Junior Marketing Assistant

Location: 20 Cambridge Science Hub, Bar Hill, CB23 8SQ
Salary: £25K - £30K per annum, DOE + Excellent Benefits!
Contract: Full time, Permanent, Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Benefits: 21 days holiday + 8 bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday, comprehensive pension scheme, and healthcare benefits!

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a leading biotech company with branches in Cambridge (UK), Houston (US) and Leiden (NL), providing products and services globally.

We are looking for a Junior Marketing Assistant to join our dynamic Marketing Team in Bar Hill, Cambridge.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a marketing professional with a passion for science to shape how the company communicates and markets its products to the scientific community.

In this varied role, you'll assist the marketing team with building and implementing Abbexa's global marketing strategy.

From social media content and email campaigns to SEO and event coordination, your creativity and insight will directly impact our brand visibility, customer engagement and sales growth.

In addition to this, as our Junior Marketing Assistant you will be responsible for:

• Assisting with the day to day communications and strategic initiatives across a range of channels
• Creating and scheduling engaging social media content (primarily LinkedIn and BlueSky)
• Helping to organise global events and occasionally representing Abbexa at conferences and exhibitions
• Assisting in the design and execution of email marketing campaigns
• Supporting digital advertising efforts, including Google, Microsoft, and scientific platforms
• Collaborating with our Scientific Team to generate content such as blogs and technical articles
• Monitoring and improving website SEO and SEM performance using tools like Google Analytics
• Suggesting and implementing data-driven promotional campaigns and marketing initiatives
• Ensuring website content is user-friendly and optimised for engagement
• Tracking marketing KPIs, conducting competitor research, and preparing performance reports
• Supporting the team with general marketing admin and special projects as needed
• Contributing to regular Marketing team meetings

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects
• A positive, creative, and collaborative mindset
• Fluent in English

Desired:

• A marketing qualification or relevant work experience
• Experience managing social media platforms professionally
• Email marketing experience
• Experience with digital ads

It would be great if you had:

• A background or interest in Biology or Life Sciences (A level or above)
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, or JavaScript
• CRM knowledge
• Experience with design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva)

Full training will be provided.

You will be organized, creative, decisive, efficient and practical. You will be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, have good communication skills and engage an audience.

You will be passionate about delivering scientific content to a wide audience via various channels.

This role is 100% office based which is a large open-plan, newly refurbished modern space.

About Us

Abbexa believes in empowering individuals from an early stage. We seek to support you to draw your own personal career map in line with your ambitions and aspirations. Our informal and friendly culture is an ideal working environment to cultivate excellent professional development opportunities.

Abbexa is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, respect and fairness and providing a positive environment for collaboration. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all our colleagues and applicants fairly and with respect.

Abbexa has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. The Living Wage commitment means everyone working at Abbexa will receive the Living Wage which is higher than the government minimum wage!

Bar Hill offers a park, Tesco, coffee shop, barbers, clothes store and gyms, all within walking distance of the office.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on "APPLY" today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please.