Marketing & Partnerships Executive

We have an opportunity for a Marketing & Partnerships Executive to join our Marketing team This is a dual role where you’ll primarily work with the Local Marketing Manager to manage the delivery of local marketing activity. Secondly you’ll work with the Marketing Manager to support the delivery of our partnership & brand ambassador activity.

**What you’ll be doing**:
Working as part of a team and supported by the Local Marketing manager. Manage day to day sign off and feedback on creative and media to support stores on a local level. Ensuring cross functional sign off in a timely manner. Including creative supply and media bookings

Manage the local marketing calendar ensuring activities/projects land on time. Ensuring the wider internal and external teams are kept up to date

Build store and marketing communications packs to ensure the business is brought into the marketing plans and the stores are fully briefed

Support another manager in the team with the delivery of sponsorships/partnerships. Including: writing radio credits, developing printed/digital articles, assisting with photo/content shoots, producing wrap up reports and a summary of activities and managing prize fulfilment

Own instore radio, ensuring messaging is correct and live at the right time. Manage the production and scheduling alongside our agency. Work with store ops to address any feedback

Work with external partners and agencies to ensure the smooth delivery of marketing activities. These include: media, digital, graphics, print and sponsorship. Build an extensive internal network spanning: Property, Store Ops, Local Store teams, Regional Managers, Divisional Directors, Insight, CRM, Social. Own the relationship with the store manager

Own the local marketing budget and conduct financial admin. Raise supplier purchase orders, coordinate internal purchase orders, update relevant budget trackers in a timely manner.

Ad-hoc project support for larger projects

**What we’re looking for**:
Ideally you’ll be of Graduate calibre with a minimum of 1 years experience in advertising, sponsorship or agency or you’ll have a marketing qualification. You’ll have strong verbal, written and communication skills, and a high attention to detail. As well as this you’ll have:
Experience of managing sign offs

Experience managing multiple projects

Be a confident, self-motivated team player with excellent communication skills.

Show willingness to learn and broaden skill set

Passion for marketing

**What can we offer you?**

You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us. We also have an early careers network to support you if you’re in your first few years of your career.

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:
Competitive bonus

Save-as-you-earn scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced contributory pension scheme**_ _**after 2 years service

Colleague discount

Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme

Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support.

You’ll work from our Support Centre in Watford, where our Marketing team are based, along with our other support functions. We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture. We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working.

**About Us**:
Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market. With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues.

But it is the Wickes’ culture that is considered its best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.