Calling all German speaking Marketers! Does the prospect of running marketing activity in a dynamic marketing function, within a globally renowned, award-winning tech company excite you? 

We’re looking for an experienced Marketing Manager who is a German speaker to join our UK-based team to run our SAAS marketing division, with a focus on growing our reputation and demand gen in our German and UK territories. Though our brand has been around for 20+ years, we operate with a start-up feel: culture, energy, enthusiasm, and a sense of fun are a key part of what we’re looking for in a candidate, to help us deliver on our vision. 

The role…

Reporting to the Head of Growth, you’ll take responsibility for delivering campaigns, lead gen, and brand building for our SAAS and product offerings in the compliance training technologies space. Your experience in a B2B marketing capacity will help you contribute to shaping and delivering marketing plans, and your high standards of written German will help us to ensure that we are delivering exceptional digital content and general marketing across the DACH regions. 

Your knowledge of running marketing campaigns will enable you to lead and track the success of our activity, and your project management skills and attention to detail will ensure that we are always presenting the organisation at the highest possible standard – a standard that suits the Fortune 500 companies and professional organisations we work with and seek to attract.  

The highest in written and spoken German skills are essential. Events – both digital and in person – will be an important area for delivery as we showcase our offering throughout the year at some of the biggest in our industry. This role suits someone with ambition and confidence, who has excellent German written communication skills and wants to take ownership of the tactical marketing activity within our team and be very hands on in the day-to-day running of all things marketing.

To begin with, you’ll have one direct report of a Junior Marketing Manager, and rely on agencies, alongside our central, UK-based team of marketing professionals for support with digital demand generation and graphic design. However, as you prove sales traction through your marketing initiatives and build a demonstrable pipeline, you’ll pave the way for growing and structuring your own larger team.

Who we are…

We’re an international elearning and learning technologies company with special expertise in Compliance and Ethics, focused on keeping employees at larger organisations in Germany and the UK healthy, happy, fairly treated, and safe at work through fantastic digital training. We work across multiple sectors and industries including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, technology, finance, retail, and professional services. With strong financial backing, we’re focused on being at the forefront of Compliance and Ethics Learning & Development tech, bringing together a heritage of in-depth knowledge a powerful platform, and applying the latest thinking in learning science to deliver truly effective digital learning.

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Support the Head of Growth with the creation, implementation and delivery of marketing strategies.
• Create and manage end-to-end delivery of campaigns that effectively communicate the benefits of our products and services to potential customers.
• Draft high-quality copy in German, and translate copy from our central UK team into German to a high standard
• Plan and deliver live and digital events including managing our presence at industry conferences. 
• Oversee the production of sales collateral and marketing campaign content, taking responsibility for exceptional German communications.
• Develop multi-channel communication and campaign plans across Social, Email, SEO, Website Content and PPC, with the help of digital experts.
• Report on campaign metrics in line with KPIs and business targets
• Manage our social channels, media, and PR to put consistent, relevant messaging about our products and company into the marketplace.
• Take ownership of budgets for campaigns and projects.
• Manage internal communications with the DACH sales team and other key stakeholders.
• Manage one direct report based in Berlin, with a view to growing a larger reporting team over time, following proof of ROI on marketing activity.

The ideal candidate would have:

• Approx 5 years’ experience in a B2B marketing manager role
• A track record of end-to-end B2B marketing campaigns reporting on metrics with commercial outcomes.
• Experience of running marketing events
• Experience of translating from English to German
• A positive, creative and confident approach to work
• The ability to remain calm in the face of change and enjoy being part of an agile, start-up style culture

The ideal candidate must be:

• A native-level proficiency in German communication
• Very strong in written communication skills
• An experienced marketer

If this sounds like you...You’ll join a forward-thinking company that has the vibrancy of a fast-growing, creative tech company setting up for growth. You’ll find an environment that focuses on success, growing our people, and building a strong sense of team; and a group of exceptionally talented individuals taking on ambitious challenges with a determined attitude, working in a supportive and creative environment. In return you’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits package (which includes remote and flexible working, pension, and more) whilst being part of a company that’s really going places.

Location 

Our new headquarters is in the Bristol area (The Paintworks). We offer a mix of home and office working because we believe both are necessary for a high performing team. We know you need some time to concentrate and avoid constant commuting, but we also feel face-to-face time is essential too.

We work in a Hybrid way with 2/3 days per week in the office. We offer flexible working options also to help find the right work-life balance for you.

We currently have main offices in Bristol and Berlin.

Be you, with us!

At Sponge, we are all different. And that’s what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. 

We are actively working and committed to increasing diversity in our teams and management positions. It’s our ambition to create an inclusive environment where we can all be ourselves together. 

Next step...Simply send us your CV and cover letter!

We can’t wait to hear from you!