Job Introduction

A great opportunity has arisen for an organised and efficient Assistant Marketing Planner to join us on a 12 month FTC. 

In this role you will support the delivery of Medical and Dental marketing communications for all countries, through effective planning and workflow management.

Role Responsibility

The overall purpose of the role is to support the planning, co-ordination and prioritisation of marketing campaigns and projects across MPS.

• Prioritise teams’ capacity and capabilities to deliver innovative data and insight driven marketing campaigns.
• Support the day to day planning process including ‘traffic management’ for new requests and plan changes.
• Develop and implement detailed and extensive plans to deliver marketing campaigns across multiple segments and target audiences working within strict timescales and budgets 
• Work with the Marketing Planners to identify potential problems and devise ways to rectify them to overcome issues and achieve planned outcomes.
• Support the briefing and oversight of the work of internal and external agencies, such as designers, illustrators, and printers, mailing houses, placing print and buying media as appropriate to deliver marketing campaign integration to timescale and budget

The Ideal Candidate

You will be super organised with exceptional attention to detail, nothing slips past you! 

As this role interfaces with a variety of people across the organisation, you'll have an influential communication style and enjoy forging solid working relationships.

You will have a well rounded view of marketing, including on and offline, digital and social together with direct mail campaign delivery. 

You'll have knowledge of forecast planning and resource demand techniques. 

This is an exciting and fast paced role where you will be managing multiple priorities and working within deadlines, so being able to plan ahead and remain calm under pressure is essential.  

Check out the role profile and structure chart for further detail at the end of this advert. 

Package Description

• 12% company pension contribution (3% from the individual)
• Annual bonus scheme up to 10% 
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Care Cash Plan
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

About the Company

Medical Protection Society (MPS) is the world’s leading protection organisation for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of almost 300,000 members around the world, in countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, South Africa and Hong Kong.

Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We also actively campaign for regulatory and legal reforms that benefit members and the wider healthcare professions. Membership provides access to expert advice and support together with the right to request indemnity for complaints or claims arising from professional practice.

We continue to invest in our team to ensure that we are delivering the best possible service for members. This was recognised in 2016 when we were awarded an Investors in People Silver award.

Medical Protection Society