Marketing and Operations Associate

IONATE is a deep tech scale-up building the hardware and software backbone for smart grids. Our mission is to transform power systems – from grids and microgrids to renewables and data centers – unlocking the massive potential in this under-innovated sector that touches every aspect of our modern lives.

We are now looking for a hands-on Marketing and Operations Associate to enable our executive and wider teams’ focus through supporting them with everyday tasks. If you are keen to grow your skills in a startup, thrive on having many balls in the air, and enjoy having a creative edge to your tasks, this one is for you.

Your work will span across Operations, Marketing and Administrative support.

Operations – 40%

• Support our team with travel and visas, organise team activities
• Manage the purchasing of equipment and tools, lead relationship with our IT provider
• Maintain our digital infrastructure across Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Outlook etc.), including optimising our filing structure
• Ensure a safe and productive work environment adhering to policies and procedures
• Lead our annual compliance activities, including insurances and renewals

Marketing – 40%

Collateral Design

• Design and produce marketing collateral, including brochures, presentations
• Create and maintain branded templates for internal and external use (e.g., presentations, documents, and business cards, letterheads)
• Edit external materials to ensure they align with brand guidelines and maintain professional quality

Event Management

• Contribute to the overall event strategy, identifying and prioritizing key industry events.
• Manage all aspects of expo design, including vendor coordination, production, and shipping
• Support with administrative aspects of events, including insurance and utilities rentals.

Digital marketing – social media and website

• Create and manage engaging digital content, including graphics and animations
• Produce in-house multimedia content including blogs, videos, or podcasts
• Monitor and enhance website performance through SEO and analytics tracking

Exec Admin support – 20%

• Manage calendars and organise meetings as needed

Requirements

What you will need

• Experience managing admin work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment
• Excellent self-organising skills: no detail slips past you and you can stay on top of many competing priorities
• Graphic Design Proficiency: Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign).
• An eye for design: skills to create and maintain consistent visual identity across all channels
• Clear written and verbal communication skills

It would be useful to have:

• Experience with business systems administration in startups
• Familiarity with health and safety processes, particularly in engineering or technical environments
• Examples of digital content work

Benefits

Employee Option Plan: You get equity in IONATE, so as we succeed so do you. 

Private Medical & Dental Insurance: From day one, we provide you with full, comprehensive private medical and dental cover through Bupa. You also have the option to add any dependents to your cover. Please ask us for more details. 

Company pension: a competitive, flexible, and sustainable pension product to help you plan for your future.

Career Development: It’s important to us that you have the opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth. 

Flexible working schedules: You will have the flexibility for work-from-home arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about this.

Cycle to Work Scheme: Low carbon travel is important for everyone, so we have in place a cycle scheme to help you purchase a bicycle.

Slow travel: We believe in a low carbon future, so if you wish to travel by a lower carbon method – but it takes much longer than flying - we will give you an extra 2 slow travel days per year.

3 reasons why you should apply:

You’ll work on something that matters. The most rewarding aspect of our job is seeing what we build in the lab get used in the real world. As our tech gets used in solar farms, batteries, and electricity grids, your work will help shape the future of the green energy transition.

The thinking you’ll do here is not your average exercises on repeat. Building a brand-new class of tech requires cutting-edge ideas. If you like to solve unconventional problems, to be given freedom to explore, to challenge – and be challenged by – field experts, you will fit just right in.

The rocket ship is taking off. Our innovation has been proven, and demand is immense. IONATE is now rapidly scaling up and undertaking global projects. Joining early and working side-by-side with our leadership team means ample opportunity to grow your role together with our company.