Marketing Coordinator
Company Description
We create stunning visual effects for film and episodic projects. The way we work shapes the work we make.
What’s different about Outpost?
We believe in making people matter at Outpost. We want to build a creative environment where everyone feels valued, treated with respect and able to make a positive difference every day. We’re ambitious and growing quickly but our focus remains on nurturing personal connections, supporting one another as well as making time to celebrate our collective successes. We’re always on the lookout for how we can do things better to enhance the experience of our team, our clients and the world around us.
What's in it for you?
At Outpost you have the chance to make a valuable contribution, not only to the amazing high end episodic and film productions you’ll be working on, but also in developing the positive culture that we want to spread throughout the VFX community.
You will also get to work alongside the incredibly talented, friendly, and genuine individuals that make up Outpost!
Job Description
As Marketing Coordinator you will work to raise the profile of Outpost VFX, its work and culture, and support the creation and delivery of internal and external communications. You report to the Global Head of Marketing.
This is an exciting role for someone early in their marketing journey, with some experience, ready to take the next step and contribute to a fast-moving entertainment business. Although specialisms are valuable, the ideal candidate will be a solid generalist comfortable turning their hand to any kind of task across the marcomms spectrum.
Roles and responsibilities
- Be a key part of the content marketing mix across copywriting, design, video, email marketing and more.
- Support the planning and execution of PR and marketing campaigns, including project publicity, brand communications and recruitment campaigns.
- Provide internal comms support to regional and departmental leaders where required, using your excellent writing skills to help them drive the right messaging home.
- Take charge of the Outpost VFX website, regularly uploading content and updating featured imagery and video.
- Help to manage Outpost VFX and associated social media accounts, posting regularly in accordance with the content strategy and contributing ideas for content.
- Support the Marketing Specialist in the production and requisition of behind-the-scenes materials for all Outpost VFX projects, using these to produce project publicity assets such as stills and before / afters.
- Contribute to data gathering and analysis on team, including social media performance, campaign performance and website analytics.
- Prepare materials for industry event appearances and attend as speaker chaperone where required.
Qualifications
Skills and competencies
- 1-2+ years of experience in marketing, communications, PR or similar. M&E experience is a bonus.
- Degree in marketing, PR, communications or associated field is desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate core marketing competencies, particularly within content and digital marketing.
- Broad knowledge of key marketing tools required for the role (Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, email marketing platforms, Instagram, LinkedIn).
- Experience in producing marketing collateral and campaign assets.
- Basic to intermediate design and video editing skills a major plus.
- Ability to work independently and hit personal deadlines regularly that contribute to team projects.
- A passion for films and series and the desire to learn how they are created will be critical.
Additional Information
What happens next?
If you think Outpost sounds like a good fit for you, or you simply want to chat with someone about the role and our culture, get in touch today!
Equal opportunities
At Outpost we believe that our strength lies in our differences. These help us to take different perspectives, challenge norms and create a special environment based on mutual respect. Outpost is an equal opportunities employer. Employment with us is based on a person’s extraordinary potential and individual merit. No candidate will receive any less favorable treatment based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.