Marketing Development Representative

Marketing Development Representative

We're looking for a Marketing Development Representative (MDR) to join our Campaigns, Comms & Content team. This is a high-energy, commercially-focused role where you'll be the first face and voice of Zinc for many prospects. You'll engage inbound leads, spot warm website visitors, and convert them into demos for our sales team. It's a unique entry point into sales and marketing — sitting between inbound marketing and outbound SDR work — and a fantastic opportunity to learn the ropes of demand generation, prospect engagement, and growth marketing in a fast-scaling environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring website activity using tools like Warmly and DreamData, and reaching out to prospects in real-time.
• Acting as the "face of Zinc" — handling inbound queries via our hello inbox, chat, and contact forms.
• Proactively engaging warm leads, creating personalized outbound sequences, and booking demos.
• Spotting opportunities and handing prospects to the right SDR when needed (integrity is key).
• Writing clear, engaging messages and email sequences to nurture leads.
• Balancing multiple priorities — spinning plates, problem-solving, and keeping momentum high.
• Bringing energy and personality to the team culture.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential skills & mindset

• Strong written English — you'll be communicating with prospects every day.
• Confident communicator (email, chat, real-time prospect engagement).
• Commercial awareness — you've done something beyond study (e.g. sales, fundraising, customer-facing roles, high-level sport).
• Grit, determination, and high energy.
• Emotional intelligence — kind, empathetic, and a team player.
• Integrity and trustworthiness — knowing when to hand over leads to SDRs.
• Coachability — able to take feedback and improve fast.
• Ability to juggle priorities and think on your feet.

Nice to have

• Experience in a commercial role (SDR, BDR, customer success, fundraising, hospitality management).
• Understanding of B2B SaaS or marketing.
• Familiarity with tools like HubSpot or Warmly (not required — we'll train you).
• A natural "plate spinner" — someone who thrives with lots of moving parts.

What We Offer

Zinc offers a chance to work on a product that brings a fresh perspective on data ownership in hiring

• 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off
• £1200 annual benefits allowance (ThanksBen, from month 2)
• Early finish Fridays (16:00)
• Yearly company retreat abroad
• 30 days to Work from anywhere
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave (2 months full pay, then statutory)
• Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee)
• Zinc shares, issued through the EMI Scheme
• Unlimited access to MoreHappi coaching
• Company socials, quarterly team socials Free Monday lunches
• Nursery workplace benefit scheme (Yellownest)
• Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme
• Celebrated Zinc anniversaries

About Zinc

Zinc builds automated reference and background checking tools designed to improve candidate experience and set new industry standards. Founded in 2017 by a team with extensive HRTech experience, Zinc is an early-stage startup rapidly growing as it redefines efficiency, transparency, and fairness in background checks.

We're a culture first company, by this we don't just mean an active calendar of both company and team organized events (which we do have), Zinc's culture is defined by a respectful and autonomous approach to all employees, fostering support for new ideas, promoting a flexible work environment, and operating within a flat structure. While socials, lunches, and events enhance the experience, the core of Zinc's culture drives employees to embrace innovation, share successes, and feel motivated about the company's future.

We recently redefined our company values:

The pieces that make Zinc: Pragmatic, Integrity, Empathy, Collaborate, Empowered, Speed.