Senior Marketing Associate

Our preference is for a candidate living and working in Europe. This hiring process is not supported by a visa sponsorship or relocation package. 

About ZDHC

The ZDHC Foundation develops and implements the Roadmap to Zero Programme with a focus on reducing the chemical footprint of the Fashion Industry. We are the leading sustainability organisation driving sustainable chemistry, innovations, and best practices in textile, apparel, leather, and footwear manufacturing to protect consumers, workers,s and the environment.   Through collaborative engagement,   alignment, and large-scale implementation, we take a holistic approach to sustainable chemical management and enable tangible progress in the wider industry through the delivery of guidelines, platforms, and solutions, including capacity building and innovation projects. For more information about ZDHC, see www.roadmaptozero.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

Vision & Mission

The ZDHC Vision is a World in which better chemistry leads to the protection of life, land, air and water. The ZDHC Mission is to lead our global value chain to achieve the highest standard for sustainable chemical management, driving resource efficiency and circularity.

Job Purpose

The Senior Marketing Associate supports the development and delivery of externally facing product and programme narratives that actively drive the adoption of ZDHC’s programme and tools among our community stakeholders, including leading actors in the textile, apparel, and footwear sectors.

Working closely with the Senior Market and Product Growth Manager, the role is deeply involved in shaping positioning, go-to-market strategies, marketing plans, narratives, and materials for key initiatives across ZDHC’s Roadmap to Zero Programme and its enabling tools and products.

This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role for someone who enjoys turning complexity into clarity, helping build strong and consistent market narratives, and growing ownership as ZDHC’s marketing capability and product portfolio continue to evolve.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the development and refinement of clear product and programme narratives: help shape and continuously improve narratives that enable brands and suppliers to understand how to engage, progress, and create impact through ZDHC’s work.

• Support the implementation of go-to-market strategies for key initiatives: work closely with the Senior Market and Product Growth Manager to translate positioning and strategy into concrete go-to-market actions, supporting campaigns, launches, and external engagement moments.

• Translate complexity into clear value propositions: turn programme logic, technical concepts, and data-driven ideas into clear, compelling value propositions that resonate with external stakeholders and support adoption.

• Develop, maintain, and safeguard marketing materials

  • Create and update high-quality marketing assets, such as presentations, overviews, and onboarding content, ensuring materials remain accurate, up-to-date, and aligned with programme and product developments.

  • Maintain a structured and accessible library of marketing assets, including templates and version control, to support consistency and easy reuse across teams.

• Coordinate execution and feed learning back into messaging: 

  • Coordinate and align work with external marketing agencies and resources involved in delivering marketing activities.

  • Collect insights from stakeholder conversations, trainings, events, and support interactions, and feed these learnings back into messaging, materials, and campaign improvements.

This role focuses on product and programme marketing. It does not cover PR, media relations, or corporate communications.

Required Skills

• At least 5 years of experience in marketing, product marketing, programme marketing, or a closely related role in a complex, multi-stakeholder, or impact-driven environment.

• Strong ability to understand messy systems and turn them into clear stories, structures, and narratives that other people can actually use.

• Comfortable working somewhere between strategy and execution, meaning you enjoy thinking about how things should work and then rolling up your sleeves to make them actually work.

• Experience supporting go-to-market strategies, launches, or positioning work for products, programmes, or platforms that are still evolving and occasionally changing direction.

• Able to think conceptually without disappearing into theory, and pragmatic enough to turn ideas into concrete outputs.

• Comfortable working closely with senior colleagues, challenging ideas constructively, and helping sharpen thinking rather than just nodding along.

• Experience coordinating work with external partners, agencies, or collaborators, without needing a detailed brief for every step.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to explain complex ideas without making them sound boring.

• It would be great (but it’s not a deal breaker) if you have experience working in sustainability, impact, or purpose-led organisations, ideally on topics where credibility actually matters, and greenwashing is not an option.

Experience working with the textile, apparel, or footwear sector is a plus. A background in sustainable chemical management is not required. Curiosity is.

ZDHC Specific Attributes

• Team player with an international background – able to work well and create strong positive relationships with individuals from a range of different cultural backgrounds. 

• Able to manage multiple work activities and deliver results in a timely and efficient manner.

• Goal-oriented, results-driven, whilst also being a confident communicator.

• Self-driven and motivated.

• Confidently operate in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment.

• Able to proactively initiate and take responsibility for results and work activities that may not be specifically identified in this job description.

• Flexible with a high tolerance for ambiguity.

• Practical and pragmatic - exhibit a ‘can-do' attitude that is solution-oriented

• Strong analytical ability to interpret information and translate it into solutions and/or improvements.

• Able to establish strong positive relationships with relevant stakeholders.

What we offer

At ZDHC, we believe that a fulfilling career goes beyond a competitive salary. We are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring workplace where you feel valued, energised, and empowered to do your best work. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your growth, help you achieve your goals, and encourage strong connections with your team.

• 25 holidays a year, based on 40 hours a week

• Gym membership allowance

• Access to Open Up - for your mental wellbeing

• Hybrid and flexible working environment

• Support in setting up your workstation at home

• Working remote - up to 6 weeks of remote work per year

• Working abroad development experience - the opportunity to work abroad from one of our offices (Netherlands, USA, Italy, China, India, Portugal) for 1-3 months 

• MacBook and Iphone

In addition, there are regional benefits, depending on the location of hire. Those will be discussed during the interview process.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to join a small team and a growing organisation at a critical time and to be a part of the evolving ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme to make a genuine impact on the global textile and footwear sector.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our preference is for a candidate living and working in Europe. This hiring process is not supported by a visa sponsorship or relocation package. 

To apply: Please submit your CV and a 1-page motivation letter in PDF and click the button "Apply for this job" where you can upload the documents.