Head of Marketing (Maternity Cover - Part-Time)

Job Description

About Save My Exams

Save My Exams is a rapidly growing EdTech business on the lookout for an ambitious Head of Marketing on a part-time (3 days a week), fixed-term (9-12 months) maternity cover contract to lead our marketing efforts.  We are an exciting, customer-obsessed, remote-first startup that is improving the lives of millions of students every year.

Reaching more than 2 million users every month, we like to think we are the most exciting tech company you've never heard of.

So, if you’re interested in joining a rapid, product-led, customer-obsessed growth business and having the chance to  improve the lives of millions of students every year this could be the role for you.

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The Role

As Head of Marketing (Maternity Cover), you will play both a key strategic and delivery role. You will manage a team of three direct reports and support them in reaching their ambitious 2025 goals, while driving overall revenue growth for the business. The Head of Marketing is responsible for maximising the potential of our marketing channels to drive profitable traffic and member growth, and adding fuel to the SME flywheel.

Your Responsibilities

• Strategy: Lead a world-class Marketing team with a Marketing strategy that maximises our growth potential, then execute brilliantly on that strategy with your team

1. Execute H1-2025 strategy, and define subsequent strategic plans for H2 based on performance 

• Team Management: Support 3 direct reports who own social, CRM & product marketing to ensure they hit their 2025 goals. 

1. Hold weekly 1:1s with team members and be available on slack for ongoing support
2. Run performance reviews in June & December 
3. Support team members in hiring  
4. Pitch in executionally where needed to get high priority projects across the line  

• Reporting: Define, analyse, and report on metrics that inform the success of our Marketing efforts

1. Report on weekly & monthly marketing metrics 
2. Work with Finance to keep budgets & spend accurate and up-to-date 
3. Report out on the Marketing team’s work in monthly Operating Board meetings 

• Paid Media: Manage SME’s paid agency to scale spend across paid media channels while improving return-on-ad-spend

• Brand: Own Save My Exams' brand efforts, from managing our brand guidelines, ensuring a consistent tone of voice across the business, to overseeing creative campaigns

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in Marketing with 3+ years of direct people management experience
• Strong knowledge of our key Marketing channels–CRM, social, SEO–and product marketing   
• Experience running multi-channel Marketing campaigns 
• Experience working in a product-led business and/or for a B2C subscription-based product   
• Comfortable working in small cross-functional teams, working across Marketing, Product, Data, Customer Support and Content  
• Motivated by being a key stakeholder in a small but rapidly growing business

Benefits

Working for a fast-growing education company is a rare opportunity. Our roles are challenging, but working for a highly collaborative and remote first  company comes with amazing advantages and opportunities.

Here’s what we offer:

• £54,000 - £66,000 for 3 days a week (£90,000 -£110,000 FTE) depending on experience & skills 
• 22 days of annual leave, this includes the UK bank holidays but you can take them whenever suits you 
• Private medical & life insurance  
• £500 annual learning & development budget
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave 
• Pension contribution
• Equipment budget for equipment you might need to do your job brilliantly
• Flexible working hours: We don’t expect (or want) you to spend every waking hour at work. Our general working hours are 9-6pm, however we have a company-wide principle around Core Hours, which is 10-4pm and you can work at times that suit you and your team
• Remote working: we’re UK based but you can work from your home or wherever you want. 
• A people-first culture - we’re driven to work hard but we also have fun, with weekly virtual fitness classes and whole company coffee coolers, as well as bi-annual get-togethers in person.

The Process

Here’s an overview of our hiring process, so that you know what to expect. We aim for a fast and straight-forward process.

• Application form
• 20-minute phone screen
• 45-minute first round call
• Virtual onsite
• 20-minute call with our CEO
• Reference checks

All Are Welcome Here

Save My Exams is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to building and empowering an inclusive community within our company.

Our goal is to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly, equitably and respectfully.

Research shows that underrepresented groups apply only if they fully meet the criteria in a job listing. Save My Exams is committed to leveling the playing field, and we encourage anyone from any background to apply even if they don’t check every box on our job listing.

We believe flexibility is important, and we’re happy to chat to you about flexible and remote working. And, If you need any flexibility or adjustments in our interview process - to help set you up for success - then please let us know too.