Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager – Oceanscan Group

Assume a key role leading strategic marketing communications initiatives to support business growth across our companies. Coordinate activities with the Venterra Group marketing team to align marketing efforts and support commercial growth, strategic bids, and targeted campaigns.

Reports to the Chief Growth Officer and indirectly to the Venterra Group Director of Marketing & Communications. Liaises with the Oceanscan team, clients, and suppliers.

• Develop and implement a marketing plan.
• Identify market trends, business opportunities, and industry developments.
• Collaborate with and support group marketing team activities.
• Oversee creation and execution of tailored marketing and communications campaigns.
• Monitor campaign performance and refine strategies for optimal impact.
• Enhance quality of OS marketing collateral and sales support materials.
• Work with group team to enhance OS reputation and visibility in target sectors.
• Work with group team to maximise media coverage for OS in industry publications.
• Help maintain company CRM.
• Capture insights on client engagement, bid performance, and campaign effectiveness.
• Provide dashboard reporting to commercial leads.
• Lead brand and content strategy, ensuring consistent messaging.
• Oversee digital marketing efforts, including website updates, SEO, email campaigns, paid advertising and drive online traffic across regions.
• Develop and lead internal communications strategy to engage colleagues.
• Identify industry sponsor ships, awards, and event participation.
• Coordinate distribution of invitations, monitor responses, manage follow‑ups and cancellations.
• Co‑ordinate event set up and break‑down.
• Organise corporate events, assisting with set up and dismantling where necessary.
• Promote and enforce brand guidelines.

• HNC / HND or equivalent in Marketing, Business Administration, Graphic Design, or related field.
• Strategic marcomms and internal communications experience at mid‑to‑senior level.
• Experience supporting business development through effective marketing and communications campaigns.
• Significant and credible experience in digital marketing.
• Experience setting priorities, developing work schedules, monitoring progress toward goals, and tracking details, data, information and activities.
• Experience of working cooperatively and effectively with others to resolve problems to enhance organisational effectiveness.

• Data‑driven decision‑making using CRM and marketing analytics.
• Business development and bid preparation knowledge.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Extensive experience using Linked In, Twitter, Facebook, Google and other social media platforms.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Fireworks, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, video/presentation editing).
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Desktop Publishing Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Supporting ongoing development of the OS website, applying SEO best practices to improve visibility, user experience, traffic quality and conversion pathways.
• Knowledge of Oceanscan and Venterra compliance processes, including Data Protection and Copyright.

• Ability to think strategically by assessing options and actions based on trends and conditions in the environment, and the vision and values of the organisation.
• Highly organised with an ability to manage multiple priorities and lead projects.
• Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible, versatile and/or tolerant in a changing work environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others.
• Ability to assess situations to determine importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organisation.

• Effectively support the HSSEQ function in accordance with the company’s values, goals and objectives.
• Willingness to maintain continual professional development to enhance company capability and comply with policies, processes and principles.
• Maintain…