Marketing Assistant

**Fancy turning your Pinterest passion into a profession? This could be the role for you.**

**Job Title**: Marketing Assistant
**Location**: Blackburn HQ BB1 3BW (with occasional travel)
**Salary**: £26,121 - £27,495 per annum

**About Us**

At Graham & Brown, we’ve been redefining interiors for over 75 years. With a rich heritage in wallpaper and a strong reputation for innovation, we’ve grown into a global brand offering stylish, sustainable, and design-led home décor products. We’re passionate about creating beautiful spaces - and even more passionate about the people who make it happen.

**The Role**

We’re looking for an organised, creative and enthusiastic **Marketing Assistant** to join our G&B Home Living Marketing team. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, product-driven environment where no two days are the same. From product launches to market research, social content to sales materials, you’ll help bring our brand to life across a wide range of touchpoints.

As a **Marketing Assistant**, you’ll support the team in delivering product plans and executing marketing campaigns with precision and flair. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring everything from stock availability to sample books is handled with care and efficiency.

Whether you’re updating internal brand rooms, crafting content for our social channels, or preparing for a trade show, your role as a **Marketing Assistant** will be vital in ensuring our marketing efforts hit the mark and exceed expectations.

We’re looking for a **Marketing Assistant** who’s brimming with enthusiasm, pays close attention to detail, and is ready to jump in wherever needed. If that sounds like you, keep reading.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Maintain up-to-date product information across brand rooms
- Support general marketing administration
- Ensure all sales assets and data are ready ahead of new launches
- Conduct market research and gap analysis
- Assist Account Coordinators with product data for retailer input forms
- Help manage stock readiness for launches
- Coordinate marketing materials for trade shows, events, and exhibitions
- Create impactful sales boards and pitch presentations
- Assist with development and delivery of wallpaper sample books
- Manage sampling, product origination, and approvals using systems like AX and Pimberly
- Ensure artwork, POS, and product assets align with brand guidelines
- Create and schedule engaging content for our social platforms and retail partners

**What We’re Looking For**
- Ideally educated to A-Level or equivalent
- Interest in marketing and interiors is a must
- Creative flair with confidence in creating marketing content
- Excellent communication, numeracy, and literacy skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and great organisational skills
- Self-starter with a positive, proactive attitude
- Strong team player who can build effective internal and external relationships
- Competency in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
- Confident presenting ideas and materials to a high standard
- A full, clean driving licence for occasional travel

**What’s In It For You?**

Working at Graham & Brown isn’t just a job - it’s a home for your ambition. As a **Marketing Assistant**, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including:

- 32 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Flexi-time working - because we believe in work-life balance
- Your birthday off - take the day to celebrate you
- A 60% discount on our stunning products - perfect for your next home makeover
- Access to our colleague discount portal with savings at top retailers
- A generous 10% pension scheme - we invest in your future
- Life assurance for added peace of mind
- Free on-site parking and access to company vehicles for business use
- Fun, inclusive social events organised by our brilliant in-house Fun Squad