Marketing Assistant/Executive

eLife Sciences; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific publisher is seeking a Marketing Assistant or Executive to join its vibrant team in Cambridge. This role involves various marketing tasks, including managing the CRM system, supporting event organization, and promoting initiatives. Ideal candidates should have strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to multitask. The position offers a competitive salary of £25,000-£30,000 and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds, emphasizing inclusivity in the hiring process.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Personal and professional development opportunities

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• One or two years’ work experience is desirable but not essential.
• Experience of Hubspot is desirable but not essential.
• Knowledge of reporting platforms and paid advertising channels is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the promotion of eLife initiatives.
• Organise eLife participation in scientific meetings.
• Support maintenance of the CRM system and ensure data compliance.
• Help manage the email marketing pipeline.
• Support the Senior Marketing Manager with advertising schedules.
• Monitor and report on marketing performance.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good IT skills

Organizational skills

Ability to multitask

Tools

Hubspot

Google Suite

MS Office

Job description

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Closing date for applications is January 16, 2026.

eLife is looking for a Marketing Assistant or Marketing Executive (dependent on experience) to join its vibrant marketing and communications team. Involved in all aspects of marketing, this is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a supportive and innovative organisation.

You will be working as part of a small team where each day is different with real opportunities for learning and growth. The successful candidate will need to be independently motivated, flexible, responsive and willing to take on a variety of tasks. In addition the ideal candidate should have:

• One or two years’ work experience is desirable but not essential
• Excellent communication skills – spoken and written
• Experience of Hubspot is desirable but not essential
• Knowledge of reporting platforms and paid advertising channels is desirable but not essential
• Excellent organisational skills and an eye for detail
• Ability to deal with a number of tasks simultaneously
• Good IT skills including using MacOS, Google Suite, MS Office, and contact databases
• Ability to work as part of a dynamic team but take responsibility and to use own initiative when necessary
• Communications – Support the promotion of eLife initiatives, occasionally taking responsibility for their planning.
• Events – Organise eLife participation, sponsorship and shipping for scientific meetings and campus-level presentations.
• CRM – Supporting the maintenance of our CRM system, ensuring data is clean, up-to-date, and GDPR-compliant.
• Email – Help manage and maintain the email marketing pipeline with support from the wider team.
• Advertising - Support the Senior Marketing Manager in maintaining our advertising schedule.
• Reporting – Monitoring and reporting on the performance of marketing efforts using a variety of analytics tools
• General administration – Other duties as needed to support the marketing and communications team.

The post is a permanent position, 37.5 hours per week, and offers a competitive basic salary in the range of £25,000-£30,000 (depending on experience) and benefits. The eLife office is based in Cambridge, but we will consider candidates wishing to work on a remote or hybrid basis. A requirement for this role is at least one day a month in the office and occasional ad-hoc travel to our storage facility in Cambridge.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK to be considered for the vacancy.

Our Offer

We are a well-supported, not-for-profit, mission-driven organisation. We have an open and inclusive culture, and ideas are welcome from across the company, so you’ll get the chance to really make a difference. The size of the team means you’ll be able to get involved in many aspects of scholarly publishing.

We also offer:

• A flexible approach to working hours and remote working
• Great opportunities for your personal and professional development
• An open, communicative and inspiring working experience
• A sociable and friendly team with interesting social events
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance at four times basic annual salary

To apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your enthusiasm for this position and why you are a great person for this role to [e-mail]. Reference ID: MA/2025-12

The closing date for applications is Friday, January 16, 2026 at 5pm (GMT).

Interviews will take place the week commencing, Monday, January 26, 2026 and will be held either remotely via GoogleMeet or Zoom video-call or in person at our Cambridge office if preferred by the candidate.

eLife is serious about diversity and inclusion. We’re building a team whose diversity of perspective and experience, and whose respect for one another, make us stronger. We particularly encourage applications from women and non-binary individuals, disabled candidates and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, as these groups remain underrepresented throughout the technology and publishing industry.