Marketing Technology Specialist

Job Description

About Impression

Impression is a multi-award winning, high growth digital marketing agency based in Nottingham and London.

Impression recently took home the award for the Best Large Agency to Work for and we continuously strive to ensure the best possible work-life balance for our team.

As a successful candidate, you will be given a clear progression path. We want rising talent to grow with us and there is ample opportunity for you to progress to the next level.

We are also very proud to have been listed on the “Flexa 100” Most Flexible Companies to work for and to be officially recognised as a Great Place to Work®.

As our agency continues to grow, we are looking for an enthusiastic Marketing Technology Specialist to grow with us and become a part of our journey.

We are Digital Growth Specialists helping ambitious global brands push boundaries. We define and deliver integrated digital strategies that transform our clients from market players to market leaders. As we embark on another year of accelerated growth, we’re looking for a JavaScript Developer to join us to tackle a wide range of JavaScript-centric challenges.

Our agency wouldn’t be what it is today without our incredible people. Our diverse team encompasses expertise across the digital landscape, which enables us to accelerate change and results, driving business growth faster. Our collaborative, creative and inclusive culture helps build our reputation as a leading digital employer, and we are committed to nurturing and developing people to their full potential.

Recognizing that we are part of something much bigger, we’re on a mission to use business as a force for good. We’re actively committed to creating a positive impact on our people, planet, and community.

The Role

We are looking for an aspiring JavaScript developer who has an interest in using JavaScript as a tool, rather than building websites. This includes; managing client website tagging including custom JavaScript snippets, assisting in running conversion rate optimisation tests through client-side JavaScript.

If you like the sound of the above, and you’re a self starter keen to develop your skills, this role might be a great fit for you.

Sitting in our Media Solutions team, this role will work closely with our Technology, Strategy and Media teams to deliver dynamic solutions across our client set.

Over time, and with the right candidate, this role will have an opportunity to grow in scope.

Responsibilities

As a Marketing Technology Specialist at Impression, you will:

- Manage technical marketing platform projects, which will often require understanding of web technologies and digital analytics
- Write, test and deploy custom JavaScript snippets for client websites and in Tag Manager applications to solve challenges ranging from simple to challenging
- Specify technical documentation for client development teams
- QA and code-review work by colleagues, client IT/development teams, and third parties
- Document solutions, comment code, and keep good coding standards
- Write A/B testing experiments in client-side JavaScript (working with an experimentation team)
- Enjoy sharing your passion for website technologies and marketing technologies through public speaking and thought leadership/blog writing
- Contribute to Impression’s learning and development programme and coach and develop development skills

Requirements

To be considered for the JavaScript (Marketing Technology) Specialist role at Impression, you will need to:

- Demonstrate proficiency in modern client and server-side JavaScript programming through code examples
- Demonstrate some stakeholder management skills
- Be a team player, capable of building relationships across teams at all levels
- Communicate your passion for web technologies in general
- Have demonstrable experience managing multiple, sometimes conflicting, deadlines
- Be a natural when it comes to adopting new software and technologies
- Be a strong communicator, both written and verbally

Person Specification

To be considered, you will need to demonstrate:

- Good client-side JavaScript proficiency
- Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
- A keenness to be in a client-facing role
- An interest in some of the topics listed here: https://handbook.teamsimmer.com/chapters/
- Team working & collaboration
- Planning & organising
- Communication
- Proactivity

Not ticking all the boxes?

Don't worry, here at Impression we promote a culture of learning and development so we'll help you out! There is research to suggest that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for roles in which they don’t meet 100% of the requirements but at Impression we want to ensure everyone is encouraged to apply with us. Equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to Impression’s recruitment process and we are committed to ensuring your experience with us is equal, fair and non-discriminatory.

Salary

£27,500

What makes us different?

We are proud to be listed on the “Flexa 100” Most Flexible Companies to work for and to be officially recognised as a Great Place to Work®. Alongside our amazing culture, here's what else makes us standout as a great employer:

- Competitive salary – verified by an external salary benchmarking company
- Flexible working options - as per ways of working charter
- 4.5 day work week
- Private medical insurance with access to EAP
- Enhanced sick pay - 8 weeks full pay, 8 weeks half pay in 12 month period
- Access to HelloSelf, a virtual therapy platform
- Enhanced parental leave
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holiday
- Life leave – when something unexpected happens in your life and you need some paid leave
- Pregnancy loss and parental bereavement leave
- Compassionate leave
- Eye-care vouchers
- Opportunity to save on and spread the cost of new tech through Techscheme
- Budget for books, tools and software
- Tea and coffee, drinks fridge and fruit deliveries
- A full social calendar with a budget per person and 1 social event per month
- Summer and Christmas party (off-site)
- Chance to attend national and international conferences
- Top Apple equipment to use at work
- Savings on bikes and accessories through Cyclescheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- The usual agency stuff – office dogs, drinks fridge and ping pong

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We're listening and we're learning.

We’re committed to embracing diversity and promoting equal opportunities, both within our teams and through the services we provide. But we know we still have work to do. Improving fairness – in our agency and our industry – is something we’re passionate about, and we’re committed to having the conversations, making the changes and helping other businesses to do the same.

We pledge to promote equal opportunities and, as per the Equality Act 2010, will not tolerate discrimination on the grounds of: gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, caring responsibilities or beliefs. We’ll also make every effort to represent different genders, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds and sexualities at the events, panels and discussions we run.

Please note, this role is a hybrid role, in line with our flexible working policy. We look to hire candidates who are no more than a 90 minute journey away from our office locations to ensure your personal time is protected and that you're able to travel into the office when necessary.

Agencies

Strictly no recruitment agencies.