Advertising Coordinator

Advertising Co-ordinator, permanent, London, 1 day working from home each week, Salary £competitive

This position will work in a highly collaborative team environment of a leading luxury brand, coordinating the planning and execution of UK based advertising budgets for print and OOH campaigns. The nature of the role will appeal to an individual who wishes to learn how things operate across the business and enjoys being a key point of support to the marketing team. The candidate must be able to demonstrate a high level of IT proficiency, particularly in Excel, and the desire to provide administrative support to a high standard. They will be tolerant of routine and the repetitive nature of some tasks, knowing that the role is an important role within the marketing mix.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Oversees print and out of home (OOH) advertising activity including liaison with head office, network of retailers, agencies and publishers

• Coordinating budgets, tracking and forecasting retailer spend across print and OOH marketing channel

• Communicating and implementing official advertising guidelines through co-op media

• Assisting retailers to plan their activities based on their own business goals and in line with corporate guidelines

• Reviews, approves and amends advertising proposals and plans during the year

• Coordinating media assets via an internal media-planning platform. Liaises with production agency to create adverts and liaises with retailers for approval

• Reviewing and editing copy as required providing the correct brand tone, voice and language in retailer owned magazines

• Developing reports to analyse the full impact of marketing activities across the retail network in order to make recommendations and encourage future spend

• Processing, verifying and reconciling invoices

• Providing general support as needed to the Advertising & PR Manager and other projects on an ad hoc basis

• Providing general marketing administration support as needed to the Communications team

Qualities needed:

Excellent attention to detail combined with analytical thinking will be key attributes, together with proven organisational and project management skills and the ability to work under own initiative with minimum supervision. Success in the role requires someone to manage multiple projects simultaneously, whilst remaining calm. A flexible approach and willingness to adapt to changing priorities is key for this role, as well as adhering to processes designed to maintain corporate reputation. The nature of the role will appeal to an individual who is adaptable, both in providing support to the department but also to ad hoc projects that arise. The successful candidate will possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills, as well as a demonstrable ability to work cooperatively with management, co-workers and clients. The ability to build strong and positive relationships across all areas of the business is a key requirement of the role. This candidate will exercise and express professionalism across all aspects of the role and their interactions with others, verbally and in written communication.

Skills needed:

• Attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy

• Excellent time management, planning and diary management skills

• Ability to manage during times of uncertainty and changing priorities

• Able to build excellent relationships across all areas of the business

• Able to work cooperatively with others to produce innovative solutions

• Aptitude for decision influencing and making

• Strong analytical and reporting skills (including proficiency in Excel)

• Recognises the importance of complying with processes designed to maintain corporate reputation

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

•High level communication skills and commercial acumen

•2/3+ years of relevant work experience in an environment with a corporate profile and good level of higher education (preferably a degree of equivalent)