Why work at RV?

Revolution Viewing is a leading visual content and technology business that produces world-class solutions.  We are a team of 20 people operating as niche specialists at the top of our game; this is why over 110 UK universities and some of the UK’s largest home builders keep coming back for more!

Working from office / home

The Board is keen to provide employees with the flexibility to choose working patterns and working locations (office, home, hybrid) that will support their work-life balance, maintain our great working culture and encourage team collaboration. All of our employees currently have the freedom to choose where they work from, be that from home or the office. A number of our team regularly make use of our office situated on Kirkstall Rd on the outskirts of Leeds City Centre. This office space provides workstations, collaborative / break-out space, a formal meeting room and plenty of free car parking spaces.

Who we are 

Meet some of the RV team: Team Gallery

See some of what we get up to: Instagram

See what we talk about: Linked-in

Work-life balance manifesto

The feedback we receive from our team suggests that this is an unusual policy for such a business, hence the mention here in the job spec.  This is from Tom, our CEO: “You will get paid for any extra hours that you work or you will be given the time back.”  Quite simply, you will never be asked to work more hours than contracted, without receiving that time back in lieu or being paid overtime.

A Day in the Life

Your day starts by checking the content plan for the week, you have a final review of the LinkedIn posts you’ll be pushing out in the week. You spend some time finalising a copy for the monthly e-newsletter that’s due out next week (this one goes out to all of our prospects in Higher Education). You liaise with our Product Manager to plan the next “release notes” e-newsletter, this goes out every 3 weeks to update our Vepple Community on the latest feature updates and any Vepple platform changes.

Now you shift your focus to review our “Features and Benefits” (FaBs) statements for Vepple. You’re looking at our central data dashboard (gives you access to all of the data from all of our 25 Vepple university clients), you’re looking for trends and supporting data that can really emphasise the benefits of the specific features of Vepple. It’s tough at first, but then you start to spot some interesting patterns with lead capture for international student prospects, you call the CTO for a short discussion, he helps you to build the story around this pattern you’ve identified, you then speak to our Customer Success Manager to better understand the perspective of a Vepple client. You pull together your findings, this will be great content for the website and future LinkedIn posts!

Next, you have a video call with the CEO, CTO and CCO. This is a kick-off meeting for the next “Primary Research Study”. You will lead on the coordination of this project which will culminate in the creation of a presentation that the CTO and CCO will deliver at 4 conferences this year. It’s a collaborative and creative session, you will have made numerous contributions and will leave with the action to write up the agreed points from the meeting and establish a timeline/Gantt chart (along with delegated responsibilities) for the delivery of the project. You will work closely with our CCO when planning focus groups and 1-2-1 interviews with year 12 and 13 students. You will liaise with our CTO to gather data that (along with the findings of the qualitative research) will be used within the presentation that you will produce for use at the conferences.

Towards the end of the day you decide to write the content for the next month of Linked-in posts. You already have “content buckets” with Vepple-related data (8-minute average user session times, 200 leads captured in 1 month etc) and you use Canva to produce some basic but striking graphics (templates created by our designer). You add a post to Linked-in and review the performance of all social channels, ready to feedback in your weekly catchup with the CEO on Monday.

You review your marketing plan for the rest of the year, making a few updates and you ensure these are reflected in changes to the Google sheet with the annual marketing budget. You end your day by jotting down a few ideas for the next monthly e-newsletter and updating the RV website – as our new Senior Product Marketing Manager you need to add your photo to the About Us page 😉

Job remits

To achieve the upper-level of the salary range you must provide evidence that you have at least 5 years of experience in a product marketing role, ideally in the HE sector or within a SaaS business and in fulfilling each of the job remits below. If you don’t have the relevant experience and require further training/time to reach the required skill level, then this will be reflected in the salary offered.

• Further develop the Marketing strategy and deliver the marketing and communications plans
• Write ‘super sharp’ copy and produce engaging communications to support the sale of our products and to communicate our brand to existing and potential employees
• Writing copy for: e-newsletters, social media posts, blogs, website, product pages, conference presentations, case studies, magazine advertorial, flyers and  banner stands
• Producing, or liaising with graphic designers to manage the production of on-brand, well designed marketing collateral and artwork to support our social marketing activities
• Enhance our marketing presence through social media and other online channels and listings
• Support the delivery of our primary market research programme with prospective students
• Line management of our Marketing & Communications Manager
• Provide monthly reports to the CEO Board, demonstrating the return on investment of our marketing activities
• Future forecasting and management of the marketing budget
• Responsibility for company brand management along with the branding of Vepple

Key Skills

To be considered for this role you will need to meet all of the “Essential” items listed in both the “Key Skills” and “Experience” sections.

