Careers

                            
Responsibilities of the role include:

	
Working with the Head of Marketing to continue the development and implementation of the online marketing strategy and plan
	
Management and implementation of online marketing techniques including SEO, PPC, Display advertising to drive leads, revenues and results
	
Working with other team members to ensure integration across channels
	
Strategic with a hands on approach
Classic online commerce and advertising experience, ideally  from a new technology sector
A heavy emphasis on using online channels to drive leads and awareness
Experience of maximising returns from a modest budget which can grow over time
	
Interpretation of performance data, working closely with performance analyst
UK based with US/EMEA experience
Degree educated

Suitable candidates will have:

Extensive and detailed PPC, both search and display, and SEO campaign implementations experience and knowledge. Google certified. You will have managed SEO agencies but also have direct      experience of running these channels in-house
Overall marketing experience gained in a fast-moving b2b business

                        

                            
Key Duties Include:

	
Support the PR strategy across both business and trade press
	
Develop relationships with core media targets in UK and US
	
Manage third-party agencies
	
Integrate PR activities into the overall digital and social media marketing strategies for the business including blogger outreach


Essential Requirements:

	
PR experience either agency side or with a specific remit client side
	
Knowledge of and experience in b2b marketing models
Experience working with agencies
	
Existing media relationships to demonstrate ability to build and deliver coverage
Writing and communication skills - able to do everything from drafting releases, to leading interviews and producing thought-leadership pieces - all with a lively edge that reflects blur’s brand
	
Confidence in working with executive level to support interviews and follow-up to coverage
IT-savvy and web-loving
	
Work-obsessed and delivery-crazy, thriving on targets
Understanding of the challenges of a rapidly-growing business

                        

                            
Specific Responsibilities:

	
Develop innovative and creative engagement mechanisms, manage the best way to interact with the different groups and be responsible in particular for growing, onboarding and engaging the expert crowds, meeting our quarterly and annual pitch growth targets.
	
Organise online and offline events to engage the different groups of the community
	
Engagement, positive sentiment and relevance for core exchanges
	
Develop an effective content strategy and plan to increase communities in size and engagement
	
Build the community marketing plan.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge Required

	
Online and digital business, understanding of the nature of online communities– specifically b2b – and creative ideas about how to encourage people to join, how to engage and encourage involvement and the ability to keep these crowds buzzing.
	
You’ll also need to be good at analyzing growth trends and acting on them, making recommendations as to features and functions within the individual networks, and reporting on activity within the networks

Experience

	
At least 2 years working with and leading online communities

Knowledge

	
Broad marketing knowledge including use of digital and social techniques
	
Previous involvement with rapidly growing online communities
	
Understanding of the marketing function in business


                        

                            
Experience:

	
2-3 years successful sales experience at an agency, media company or Ad network
	
Motivated by overachieving sales target – strong customer relationship skills. Confident, ambitious and fearless
	
Social media marketing knowledge and digital marketing skills
	
Start-up passion and energy with ability to ‘get’ the disruptive nature of blur Group’s Global Services Exchange


                        

                            
Experience:

	
As a Front End Developer you will be part of our engineering team working on our online trading platform, blur Trading
	
You will be flexible and pragmatic with a positive “can do” attitude to delivering product to expected deadlines
	
You will recognise the importance of good design and thorough QA when it comes to delivering the best possible user experience
	
You will work predominantly with HTML, CSS and JS, but should be happy to help out with PHP development of web apps

The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with creative, user-centric insight. We’ll expect great technical skills in UI design, HTTP, HTML4, CSS2.1, Photoshop, website IA, semantic markup and stylesheets, raw JavaScript and ideally JQuery/Ajax.

As a strong team player, you will be working closely with the product management, QA, and Support teams to create and deliver great software.
                        

                            

	
You’'ll have experience architecting and developing high performance software
	
You’ll have some experience of Agile with Scrum and you’re comfortable in an environment that looks to deliver functionality and applications in short timeframes
	
You thrive in a design led customer-centric culture where delivering the best possible user experience is prime

Desired Skills & Experience:

	
Core technical skills include PHP5 (OOP).
	
MVC Framework experience- Zend or similar
	
Mysql database design and creation, jquery or similar
	
AJAX, CSS3, HTML5 and basic Linux System Administration

You will have at least two years of solid development experience. You must be passionate about your work – if you expect a 9-to-5 working hours, stop reading now.
                        

                            

Skills and Experience:

	
Strong communications skills, ideally applied in a client services or account management capacity and interfacing with senior decision makers to C-level
	
Effectiveness and ability to manage multiple projects across different industries or disciplines
	
A comprehensive knowledge and interest in all things tech and innovation
	
A strong desire to be part of a disruptive, driven and different enterprise that has a clear vision and global ambitions

Key responsibilities:

	
Work closely with sales and marketing team to support identified commercial opportunities, increase revenues and optimise conversion rates. Monitor project progress and assist with the smooth transition from brief to project kick off to completion. Support customers to upload comprehensive and clear briefs to the Exchange promptly.
	
