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Employer: Jisc
Job Title: Product marketing officer
Salary: From £32,000 per annum (negotiable based on experience) + comprehensive benefits package
Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Type: Permanent
Reports into: Senior product marketing manager
Working style: Hybrid – A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office. Hubs are located in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford.
About Jisc
For 30 years Jisc has pioneered digital solutions for UK education and research, transforming how knowledge is created, shared and used.
Jisc is uniquely positioned to protect, promote and lead the sector in digital and data transformation, making a difference to students, communities and society. Together, Jisc is working to build a better digital future for education and research.
Raise your potential at Jisc through a culture of lifelong learning. At Jisc, growth is encouraged through new challenges, skill development and career progression.
The Role
The role will deliver tactical product marketing activities in support of the strategic product marketing plans and product roadmaps for all OpenAthens products and services in target global markets.
The role will create compelling, value-driven content aligned with the overarching product narrative and positioning. This includes contributing to compelling customer experience; provide sales enablement; enhance clarity and cohesion around customer communications; and increase the relevance and frequency of external messaging.
The role is user-centred and focused on educating and articulating the value of the product to target customer groups in a clear, consistent and engaging way. Excellent communication and copywriting skills are essential, alongside the ability to understand product knowledge effectively.
Key areas for focus include America and Europe. Fluency in English and Portuguese is required. Knowledge of Spanish will be valuable.
What You’ll Be Doing
Working with the OpenAthens product marketing function to deliver product marketing activity and campaigns to achieve objectives within agreed budgets.
Creating and managing the production of engaging and effective content including blogs, whitepapers, thought leadership, case studies, videos, social posts, and sales enablement materials aligned to buyer personas, product hierarchy and the buyer’s journey. Crafting narratives that lead with value, not just features, ensuring content resonates with buyer personas and aligns to product hierarchy and the buyer’s journey.
Adapting messaging across channels and formats while maintaining a consistent brand voice.
Creating effective educational content to help customers and stakeholders around the world understand products and services by using an easy-to-understand language and tone of voice directed at international audiences.
Collaborating with the wider marketing team to ensure content supports campaigns and enablement efforts.
Supporting the product marketing function to localise and deliver go-to-market plans and tactics.
Collaborating with the broader product marketing function and research teams to translate research insights – such as customer pain points, preferred content formats, and industry trends into impactful market-facing content and educational materials.
Crafting compelling news releases and building strong relationships with international journalists and media outlets, developing clear and impactful PR pitches that position OpenAthens and its experts as trusted thought leaders in the industry.
Creating effective educational content to help customers and stakeholders around the world understand products and services by using an easy-to-understand language and tone of voice directed at international audiences.
Monitoring the brand in the press and analysing performance.
Measuring, reporting on and improving the effectiveness of product marketing content and tactics delivered.
What Jisc Is Looking For
Excellent written and verbal fluency in English and Portuguese.
Experience across marketing, communications, or PR functions using marketing tools and channels including websites, email, social and video.
Demonstrable experience writing successful communications and content pieces.
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong writing and storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
Ability to grasp complex IT concepts and communicate to a wider audience.
Able to work as part of an international team.
Collaborative and flexible.
Focussed on delivering service excellence for all customers.
Eager to learn and specialise in product marketing.
Interest in technical products.
Don’t Meet Every Single Requirement?
Jisc recognises that candidates may feel discouraged if they do not meet every requirement. Applications are encouraged even if 100% of the criteria are not met, particularly if the role feels like a strong fit. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Hybrid Working
Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is valued, so occasional travel to any hub office may be required.
Why Work for Jisc?
At Jisc, every role is meaningful, and every individual is valued. A culture of continuous learning and personal growth is fostered, offering opportunities to develop new skills and make a real impact in education and research. With a strong focus on work-life balance, flexible working prioritises outcomes over hours, empowering individuals to create a rhythm that energises both professional and personal life.
Guiding Principles
Jisc’s culture is powered by four guiding principles: putting customers first, driving innovation, creating impact, and championing inclusive collaboration to deliver sustainable outcomes and shape a better future.
Benefits
Flexible work pattern adaptable to personal commitments
31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) including three closure days over Christmas
Option to buy up to an additional 5 days leave during the flexible benefits window
Generous flexible pension schemes
Wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, mental health first aiders and support
Access to thousands of LinkedIn Learning courses and development resources
Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
Financial well-being support including preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and money management resources
Discounts and cashback from retailers and high-street stores
Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity, paternity and co-parental leave, plus career breaks
Up to 3 days volunteer leave
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Jisc believes its people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging.
Jisc works to create an equitable experience for candidates and workforce embracing all aspects of identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status.
Application Process
Applicants can request adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and comfort.
CVs are reviewed as soon as possible and an update is typically provided within 4 weeks of receipt. Communication may be sooner, so applicants should monitor emails and calls.
Current Jisc employees should apply through their Dayforce Employee profile.
Jisc has a thorough background screening process that verifies the details shared in CVs and applications. Any inaccurate information supplied during the application stages can lead to a job offer being withdrawn.
Sponsorship
Jisc has an active sponsor licence to recruit on a Skilled worker visa basis. Candidates requiring sponsorship should assess their circumstances against relevant Home Office criteria to determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Jisc does not offer financial reimbursement towards applicant costs, such as re-location, skilled worker visa and dependant costs or the immigration health charge.
How to Apply
If this opportunity interests you, head to the company’s official website for full details — click here to submit your application.
