Working at Zinc, you will have the opportunity to learn about mission driven commercial businesses, entrepreneurship, venture capital and investment, talent, operations and more. You’ll join a growing team with various opportunities for growth and personal and professional development. We have an onboarding programme to get you up to speed and understand the role and importance of the Zinc ecosystem.
You’ll grow your network in the investment/VC, entrepreneurship, academia, product, tech, commercial and policy spaces, and become part of a global network working with the most ambitious founders working on the most pressing societal issues of our time.
This is a full-time role, based in London, salary is £28-32k p.a. dependent on experience.
Unfortunately, Zinc is not able to endorse Visas for this role if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
About the role
You will be responsible for building our brand presence globally and optimising our acquisition channels to create and maintain a funnel of candidates for a number of different Zinc activities both internally & externally.
Key responsibilities
Your main objectives will be to:
- Manage Zinc owned social media accounts including content creation, scheduling & analytics.
- Take responsibility for outreach to find new Venture Builder candidates for upcoming cohorts using paid social, job adverts and other partner related activities.
- Promote Zinc’s range of events throughout the year in the London HQ, as well as organising and coordinating events of your own with support from the team.
- Own email marketing for Zinc including drafting, designing & scheduling regular emails, plus optimising for conversions using our Hubspot platform (if you’ve used this before, great. If not, we can show you).
- Work closely with the Senior Community Associate to manage outreach to our network of Fellows (experts, mentors & advisors to Zinc founders & teams)
- Assist the talent team with outreach for other roles within Zinc
- Be responsible for meet and greet sessions with new candidates who need to know more about what we offer at Zinc
Desired skills, experience and attributes
We are looking for someone who can showcase the following skills, experience & qualities:
- Experience creating & managing sizeable campaigns on social and paid search channels
- Understanding of the UK markets, digital marketing channels & best practices
- Experience with performance marketing, email marketing & event coordination
- Strong written & verbal communication skills and a confident speaker
- Finds enjoyment in creating impactful experiences, making new connections & working in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable learning and working with digital platforms such as Hubspot, Airtable, Typeform etc. (don’t worry if you haven’t used these before!)
- A fast-learner with a data-driven approach
- Super-organised, proactive problem solver
- Excellent time management skills and comfortable with balancing a dynamic workload with multiple priorities
- Someone who goes the extra mile – you’re genuinely helpful, committed and focused on outcomes.
- You are comfortable with direct outreach and cold calling by phone, and love to meet and engage with new people on a regular basis.
- You are keen to use your motivation, experience and passion for working with people to tackle social challenges that you deeply care about.
About us
Zinc is an early stage investor that backs mission-driven talent to build brand new commercial businesses that address our greatest social problems.
At Zinc, we back the most talented, mission-driven individuals before they even have a team or idea, to build ambitious, mission led startups that address the biggest social issues facing our world. Our four missions – improving mental health, solving our environmental crisis, improving the quality of later life, and helping people impacted by automation and globalisation – guide us in identifying the most pressing problems to tackle.
Since 2017, we have helped over 200 entrepreneurs build over 60 ventures that are making a real difference in the world. At the end of last year we closed a £33m fund and are looking to scale operations to back more than 500 entrepreneurs.
We are not your typical VC firm. We believe in building global businesses with impact at their core, and we are committed to supporting entrepreneurs who share that vision. Our diverse cohorts come from all over the world, with over 30 nationalities represented, 50% women, and 40% people of colour. At Zinc, we believe that diversity drives innovation and creativity, and we are proud to have a team that reflects that belief.
Joining Zinc means being part of a team that is changing the face of entrepreneurship. Our focus on impact-driven, ambitious global startups sets us apart, and we are proud to be the best place in the world to build huge businesses that make a real difference.
Our culture
Working at Zinc, you will have the opportunity to learn about mission driven commercial businesses, entrepreneurship, venture capital and investment, talent, operations and more. You’ll join a growing team with various opportunities for growth and personal and professional development. We have an onboarding programme to get you up to speed and understand the role and importance of the Zinc ecosystem.
You’ll grow your network in the investment/VC, entrepreneurship, academia, product, tech, commercial and policy spaces, and become part of a global network working with the most ambitious founders working on the most pressing societal issues of our time.
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