Creative Communications Specialist

About Hyve GroupHyve Group plc is a global organiser of trade shows and conferences across different sectors. We run best-in-class events which our attendees consistently describe their experience as amazing, educational, energising, exciting, insightful, inspiring, productive and fun. Our live events are unprecedented gathering of individuals and companies reshaping how consumers discover, shop and buy. The event provides a platform for buyers and branded manufacturers, start-ups, tech companies, investors, media and analysts to learn, network, collaborate and evolve. Hyve Group plc acquired Shoptalk in December 2019. This acquisition brought with it a new digital and software platform that we now use to bring exhibitors and visitors together at our world-class events, enabling buyers to meet suppliers easily and efficiently. Using technology enabled platforms is at the heart of our strategy to continue to be the next generation global events business whose purpose is to create unmissable events, where customers from all parts of the globe share extraordinary moments and shape industry innovation. We believe that when people come together, powerful things happen. Hyve Group plc connects global industry communities through unmissable events, online networking platforms, and hyper-productive meeting programmes.Our decades of experience put us at the heart of industries, and we are committed to using our influence to shape innovation and drive progress across our customer communities. Our market-leading portfolio of global brands includes Shoptalk, Spring Fair, Africa Oil Week, Bett, Mining Indaba, and Retail Meetup.#LifeAtHyveAt Hyve, we are driven by our values: brilliant work, fresh thinking, rich connections, and collective buzz. In practice, this means we value quality, work with passion, celebrate uniqueness, and are our best when we work together.We value a diverse team and are committed to employing individuals from all backgrounds and creating a culture based around belonging.Our hybrid working model ensures we respect our peoples’ work/life balance. Human connections are our speciality, and we offer a jam-packed calendar of social events, inclusion workshops, and professional development opportunities to make sure #LifeAtHyve is always fulfilling and exciting.Hyve is looking for a highly organised and passionate Creative Communications Manager to join the Creative team to work across the Retail Sourcing portfolio of national and international events. Reporting to the Head of Creative; you will be an integral part of the team working in close collaboration to ensure all campaigns, communications and marketing deliverables are adequately managed, resourced and delivered on time with the best quality output always a focus. You’ll also support the Graphic Designer artworking digital assets including banners, social media graphics and email graphics. You remain calm under pressure when timings are tight and maintain an outstanding standard of delivery. You will be used to balancing multiple balls at any one time and thrive in a fast-paced, varied environment where no two days are the same.This role is ideal for someone who has a designers eye coupled with extensive marketing experience.About the Job:Working with delivery teams to produce and deliver marketing assets and deliverables in line with the campaign schedule and during the live event.Ensuring all marketing touchpoints are consistent, considered for their channel and adhere to the brand creative and/or tone-of-voice.Understanding the different lead times for different creative mediums to plan resource accordingly, plus the ability to spot and alleviate any problems before they arise.Working with the copywriter to maintain tone of voice and ensure messaging is aligned perfectly with the creative idea.Attending weekly campaigns meetings to update the delivery teams on progress, ensuring any new planned work is organised, assigned and briefs are in with the relevant resource. Gain visibility of what projects are coming down the line and plan accordingly.Supporting the Graphic Designer with artworking digital assets – social media graphics, banners, email graphics.Using creative thinking in all aspects of the role, from contributing fresh ideas in meetings to problem-solving and project management.About you: Proven experience of working within a creative/content capacity, ideally within a fast-paced agency environment. Experience of working in medium to large-sized organisations, where everyone is hands-on and where the focus is on getting the job done to a consistently brilliant standard.Good understanding of the specific communication and design requirements for different marketing channels.Possess the ability to adapt tone, messaging and content to different audiences and their behaviour to attract, engage and influence. Copywriting experience is ideal.Passionate about creative and design, with a strong ‘taste’ level.Collaborative, adaptable and flexible – able to deal with ambiguity. Intermediate proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite programs, mainly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.Proven experience marrying up words with design.Meticulous attention to detail, with impeccable proofreading and grammatical skills.Passionate about creativity, with a strong understanding of design principles and the ability to use the power of visual and words to influence.Exceptional process, project management and organisational skills, ensuring the successful, timely delivery of creative projects involving multiple stakeholders.