Communications Manager

**Who are we?**
UK Greetings are the UK’s biggest publisher of Greeting cards. Our talented team design and produce original greeting cards, gift wrap and ancillary product to be sold direct to retail. We are proud that our strong customer base includes some of the biggestand most recognisable retailers in the UK, as well as many independent retailers.
**Why UK Greetings?**
We put our people first and we create product that spreads happiness, laughter and love

We offer a hybrid working pattern and a warm and friendly culture that values diversity and inclusion.We love welcoming new talent, but we are proud that many of our employees have stayed with our business for 20+ years
We offer fantastic career development with many opportunities available to gain qualifications while you work through various apprenticeship and higher education programmes.
Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are:

- 25 Days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Long service additional holiday entitlement
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Employee Benefits Platform (retail, restaurant discounts etc)
- Free onsite parking at Head Office sites
- Staff shop
- Employer Contributory Pension Scheme
- Access to an Online Doctor and Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Recognition scheme
- Employee Referral Scheme
**The role**:
We have an exciting opportunity within Customer Development & New Channel for a Communications Manager to join the team on a temporary basis for approx. 12 months.
Are you self-motivated and keen to develop in a Company that puts people first?Do you have excellent communication skills and brand awareness?If so, then this could be the role for you
The role will be responsible for planning, developing and implementing PR & Promotional strategies across multiple platforms using both traditional methods and digital media with an objective of communicating to both a B2B and B2C audiences to drive greaterawareness of UKG’s brands. In addition to this you will support promotional and digital activity with key customers.
Other requirements of the role include:

- You will be a competent writer and have experience of developing PR strategies, researching, writing and distributing press releases to targeted media.
- You will plan, initiate, implement, deliver and manage promotional and digital marketing campaigns containing compelling and engaging content.
- You will be responsible for maintaining and updating content on the company’s website.
- You will manage and update information with an aim of engaging with users on social media platforms.
- You will liaise with third party digital agencies and marketing agencies, developing creative briefs plus maintaining all digital platforms (including website and brand social media).
- You will be responsible for developing and managing reports to measure all activities and ROI on a regular basis.
You should have knowledge and experience of working with all forms of Digital and Social media measurement tools and the technology that drives them, along with excellent PC skills. Proficiency in Microsoft office is essential.
You will have a Marketing and Media Communications background, either educationally or through work experience. Experience of working within a Marketing department or media agency is preferred but not essential.
If this sounds like a good fit for you, and you’d like to find out more, then we would love to hear from you.
Our consumers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We’re diverse and talented, working together to create product that brings people together and makes the world a more thoughtful and caring place.
Everyone is welcome. No matter what your background, circumstance, beliefs, ethnicity, or gender identification we encourage our people to bring their whole self to work. To support this, we are signatories of the Race at Work Charter through Business in theCommunity organisation.