Outside IR35 contract jobs

Description

Company Overview
The team at Napier is seeking a highly motivated and experienced freelance B2B PR & Marketing Manager to join our team on a 20-30 hours per week basis. This role offers flexibility, perfect for professionals who value delivering results and enjoy working in a collaborative, innovative environment. Our clients are primarily within the electronics, robotics, industrial control, and enterprise technology sectors, with a focus on both the Americas and Europe. If you’re an experienced professional looking for a freelance opportunity where your expertise and results are valued, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and join our growing team!

The Role
Account managers manage the PR and marketing for a number of Napier clients, providing advice, developing editor relationships, managing a broad range of marketing projects and ensuring marketing objectives are met. Generally, account managers are responsible for all aspects of the project from strategy and planning through implementation and execution to reporting and analysis. This will be achieved through a combination of using resources within the company (e.g., marketing specialists, digital specialists, admins, account directors etc.) as well as delivering some of the work themselves. Account managers should also engage with the client and find opportunities to grow their business with Napier.

The Person
There is not a specific type of person that would “ideally” suit this role; Napier actively seeks out diversity. We are looking for someone who understands a technology-driven industry with a passion to learn. A proven track record of securing media coverage in North American and European markets is essential. We will try to identify candidates that we think will enhance the effectiveness and dynamics of Napier as a whole by bringing in new skills, experience, and knowledge.

Although we can be flexible on location, the candidate must reside in the USA or Canada.

Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with clients to understand their goals and tailor PR and marketing strategies to meet business objectives.
- Develop and execute effective media relations strategies to secure coverage in key technology verticals.
- Pitch stories and press releases to journalists covering electronics, robotics industrial control ,and enterprise technology.
- Cultivate relationships with key media contacts in North America & Europe.
- Project manage components of integrated B2B marketing campaigns ensuring smooth execution & timely delivery.
- Report on campaign performance providing insights & recommendations.

Skills And Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in B2B PR/media relations including experience within electronics.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to engage clients/media/internal teams effectively.
- Technical knowledge or interest in technology/computing/electronics; ability to write compelling prose.
- Strong background in at least one marketing discipline (e.g., PR/advertising/direct marketing) either in-house or agency-based.
- Well organized; able manage multiple projects simultaneously including presenting succinct reports regularly/ad-hoc basis .
- Strong project management skills coordinating multiple campaign components simultaneously .
- Self-motivated , organized capable working independently remote role .
- Flexibility work across different time zones (Americas/Europe) needed .
- Good numeric skills budgeting managing invoicing multiple currencies .
- Proven ability meet deadlines .
- Strong PC skills .

Benefits
Flexible role offering healthy work-life balance . Opportunity work dynamic team high-profile clients innovative industries . Supportive company culture values effectiveness client results collaboration .

Key Competencies
Time management
Organization , planning priority setting
Clear communication (written spoken)
Problem solving critical thinking
Initiative
Integrity
Adaptable / flexible
Creative
Interpersonal awareness
Project management
Negotiating influencing
Decision making
Fostering teamwork
Target orientated
Analytical skills data manipulation