Voltimum

Voltimum Marketing Executive, Start October 2011, West London - £20,000 - £22,000

Published: 31 August 2011 Category: News

Be a key player in a ground-breaking European Internet initiative! At www.voltimum.co.uk, we currently seek an Internet Marketing Executive - A fantastic role for a graduate with 1-3 years’ experience.

About Voltimum

Voltimum is a highly successful electrical industry web portal owned by several global blue chip companies - all manufacturers of electrical products (ABB, Hager, Legrand, Nexans, OSRAM, Philips Lighting, Prysmian and Schneider Electric) and with turnovers ranging from £2 to £10 billion. In addition to its UK business it operates in France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil and Turkey with a reach of over 350,000 electro-technical professionals.  It will launch in Colombia and Australia in the next 6 months.

In UK, Voltimum communicates with over 70,000 electrical industry professionals weekly via email and also runs a growing digital TV network in 100 locations at leading electrical wholesale outlets throughout the UK. 

The Marketing Executive

We seek a bright and energetic Marketing Executive to work closely with the UK Marketing Manager, Portal  Manager and TV Manager to carry out the following:

  • Plan, implement and report on on-line and off-line marketing campaigns and events on behalf of Voltimum and its clients including

                        o Webinars
                        o Multimedia campaigns for a variety of marketing actions 
                        o On-line market research

  • Plan and organise film and video events for subsequent use on Voltimum TV.
  • Organise trade fairs, exhibitions & other road show type activities to grow Voltimum’s user base
  • Assist in adding news and other content to the portal (often requiring multimedia skills) using Voltimum’s content management system
  • Communicate regularly with Voltimum partner companies to ensure that their content is up to date and that they are delivering on time and to an acceptable quality
  • Prepare monthly reports for management and partners of Voltimum
  • Liaise with electrical wholesaler branches regarding TV network health and for market research purposes.
  • Develop Voltimum’s Social Media Marketing strategy in UK


He/she will also be heavily involved in the creation and development of Voltimum’s suite of award-winning electronic newsletters. 

Ideal Candidate

Business or marketing graduate with 1-3 years’ experience in marketing in a B-2-B environment. 
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Good interpersonal skills are essential as the role involves frequent communication with Voltimum’s blue chip clients.  Other personal skills should include common sense, enthusiasm, a “can-do” attitude, ability to work using own initiative, team player and good communicator.

Fluent English is essential as some copywriting skills are necessary.

It would be of significant advantage to have some or all of the following:

  • Knowledge of engineering, electrical industry or electrical products
  • Knowledge of web development software such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop and HTML.
  • Knowledge of photography, video creation and editing 
  • Knowledge of Excel and Access and familiar with database management and management of CRM system


Full clean driver’s licence.   Willing to travel.

Voltimum is a joint venture of the following companies: ABB, Hager, Legrand, Nexans, OSRAM, Philips, Prysmian and Schneider Electric.

To apply, please send your CV in strictest confidence to [email protected] or for further information, call Margaret on 020 7751 3902