Advertising Executive

**About us**
As one of the largest automotive retail groups in the UK, Vertu Motors is proud to represent 30 of the World's most popular vehicle manufacturers from 190 sites nationwide. Our three main brands include Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors and Vertu Motors. Due to our continued growth and success, we are looking for an Advertising Executive to join our team.

The role of the Advertising Executive for Vertu Motors is to build the awareness of the local dealerships and the Bristol Street Motors / Macklin Motors / Vertu Motors brands. You will work on national and local advertising campaigns in order to drive opportunities to do business. You will be supporting on campaigns in line with both manufacturer activity and divisional projects.

**About the Role**
Excellent communication and commercial awareness skills are paramount to ensure that Retail and dealership briefs are delivered in full, as you will be planning and coordinating briefs with both our Retail Marketing teams and our media agency. Attention to detail to ensure 100% accuracy, on brand and that complies with our FCA obligations, is also essential. This role will report to the Head of Advertising and will work closely with the Retail teams.

Key purpose
- Work with our Advertising team, Retail marketing teams and our media agency, to plan, develop and implement media campaigns on time and to brief
- Deliver creativemarketing assetsfor New, Used, Aftersales, Commercial and Motabilitycampaigns
- Help review and optimise activityto drive optimumperformance and lead generation
- Share learnings with Retailand wider Marketing teams
- Key Performance indicators
- Marketing campaign delivery - timely, performance, efficient
- Marketing creative assets forNew, Used, Motability, Commercial and Aftersales

Main tasks
- Working alongside the Advertising and Retail teamsto deliver divisional and local advertising media activity. Paid media channels include TV and AV, radio, OOH, press, social and display. (Please note that PPC does not fall under this role.)
- Creative delivery to include
- Impactful creative inline with the group and manufacturer brand guidelines
- Paid media channels could include;Radio, Social, Press, OOH, In-search and Awareness Display
- Managing and delivering engaging written copy for paid social advertisingcampaigns. This includes UTM creation and weblink testing.
- Review competitor advertising activity and targeting, reporting to wider Advertising team on findings
- To regularlyhelpreview creative and delivery against commercial success and implementation to identifyareas of improvement and efficiency. Ensuring we are working to each platform’s best practice approach.

**About You**
Preferred Criteria
- A degree is preferred but not essential
- Proficient use of Microsoft Packages
- Confident use of Google Analytics
- Experience of using project management tools (such as Asana) preferred
- Automotive marketing or highly regulated industry experience
- CIM qualification or working towards

Personality & Behavioural Qualities Needed:

- You have excellent organisational and project management skills
- You are versatile and able to work under pressure
- You are creative, finding new ways to innovate and solve problems
- You are have the passion it takes to drive the business forwards
- You are ambitious, for yourself and for the business
- You are a team player who will be comfortable working closely with all internal stakeholders
- You are a strong communicator with the ability to influence

**What you can expect**
We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague's personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

- 25 days holiday rising with length of service plus bank holidays
- Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
- Preferential Service Rates
- Colleague Purchase Scheme
- Share Incentive Scheme
- Pension
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Job Reference: HOMA00140