Graduate Opportunity

Hemingways is looking for a recent Business or Marketing Degree Graduate to join us, the Ward Hadaway 26th fastest growing business in Yorkshire. You would be initially placed within the Confectionery team, working alongside the Marketing Director, and forming a direct relationship with Mondelez, our Confectionery supplier. Then moving to our Retail/E-commerce team where you will work with many of the very biggest retail brands to deliver best-in-class solutions for their pre-paid activities. Following structured time in each team you will have the opportunity to explore other areas of our exciting business, such as Finance, HR, Sales or IT. All through the programme, you will be supporting on lots of different types of assignments so you’ll need excellent written and verbal skills, good analytical skills and the ability to organise your own workload in a busy environment.

We’re looking for: A hard-working, multi-tasking, super-organised, confident person with good analytic and numeracy skills; great inter-personal skills and a ‘can-do’ positive attitude. You’ll be resilient and tenacious with the ability to become a valued and trusted member of this hard-working team. Interest in e-commerce, digital promotion; retail and brands a distinct advantage. Enthusiasm, creativity and a sense of fun are other looked-for characteristics.
- This is a wide-reaching role with a range of responsibilities.
- Undertake daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality and coordination of each department’s activities
- Routine SEO and content amends to company websites including compose online content on the company’s website and social media accounts
- Employ marketing analytics techniques to gather important data (social media, web analytics, rankings etc.)
- Update spreadsheets, databases, and inventories with statistical, financial and non-financial information
- Prepare and deliver, when necessary, promotional presentations
- Write marketing literature to augment the company’s presence in the market
- Communicate directly with clients and encourage trusting relationships

**Other Duties-**
- Provide cover in the event of staff shortages in other areas of the company.
- Assist with the training of new and temporary employees.
- Carry out other reasonable duties as required by the employer.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree, 2:2 or higher in Marketing, Business or relevant field is a strong

advantage

**Relevant Experience**:

- Excellent knowledge of MS Office.
- Competency with other marketing tools (CRM tools, Online analytics,
- Google Adwords etc.) is an advantage, as is competency with graphic and

presentation software.
- Good knowledge of databases and data handling techniques
- Good understanding of office management and marketing principles.

**Aptitude, Skills and Abilities**:

- Strong analysis and problem solving skills.
- Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and
- Work to strict deadlines.
- Demonstrable ability to multi-task and adhere to deadlines

**Personal Attributes**:

- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Communication and people skills
- Well-organised with a customer-orientated approach
- Ability to keep calm in stressful situations.

**Disposition**:

- Positive attitude.
- Keen and willing to learn while developing new and existing skills.