Head of Marketing

Job Description

Location: Trinity Buoy Wharf

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 05 May 2023

Salary: Competitive

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

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Uber Boat by Thames Clippers (UBTC) are looking for a Head of Marketing to support our senior leadership team in delivering our target of carrying 9 million passengers by 2030.

You will have overall ownership of UBTC’s Marketing strategy to deliver passenger footfall and revenue targets.

With leverage of UBTC’s brand, you’ll maximise footfall, engagement with target audiences, partners, and riparian stakeholders.

Whilst managing the external PR agency to maximise press coverage and media relations, you will lead the senior EMPROC crisis communications team.

You will jointly manage the Uber relationship to ensure annual targets are achieved / exceeded.

We are looking for someone to make data led decisions to deliver departmental KPIs and measurable campaigns.

A proven leader with strong communication skills you’ll be able to demonstrate a track record in running a department, developing individuals, and building teams.

Flexible in your approach and an available leader you’ll enjoy working in a high achieving environment with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

We are looking for someone who can evidence delivering measurable growth with clear evidence of ROI as well as strong stakeholder management skills.

You’ll have previous relevant experience of media communication strategies including writing press releases and managing press receptions / events and experience in web content management systems and managing websites/social media channels.

We’ll give you all the training you need regarding our systems as well as a thorough induction on how we work at Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, so you will be set up for success.

Where: You’ll be based at our offices at Clipper House, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E14 0JY, a short walk from Canning Town tube or a hop across the river on our staff boat, from North Greenwich tube. We offer flexible start and end times and welcome flexible working conversations.

So why apply?

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers are London’s leading River Bus service. Our fleet of high-speed catamarans provide commuters and sightseers with a unique way to travel around the capital. We carry around 5 million passengers a year and currently employ around 470 people, which is set to increase over the next few years.

UBTC is an entrepreneurial and inclusive organisation where we respect and value everybody’s contribution. We empower and trust our people to do the right thing. We strive to be excellent in everything we do, and it is our people that help to make our business a great place to work. There is real potential for internal development and promotion within our business and internal succession is one of our core principles.

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe in equality of opportunity for all and our approach to recruitment and selection is fair, open and based purely on merit. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.