To achieve the upper-level of the salary range you must provide evidence that you exceed a number of the “Essential” items and meet or exceed a number of the ”Desirable” items listed in both the “Key Skills” and “Experience” sections.

Key Skills (essential)

• Proven track record of developing, implementing and measuring marketing and communications strategies that deliver results in a commercial environment
• Excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for design / knowing when something looks great and the ability to make it great if it isn’t
• Excellent written English and the ability to write persuasive copy to support the sale of products and to communicate our brand
• Strong digital and email marketing skills including experience using a variety of social media platforms
• Excellent communication – you take pride in the fact that you write and speak with accuracy
• Graphic design experience / skills – experience of using one or more of the following: Indesign, Photoshop, Canva, Illustrator OR highly skilled at articulating your requirements when working with a designer
• Proven experience of managing both print and digital marketing projects that include: developing creative briefs, working with designers, understanding print production techniques, and using digital communications channels
• Eagerness to learn, improve and contribute to the success of our business
• You will have experience of using Microsoft office and the Google suite of products (doc, sheets, etc.)
• Well developed negotiation and persuasion skills

Key Skills (desirable)

• Experience of conducting focus groups and data analysis will be favourable

Experience (essential)

• At least 5 years of experience working in a Product Marketing Manager role or role of similar capacity
• A professional marketing qualification – CIM level 6 + (or equivalent)
• Proven experience of delivering multiple marketing projects within tight timeframes
• Previous experience working within a commercial organisation

Experience (desirable)

• Experience of working in HE marketing
• Experience in an agency that produces rich media content or a software business
• Experience of working in a digital agency that employs 20 or more staff
• You’re social media savvy and will be the one at team events or conferences taking photos for the company social channels
• Within a 30-minute drive of Leeds – helpful for office meetings

General Outlook

• Inquisitive – always looking for a different way to approach a barrier or problem, able to spot the insight (whether from client or industry) amongst an array of information 
• An energetic and positive approach to work
• Alignment with our company core values

Ten reasons to apply for a role with Revolution Viewing

1. We have a Work-life Balance Manifesto that is policy!
2. Our team tell us RV is a great place to work – current eNPS of 44!
3. We produce sector-leading products
4. Our clients love what we do (home builder side of the business has NPS of 88!)
5. Every six weeks we have a whole team catch-up / social
6. Complete work-life flexibility: home, hybrid, office – it’s your choice!
7. Individual objectives set in annual appraisals and progress reviewed in monthly 1:1 meetings with your line manager
8. Potential for a team-wide bonus from our RV Bonus Scheme
9. We share our strategy, including mission, direction and financial progress
10. We offer a thorough induction and comprehensive training for your career

Our core values

These values are a key consideration when hiring a new team member; we need to feel each team member shares these values:

• Respect for people
• Vibe (contribution to a great)
• Sustainable progression (we don’t make rash decisions that jeopardise the company)
• Honesty & integrity
• Innovative & dynamic
• Passion & pride (in all we do)

See the top of this job spec for the application deadline.

Send your email to: working@revolutionviewing.com

Your application must include the following information:

1. Please let us know how soon you could start if you are offered a job
2. Let us know where you heard about this vacancy
3. As part of our recruitment process we will be conducting 1st stage (remote) interviews via video call before inviting candidates to assessment/2nd stage interviews. The dates of the 1st stage interviews will be Thursday 11th & Friday 12th April (times for interviews will be confirmed with candidates following the application deadline). Please let us know if you can be available on these dates. Note: you will only be required to attend one of these dates
4. Applicants successful at the 1st interview stage will then be invited to an (in-person) assessment/2nd stage interview at our office in Leeds. The dates for assessment/2nd stage interview are Thursday 18th & Tuesday 30th April. Please let us know if you can be available on these dates too, and again, you will only be required to attend one of these dates
5. Attach your current CV
6. Attach a 10-line cover letter outlining how you will add value to our company

Please note: the successful candidate must, by the start of their employment, have permission to work in the UK.

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