Communications & Marketing Manager (Contract)

About the job

Contract Type Fixed-Term Contract (6 months), Full-Time

Salary Grade Grade C (£50,000 - £58,000 FTE, Contractor Day Rate equiv. £275 - £350)

About us

We are a climate analytics nonprofit established in 2021. We provide system modelling data, software and analysis to support energy transition planning decision-making. We are entirely grant-funded by the Quadrature Climate Foundation, Google.org, Sequoia Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, European Climate Foundation, among others. Our data, software and analysis is used by developers, financiers, planners and think tanks internationally.

About the role

We are looking for a Communications & Marketing Manager with energy sector experience to join our team on a 6-month contract, with the potential for an extension if mutually beneficial. The role is content-focused. You’ll collaborate with our team of subject matter experts on insightful articles, data visualisations and videos about the global energy transition. This is a hybrid role, based out of our London office, reporting to the Head of Communications & Marketing.

Responsibilities

Content creation & editing: draft, edit, and publish explainers, updates, and outlooks in collaboration with our analysis team

• Media management: Support contract/partner comms resource, ensuring press and media-related grant objectives are met and reported on
• Social & newsletter content: Generate social media content and newsletters
• Content calendar: Manage and maintain a company-wide content calendar
• Opportunity monitoring: Identify engagement opportunities that align with our products and mission
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally to develop materials that support grant and product priorities, such as
• Educational content
• Training programs
• Media alerts
• Product marketing materials
• Webinars
• Website & social maintenance: Ad hoc updates for the website and our social media profiles
• Brand guardianship: Ensure content aligns with our brand's tone, personality, and style, according to our brand and copy style guide

About you

Strong writer: You have an editor’s eye, and write copy with style and brevity

• Data-led: You’re comfortable digging into data to unearth interesting angles
• Storyteller: The energy transition is complex; you write with clear, simple language, that appeals to the widest possible readership
• Content experience: You have a solid grasp of design principles, some experience working with basic editing software and can translate complex, long-form content into effective social formats
• Collaborative: The ability to work with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. You empower others to tell engaging stories about their work
• Hands-on mentality: Be ready to contribute to tasks, regardless of size

While we are a rapidly growing tech startup, we are also a non-profit, so a high level of adaptability and willingness to approach challenges with creativity and curiosity is essential.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Hands-on communications and content creation experience within the energy sector
• Eager to create!

Beneficial

• Experience as a journalist/business writer/science communicator
• As we work in a quantitative field, an educational background adjacent to mathematics, science, finance, or engineering would give you a strong footing
• Experience within a B2B or B2G software environment

Application Process

Stage 1 You’ll submit a portfolio of writing with your application

Stage 2 Interview with Head of Marketing & Communications

Stage 3 Short writing exercise

Stage 4 Final interview with CEO and People Operations Manager

"Studies have shown that some people from marginalised or underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet all of the hiring guidelines or qualifications.Whoever you are, even if you don't meet all of the criteria, if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to this role, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire! At TransitionZero, we're looking for people who are genuinely passionate about what they do, and we welcome all people, regardless of their background.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation, please contact Stephanie Ajimokun (stephanie.a@transitionzero.org) for an informal chat. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.