Job Description

eLife is looking for a dynamic Marketing Manager to join the Marketing and Communications team on a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave (from October 2025 until July 2026).

This is a varied, hands-on role that gives the successful candidate the opportunity to lead and deliver marketing across the full campaign lifecycle. It's an excellent opportunity for someone looking for the next step in their career, particularly those with a passion for science and scholarly publishing.

Specific Responsibilities

CRM management

- build automation (Hubspot) to support lead management, driving engagement from first contact to submission with support from the Senior Marketing Manager. Be responsible for other ad-hoc tasks to ensure the optimisation of the system, occasionally working with an external agency.

Campaign planning and execution

- take ownership for marketing campaigns to create and raise attention for eLife initiatives. Identify effective channels, create content and messaging, and oversee its implementation with support from the Marketing Assistant and Social Media Manager.

Analysis and reporting

- report and analyse campaign results, and other marketing data, provide specific insights, recommend tactics and changes to make campaigns and marketing activities more effective.

Brand management

- serve as the key point of contact for all things related to the eLife brand, working across the organisation to ensure consistent and effective brand alignment.

Collateral/asset development

- writing briefs and co-ordinating the creation of assets with contracted designers, or creating collateral in-house.

Event management

- manage the events budget and lead on duties associated with eLife sponsorships and events attendance with support from the Marketing Assistant.

Content creation

- drafting and proofing content for the eLife website, emails, blogs and other assets.

Experience and Attributes

We are a small marketing and communications team based in Cambridge, UK and remotely. This is a hybrid role and the post holder must be willing to travel to the Cambridge office at least once a month.

As a company, we're driving innovation in science publishing. We're looking for someone who can help us challenge the status quo and engage the research community through bold, impactful marketing.

You will need to be independently motivated, flexible, responsive and willing to take on a variety of tasks. In addition the ideal candidate should have:

3 - 5 years' work experience in marketing or communications (within the scientific publishing industry is preferred but not essential) Demonstrable track record in managing projects and marketing campaigns, including delivering high-quality results on time, under pressure. Proven knowledge of Hubspot, lead management and automation Experience of events management - identifying and managing sponsorships, webinars and conferences. The ability to take complex ideas and communicate them to a broad audience, through written and visual assets. Excellent organisational skills and an eye for detail. Experience of digital marketing and tools, including GA4, SEO and SEM. Ability to work as part of a dynamic team but can also take responsibility and use your own initiative when necessary. Basic knowledge of Indesign and other Adobe design software.

Terms and conditions

The post is a fixed-term maternity cover position, 37.5 hours per week, and offers a competitive basic salary in the range of 32,500-36,000 (depending on experience) and benefits. The post holder can be based anywhere within the UK, but must have the ability to travel to the Cambridge office at least once a month. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK to be considered for the vacancy.

Our Offer

We are a well-supported, not-for-profit, mission-driven organisation. We have a deeply open and inclusive culture, and ideas are welcome from across the company, so you'll get the chance to really make a difference. The size of the team means you'll be able to get involved in many aspects of marketing, innovation and scholarly publishing.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a covering note (Ref ID: MM/2025-08) explaining your enthusiasm for this position and why you are a great person for this role.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 8th September at 5pm (BST). Interviews will be held remotely via GoogleMeet or Zoom video-call, w/c 15th September.

No agencies please.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

Pay: 32,500.00-36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Flexitime Work from home
Application question(s):

Do you have proven knowledge of HubSpot, lead management and automation?
Experience:

Marketing: 3 years (required) CRM software: 2 years (required) Events management: 2 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cambridge CB2 1AW

Application deadline: 08/09/2025
Reference ID: MM/2025-08
Expected start date: 06/10/2025