Job Description

Company Description

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest publishers of high-quality, peer reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books and reference works. We empower learners, thinkers and doers with trusted knowledge that advances research and enriches lives. We bring together diverse people, ideas and opinions to validate and publish the experts, theories and truths that matter. And we\xe2\x80\x99ve been doing this in an unbroken arc since 1798.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that\xe2\x80\x99s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we\xe2\x80\x99d love to hear from you.



Taylor and Francis are looking for an enthusiastic, talented and hardworking individual to join their Content Marketing Team as a Marketing Assistant (maternity cover). The position is responsible for supporting the marketing and sales departments through the creation of our core sales catalogue, and provides administrative assistance to core marketing teams.

The role sits within the wider Customer Experience team, which works across multiple digital marketing channels including content marketing, social media and video. The role will require you to manage content across some social media channels, as well as producing reports in these areas. Additionally you will be responsible for implementing requests from our marketing and sales departments, and providing assistance with marketing campaigns as appropriate.

This role is ideal for someone who is looking to work in the field of content or digital marketing, or looking for their first role within Marketing and/or Publishing.

What we offer in return:

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

UK Benefits:

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture.
• 25 days annual leave per year
• 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas each year
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Employee assistance programme \xe2\x80\x93 offering 24/7 well-being support
• Bonus
• Share Match \xe2\x80\x93 Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care.

Location: \xe2\x80\x93 This is a balanced working contract with a requirement for some working days in our Milton Park office (by arrangement with your line manager).

Closing Date: Applications will close on 14 March 2023. Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

Being \xe2\x80\x98you\xe2\x80\x99 at Taylor and Francis:

Help us progress human progress through knowledge! As a Marketing Assistant you will aid in our mission by\xe2\x80\xa6

• Supporting the Sales department through the creation of our bi-monthly sales catalogue.
• Provide day to day support to Marketing Department; updating relevant databases, schedules and systems, contacting vendors and authors as required.
• Managing content across some core social media accounts, in collaboration with the Senior Marketing Manager.
• Managing social media queries and responding to messages, comments and mentions as required.
• Producing marketing collateral to aid content marketing campaigns in line with SEO and discoverability guidelines as required.
• Assist the delivery of internal webinars and sales meetings.
• Deal effectively with internal and external stakeholder queries to ensure key benchmarks are met.
• Completion of reports and tracking activity.

Qualifications

More abut you:

• Knowledge and ability with core Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work to deadlines
• The ability to use new online working tools or software as the role demands
• Record keeping experience
• Database experience and knowledge
• Industry and market awareness
• Good team work skills
• Commercial and customer focus.

Additional Information

Additional information:

Training And Professional Development:

We\xe2\x80\x99re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We\xe2\x80\x99ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.

Interview process:

Once you have submitted your application, we may get in touch with you for an initial screening conversation or ask you to complete a short video interview to enable us to better understand your skills, experience, and motivation. Following this, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person. Typically, we\xe2\x80\x99d then finish the interview process with a final, 2nd stage interview before extending an offer to the successful applicant.

Additional Information:

You must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

This role is open to candidates in all locations across the UK. Taylor & Francis has multiple options for how employees can work based on their role \xe2\x80\x93 be that in the office, at home or somewhere in between. We do ask that candidates live within a two hour commutable distance to ensure that if a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required.

Taylor & Francis Group an Informa Business

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else \xe2\x80\x93 please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis

If you\xe2\x80\x99re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don\xe2\x80\x99t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site:

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn \xe2\x80\x98Life\xe2\x80\x99 Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It\xe2\x80\x99s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

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