Manchester Field Marketing Executive

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reports to: Field Marketing Manager (Sport & Lifestyle)

Key internal relationships: Field Marketing Manager (Sport & Lifestyle), Regional Trade Activation Lead, Manchester Trade Activation Manager, Festivals & Partnerships Lead

Key external relationships: trade customers, suppliers of branded assets for events, brand partners

Key responsibilities:

1. Field marketing is about tapping into consumer niches where our product is perfectly suited, and providing memorable experiences for consumers in those key occasions. It is therefore of paramount importance that you have an intricate understanding of our consumers; how they socialise, where they live, where they drink, how they meet people, their hobbies and interests, brands they interact with etc. In this role you will be responsible for immersing yourself within the Sport & Lifestyle communities in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds.

2. Leading the charge on showing up meaningfully in those places and occasions to sample consumers and ensure the product experience is memorable and experiential (e.g. sampling beers at run clubs, gym openings, fitness events etc) 

3. Build relationships with influential brand advocates within the Sport & Lifestyle communities who have a strong digital footprint, and want to authentically share their love for JUBEL with their following

4. Build relationships with brand partners in the Sport & Lifestyle communities in order to develop a strong calendar of brand partnerships throughout the year.

5. Work closely with our Field Marketing Manager to ensure activations are off-piste, word of mouth worthy, and geared towards generating as much noise across our digital platforms as possible.

6. Taking end to end holistic responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of activations and brand partnership events (i.e. relationship, organisation, logistics, execution)

7. Work with our Trade Activation team to identify field marketing opportunities in our key on-trade regions across the North (Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Scotland).

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and is subject to review in agreement with the post holder.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualification: strong academic track record with some brand ambassador or field marketing / brand activation experience

Behaviour: someone who shares and displays the JUBEL culture:

I. Values Driven: our five values aren't just words on a wall. They are the attitudes, behaviours and skills we value in our team to influence who gets hired, promoted, or let go. We embrace diverse personalities and working styles, but every team member lives and breathes our five values:

1. Thirsty: outstanding delivery through an insatiable drive, work ethic, and external competitiveness - want it

2. Action Oriented: working at race pace with a positive and open mind towards everything, doing beats talking

3. Sustainable: operating in a way so that our planet, relationships, sales and energy levels are all built to last

4. Off-Piste: safe = risky. Bold and brave approach with smart risks and no fear of failure

5. Curious: strong and broad appetite to learn - ask questions, be humble, embrace feedback

II. High Performance: We believe the best perk we can offer people is a team of great people to work with who are equally motivated, passionate and driven.

III. Freedom & Responsibility: People who take real responsibility are rare - self-starting, motivated, disciplined, proactive, not letting anything slip through the net, and working as hard on their own as they do in front of others. We hire for real responsibility so we can have true autonomy. You are treated like an adult and trusted, so you won't be asked where you are or what you're doing.

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of executing events/activations and a strong passion for sport
• Effective negotiation skills and an understanding of commercials
• A good understanding of brand activations and delivering experiences
• Experience of balancing and managing a high number of priorities
• Strong experience of building and managing relationships

Skills

• Creative
• Organised
• Problem solving
• Attention to detail
• Relationship building

OTHER DETAILS

Start date: as soon as possible

Location: field based, Manchester

Salary banding: £30,000

Annual gift: £100 gift budget for each year you are with the business (e.g. year 3 = £300 to spend however you wish)

Hours: full-time, flexibility will be essential as you will be required to work some evenings and weekends due to the nature of when events and activations occur

Holiday policy: flexible holiday policy

Wellbeing: private healthcare, dental care and stress relief counselling service, plus monthly personal wellbeing budget

Team engagement: annual ski trip in March with everything apart from spending money covered by the company

JUBEL is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristic.