Event Marketing And Sales Executive

Do you have good sales skills with a talent for creating engaging social media and marketing copy? Are you interested in working in distinctive and truly remarkable settings?
About us
Science Museum Group's Enterprises is an integral, profit-making function, allowing our museums to keep our collections accessible whilst investing in our cultural offer and customer experience.
We aim to inspire visitors with award-winning exhibitions, iconic objects and stories of incredible scientific achievement. Our museums' world-class collection will give you the opportunity to work in distinctive and truly remarkable settings which transform gala dinners, conferences, and private soirées into once-in-a-lifetime events. Events range from conferences, product launches, dinners, receptions, Christmas parties and private events.
Please see our Venue Hire website for more details: www.hirethesciencemuseum.com
About the role
You will look after Marketing and promoting our full Events offer at the Science Museum, London. This includes looking after social media platforms (Instagram, twitter and LinkedIn) and copywriting engaging content to attract a range of Event bookings in our unique venue spaces.
With a proactive approach to engaging and promoting new business, you will utilise your stakeholders and research to create content to further grow audiences and enhance our rates of Venue hire. You will work across a range of marketing platforms, but primarily newsletters, websites, and social media.
You will also be the first point of contact for any new and existing clients wishing to host an event with us, responding to queries as they come in, and supplying the client with a bespoke proposal based on their event brief. You will conduct site visits with the client and contractors and will account manage your clients to increase repeat bookings.
About you
Whilst knowledge or exposure to Events is ideal, our focus will be on your ability to promote and build new business through engaging marketing materials and platforms. You have a customer service approach to building business and Sales and know how to target your audiences.
You will have copywriting experience with good creative writing skills, to support your work in creating social media posts and writing copy for newsletters and the website.
You will also have experience in managing professional social media platforms, with an understanding of how to track the efficacy of your content, target specific client groups, and adjust content to the relevant platform/audiences.
If you are interested and passionate about the event industry and have the skills to sell and market our offer - We want to hear from you!
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.
What we offer
Working with a world-leading museum group that offers access to truly unique environments and collections, you'll benefit from the perks listed below, as well as full support for life events such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.Meaningful work. We're a mission-led organisation where the work you do supports us in Inspiring Futures.Career growth. We offer enhanced support with personal and professional development.Work/life balance. We offer 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, along with flexible policies which support you and your home life.Health & Dental Insurance. Extra peace of mind, from day one.All our colleagues can access an employee assistance programme, access to the Unmind app, and other wellbeing support.Enhanced contributory pension. To support you in saving for the future.Interest-free loans. When you need a little extra cash for life events or home improvements.Great discounts. Free entry to exhibitions, discounts in our shops, cafes, and access to other museums in the NMDC network.
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.