Provide feedback and guidance to expert service providers throughout the pitching process
	
Coordinate and conduct pitch reviews with customers
	
Support marketing and PR activities in communicating the benefits of the process and platform to customers
                        

                            
Experience:

	
2-3 years successful sales experience at an agency, media company or Ad network
	
Motivated by overachieving sales target – strong customer relationship skills. Confident, ambitious and fearless
	
Social media marketing knowledge and digital marketing skills
	
Start-up passion and energy with ability to ‘get’ the disruptive nature of blur Group’s Global Services Exchange


                        

                            
Experience:

	
As a Front End Developer you will be part of our engineering team working on our online trading platform, blur Trading
	
You will be flexible and pragmatic with a positive 'can do' attitude to delivering product to expected deadlines
	
You will recognise the importance of good design and thorough QA when it comes to delivering the best possible user experience
	
You will work predominantly with HTML, CSS and JS, but should be happy to help out with PHP development of web apps

The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with creative, user-centric insight. We’ll expect great technical skills in UI design, HTTP, HTML4, CSS2.1, Photoshop, website IA, semantic markup and stylesheets, raw JavaScript and ideally JQuery/Ajax.

As a strong team player, you will be working closely with the product management, QA, and Support teams to create and deliver great software.
                        

                            

	
You’'ll have experience architecting and developing high performance software
	
You’ll have some experience of Agile with Scrum and you’re comfortable in an environment that looks to deliver functionality and applications in short timeframes
	
You thrive in a design led customer-centric culture where delivering the best possible user experience is prime

Desired Skills & Experience:

	
Core technical skills include PHP5 (OOP)
	
MVC Framework experience- Zend or similar
	
Mysql database design and creation, jquery or similar
	
AJAX, CSS3, HTML5 and basic Linux System Administration

You will have at least two years of solid development experience. You must be passionate about your work – if you expect a 9-to-5 working hours, stop reading now.
                        

                            
Specific Responsibilities:

	
Develop innovative and creative engagement mechanisms, manage the best way to interact with the different groups and be responsible in particular for growing, onboarding and engaging the expert crowds, meeting our quarterly and annual pitch growth targets.
	
Organise online and offline events to engage the different groups of the community
	
Engagement, positive sentiment and relevance for core exchanges
	
Develop an effective content strategy and plan to increase communities in size and engagement
	
Build the community marketing plan.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge Required

	
Online and digital business, understanding of the nature of online communities– specifically b2b – and creative ideas about how to encourage people to join, how to engage and encourage involvement and the ability to keep these crowds buzzing.
	
You’ll also need to be good at analyzing growth trends and acting on them, making recommendations as to features and functions within the individual networks, and reporting on activity within the networks

Experience

	
At least 2 years working with and leading online communities

Knowledge

	
Broad marketing knowledge including use of digital and social techniques
	
Previous involvement with rapidly growing online communities
	
Understanding of the marketing function in business


                        

                            

Skills and Experience:

	
Strong communications skills, ideally applied in a client services or account management capacity and interfacing with senior decision makers to C-level
	
Effectiveness and ability to manage multiple projects across different industries or disciplines
	
A comprehensive knowledge and interest in all things tech and innovation
	
A strong desire to be part of a disruptive, driven and different enterprise that has a clear vision and global ambitions

Key responsibilities:

	
Work closely with sales and marketing team to support identified commercial opportunities, increase revenues and optimise conversion rates. Monitor project progress and assist with the smooth transition from brief to project kick off to completion. Support customers to upload comprehensive and clear briefs to the Exchange promptly.
	
Provide feedback and guidance to expert service providers throughout the pitching process
	
Coordinate and conduct pitch reviews with customers
	
Support marketing and PR activities in communicating the benefits of the process and platform to customers
                        

                            
Responsibilities of the role include:

	
Working with the Head of Marketing to continue the development and implementation of the online marketing strategy and plan
	
Management and implementation of online marketing techniques including SEO, PPC, Display advertising to drive leads, revenues and results
	
Working with other team members to ensure integration across channels
	
Strategic with a hands on approach
Classic online commerce and advertising experience, ideally  from a new technology sector
A heavy emphasis on using online channels to drive leads and awareness
Experience of maximising returns from a modest budget which can grow over time
	
Interpretation of performance data, working closely with performance analyst
UK based with US/EMEA experience
Degree educated

Suitable candidates will have:

Extensive and detailed PPC, both search and display, and SEO campaign implementations experience and knowledge. Google certified. You will have managed SEO agencies but also have direct      experience of running these channels in-house
Overall marketing experience gained in a fast-moving b2b business

                        

                            
Key Duties Include:

	
Support the PR strategy across both business and trade press
	
Develop relationships with core media targets in UK and US
	
Manage third-party agencies
	
Integrate PR activities into the overall digital and social media marketing strategies for the business including blogger outreach


Essential Requirements:

	
PR experience either agency side or with a specific remit client side
	
Knowledge of and experience in b2b marketing models
Experience working with agencies
	
Existing media relationships to demonstrate ability to build and deliver coverage
Writing and communication skills - able to do everything from drafting releases, to leading interviews and producing thought-leadership pieces - all with a lively edge that reflects blur’s brand
	
Confidence in working with executive level to support interviews and follow-up to coverage
IT-savvy and web-loving
	
Work-obsessed and delivery-crazy, thriving on targets
Understanding of the challenges of a rapidly-growing business