Job Description

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 schemeafter 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.

Please contact us here if you require any adjustments within the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage you will have an opportunity to inform us when we invite you to interview. Please note, this link is only for reasonable adjustments required - general enquiries, or direct CV applications cannot be accepted via this form