and events align with our company’s brand and strategic objectives. You will manage timelines, coordinate with vendors, and handle administrative tasks to ensure smooth execution of all projects. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining event budgets, tracking expenses, and generating reports on marketing and event metrics. If you are a creative problem solver with a keen eye for detail and a desire to grow your career in marketing and events, we would love to hear from you!

Key Performance Indicators:

• Campaign engagement rate
• Lead generation
• Conversion rates
• Event budget management
• Event logistics efficiency
• Event ROI

What You'll Do:

• Own the logistics and operations of event planning and execution
• Management of vendors and suppliers related to events
• Support in developing promotional materials and marketing campaigns to drive event attendance and engagement
• Jointly with Sales, own on-site event management, including of Airbox team members
• Management of event budget (as set by HOM and overseen by Marketing Manager), tracking expenses and ensuring cost-effective solutions
• Assist in evaluating event success, gathering feedback from attendees and analysing event performance (against initial event objectives)

About You:

• Marketing Knowledge: An understanding of basic marketing principles, digital marketing tools, and social media platforms.
• Event Planning: Basic knowledge of event planning and coordination, including logistics, budgeting and vendor management.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for creating content and coordinating with team members, vendors and clients.
• Organisational Skills: Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy in marketing materials and event logistics.
• Creativity: Ability to generate creative ideas for marketing campaigns and event themes.
• Internships/Entry-Level Positions: Previous experience in marketing, event coordination, or related roles through internships or entry-level positions.
• Proactive Attitude: Willingness to take initiative and show a proactive approach to tasks and problem-solving.
• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to a positive team environment.
• All of our colleagues have to pass an NPPV3 clearance; you can find out more about it here but a key feature is having the last 3 years living in the United Kingdom.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with CRM system – e.g HubSpot
• A customer-focused mindset demonstrated through previous work experience

What We Offer:
We’re always looking for new ways to celebrate our people. You’ll be no different.

• The chance to work with a passionate team, enthusiastically collaborating every day to achieve big goals.
• A dynamic, flexible and fun scale-up work environment.
• 26 days of holiday per year plus public holidays.
• Private medical coverage with Bupa in addition to a yearly Wellbeing Allowance.
• Pension scheme, offering up to 6% matching contribution.
• Up to 20 Nomad Working Days per year.
• Personal Development Budget.
• Electric Car Scheme.
• Truly living our value of Delight; we run Company Socials including Christmas and Summer parties alongside activities and gifts throughout the year.

Flexible & Hybrid Working Locations:
Work in a way that’s best for you, whether that is in the office… or not.
Work better from home? Not a problem. Prefer the office? Come on down. We have a mandatory in-office Town Hall day each spring and autumn (two days yearly) during which the entire business gets together. When you visit the office, you won’t find rows and rows of desks. You’ll meet colleagues on walking pads, planning sessions over a game of tennis table or grabbing bean bags in our “Quality” collaborative space. We love (and live) our values so much that we named our meeting spaces after them!
You can also flex your working hours to fit your life. Most colleagues work the core 9am to 5pm but feel free to log in as you prefer between 7am and 7pm. Whether you’re fitting in a spin class or finishing the school run, you have the flexibility for whatever matters most. All we ask in return is that you produce great work. But then again, when you’re working with passionate people, the best tends to come out naturally.

Connect with us: Interested in the role, or Airbox in general, but you don’t meet 100% of the requirements? We’d love to hear from you! We encourage you to connect with us here; we’d be excited to see if your unique skill set and experience could be a match for future roles.

A Note for Recruitment Agencies:
We appreciate you but in this instance we will not be reviewing unsolicited CVs. We only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to agencies by our Talent Acquisition team. Please don’t pull the attention of our Support team away from servicing our customers.
If you would like to work with us, please send a message to hr@airboxsystems.com and we’ll get back to you.