Job Description

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.



JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.



We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.



Influencer and Talent Marketing Assistant

Role overview:

The purpose of this role is to support the JD UK and EU Influencer & Talent Marketing team in executing strong Influencer & Talent Marketing campaigns across JD's various internal and 3rd party brand initiatives. This is a predominantly administrative role so strong organisational skills and attention to detail are key.

Responsibilities:

Assisting the Influencer & Talent Marketing team on day-to-day Influencer requirements with a focus on administrative tasks including - but not limited to:

Owning invoicing process Sending stock to talent(s) Using docs to manage tasks such as raising invoices, recording stock send out, etc. Developing talent briefs Drawing up talent contracts - with senior support

Supporting the wider team on smaller tier Influencer & Talent Marketing campaigns - where relevant and incl. but not limited to:

Input for campaign proposals Monitoring campaign content Reporting on finalised campaigns Attending events / activations

Working closely with the wider Marketing teams to ensure all Influencer & Talent content is being utilised across the digital channel(s)

Consistently on the lookout for new talent(s) and management contacts - building out roster lists for

key social platforms, including Instagram and TikTok, with diversity and inclusivity at the forefront

Role objectives and KPI's:

Key objective is to support the JD UKand EU Influencer & Talent Marketing management team and strategy by maintaining the foundation of the Influencer & Talent Marketing team processes (e.g. invoice trackers, workflow tracker, stock removal tracker etc.) to allow the Influencer & Talent Marketing team to action the strategy effectively.

Competencies and behaviours:

3.3 Interacting and Presenting

5.1 Learning and Researching

6.1 Planning and Organising

3.1 Relating and Networking

2.1 Working with People

6.3 Following Instructions and Procedures

Skills and Experience:

An understanding of the current Influencer & Talent industry/market and possessing a genuine interest in Influencer & Talent Marketing

Organised individual

Eagerness to learn with a 'can do' attitude

Act as a support for senior members within the team

Experience in / understanding of working as a team and why this is important in the workplace

Displays a consistently positive attitude and understands the need for this in the workplace and how this affects development

Keen to pursue a career within Influencer marketing

Interest - and knowledge - of the JD brand and 3rd party brands

Good attention for detail

Strong communication skills:

able to give direction and to liaise closely across different levels of the organization

Core training for role:

Shogun training

Basic Excel

Basic PowerPoint

Influencer platform (at time of employment) training

Stock Removal Process

Basic UTM understanding

Contracting session with current influencer Manager incl. understanding of sign off process

Coupa (PO & Supplier set up)



We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.



Thank you for your time



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