Marketing Assistant

Marketing Assistant

Deeside

Monday to Friday

Pay:
 Up to £28,000 per year

Job Description:

Company Description

What's Cooking? Group are an innovative food group focusing on making sustainable food second nature by crafting tasty, convenient meals with care for people and the planet. We have a strong taste for quality and innovation. We create ready meals and other savoury dishes that we prepare at 5 locations across Europe. We are the proud employer of around 1400 motivated employees, over 400 of which are based at our site in Deeside.

We're recruiting for a Marketing Assistant to support both the UK and European Foodservice sales teams. This varied role includes general administration duties to creating digital and online marketing content and conducting market insight research.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the Foodservice Marketing Manager in creation of marketing materials
• General marketing support to UK and European Foodservice Sales Teams including the ordering of branded and sales support materials
• Trade shows support for UK and European trade shows (form filling, stand organisation, samples/food organisation for stand with Development Chefs)
• Management of Social Media calendar/company pages and posting
• Assist in organising/supporting marketing events and initiatives (filming, photo shoots, customer events)
• Liaise with design agencies, produce creative briefs/proof-read marketing materials (brochures, guides, newsletters, etc.)
• Assist Sales Team with customer product briefs and presentations including providing insights, benchmarking of competitor menus, creating compelling customer PowerPoint presentations
• Stay informed of latest cuisine, market and consumer insight and makes recommendations for future products/activity
• Ensure accurate record keeping of marketing activity and marketing budget spend
• General administration duties as required from time to time by the business

What we are looking for:

• Marketing degree and/or 2 years' experience in similar role within food industry
• Passion for food, aware of latest food trends, knowledge of different food cuisines and foodservice industry
• Social media experience and preferably familiar with managing content on LinkedIn and Instagram
• Digital marketing expertise and knowledge including social media skills
• Highly organised preferably with project management experience
• IT literate with strong PowerPoint, Excel, and Word skills
• Presentation skills and confident in speaking in front of a room of people
• Excellent written and verbal skills including copywriting with attention to detail/proof reading
• Financially numerate, good commercial awareness, can interpret data and collate business reports
• Creative nature and can think outside the box
• Resilient, works off own initiative and highly motivated
• Strong work ethic and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to speak a European language (French, German or Spanish) is beneficial, but not essential

What we can offer you:

• 25 days holiday which increases with time served and the ability to take an additional 5 days per year unpaid.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential helpline available 365 days a year, offering guidance and support for financial, relationship, workplace, and wellbeing concerns. Also includes access to a mobile app with a wide range of wellness resources covering physical, mental, social, and financial health.
• Perks and savings, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• Private healthcare (after 12 months service)
• Company products to take home
• Company subsidised social events
• Occupational sick pay which increases with time served
• Commitment to learning and personal development

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we'd really like to hear from you