Financial Times · London
Marketing Executive, Fixed Income Events
ABOUT US The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to...
ABOUT US
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JOB PURPOSE
The Fixed Income Events Division of FT Live is a fast-paced, tight knit team of 35 people laser-focussed on creating the best
deal-making events for the structured finance, bond market and private credit communities. We are a portfolio of ten
best-in-class events including the famous industry events Global ABS (30 years old, 5650+ people in Barcelona), ABS East (31 years
old, 6390+ people in Miami), FT Global Bond Summit (35 years old, 850+ people in London) and the CEE Forum (31 years old, 2390+
people in Vienna) and fast-growing launches like Private Credit Connect: London which launched this year with over 600+ attendees.
The Marketing Executive supports the planning, coordination, and delivery of integrated marketing campaigns across the Fixed
Income Events portfolio, helping to drive delegate attendance, lead generation, engagement, and revenue while meeting important
metrics and targets. Working closely with the wider marketing and cross-functional teams, the role focuses on delivering
multi-channel marketing activity, monitoring campaign performance, identifying optimisation opportunities, and ensuring campaigns
are delivered to a high standard across the full event lifecycle.
This is an ideal role for someone looking to develop their marketing career in a fast-paced events environment. The Marketing
Executive will gain hands-on experience across digital marketing, email campaigns, social media, content creation, website
management, audience development, and reporting. You will work on campaign coordination while supporting larger flagship events
and occasionally taking ownership of smaller campaigns where appropriate.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead smaller event campaigns with support and guidance from senior team members where relevant.
- Support campaign project management and senior marketing team through timeline coordination, task tracking, asset management,
quality assurance checks, and maintaining campaign documentation across multiple concurrent events.
- Run and prioritise tasks across multiple events and campaigns simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Coordinate campaign activity across sales, production, operations, customer services, social, design, and data teams to ensure
timely campaign delivery and partner alignment.
- Build strong working relationships with internal collaborators and external partners where required.
- Assist with campaign execution across integrated marketing channels including email, social media, paid and organic digital
activity, telesales, and partnerships, ensuring accuracy, audience targeting, and strong engagement performance.
- Support audience segmentation and data selection processes to improve campaign targeting and engagement.
- Help maintain and optimise event websites to ensure content is accurate, engaging, user-focused, and optimised for SEO and
conversion.
- Coordinate marketing activity with media and association partners to support audience growth and campaign reach.
- Contribute creative ideas and marketing initiatives to ensure we continue to deliver standout marketing campaigns and stay
ahead of the curve, including technology-based approaches.
- Support campaign quality assurance processes, including proofing, testing, and launch checks across marketing channels and
event platforms.
- Assist with campaign reporting and performance analysis to support campaign optimisation and audience engagement.
- Support event delivery across the full event lifecycle of Fixed Income Events, including pre-event deliverables, on-site
support, and post-event reporting and analysis.
- Provide on-site event marketing support where required, including branding coordination, delegate communications, and live
campaign activity.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
- Some experience in marketing, events, or digital campaign coordination, ideally within a B2B, media, or events environment.
- Understanding of integrated marketing channels including email, social media, websites, and digital marketing.
- Familiarity with marketing and digital tools such as email platforms, CMS systems, Canva, Google Analytics, social media
management tools, or CRM systems.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret campaign data and performance metrics to support optimisation decisions.
- Commercially aware with an interest in campaign performance, audience growth, and event revenue objectives.
- Strong organisational and project coordination skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks, deadlines, and campaigns in a
fast-paced environment.
- Ability to prioritise workload, proactively solve problems, and adapt quickly in a time-sensitive environment.
- Strong partner management and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Our benefits vary by location but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices. We currently operate a
hybrid model which requires staff to work onsite 50% of the time.
Accessibility
We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.
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to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of
our team will be happy to help.
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Role
Marketing Executive, Fixed Income Events
Category
FT Live
Locations
Published
June 29
Deadline
August 16