Job Description

Job Category: Marketing:Please note: This is a 12 month fixed term position covering maternity leaveWe are looking for a Home Brands Marketing & PR Officer to join our marketing team at our brand new fully managed office in Alfred Place. This is a 12 month fixed term position covering maternity leave. The role involves working closely with the Home Brands at NEXT marketing team to coordinate and implement marketing strategies that enhance awareness and boost sales for the home brands at NEXT product lines.The role will also support the existing PR team in PR initiatives for home brands, which includes event planning and participation, press and influencer relations, product coordination, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders.About the roleHome Brands Marketing Account Management:

• Support the Senior Brand PR & Influencer Officer in managing the Home License brands accounts and relationships, ensuring timely updates, regular reporting of marketing activity / support, as well as close collaboration on joint initiatives.
• In partnership with the Senior Brand PR & Influencer Officer, stay up to date on upcoming brand and range launches; co-ordinate cross-channel meetings with key internal stakeholders and brand partners.

Campaigns / Awareness and Project Management:

• Support in the co-ordination and delivery of marketing activation projects, from concept through to execution and delivery, followed by full reporting.
• Help coordinate in-store activations and support the creation of POS and printed materials for Home Brands.

PR - Press / Media Relations:

• Press Materials - Working closely with the Senior Brand PR & Influencer Officer and Brand PR & Influencer Officer, Product and Design teams to keep fully abreast of the latest home brand launches, product launches and trends to ensure timely promotion to Press. Support in the creation of e-lookbooks / e-alerts / press releases to raise awareness and showcase new products and trending products / themes.
• Driving Coverage - Support in ensuring continual growth of coverage and consumer awareness by using existing proven methods as well as new and exciting methods.

PR - Influencer Relations:

• Paid Influencer Partnerships - As and when required, support in project managing smaller scale influencer campaigns with a set budget with the support of the Senior Brand PR & Influencer Officer. Provide feedback to the Senior Brand PR & Influencer Officer on the content influencers are creating. Be proactive in thinking about and contributing your own ideas for working with influencers to promote products
• Product Coordination & Gifting - Support in stock checking products for influencer send outs, assist in Mainframe ordering of stock to influencers and mailers. Project managing more bespoke sendouts to VIP influencers via our branded mailers, including liaison with graphics to create bespoke boxes, selecting, packing and sending out mailers.

PR - Events:

• Product Coordination - Support in liaising with the sample coordinators and managing product orders via Mainframe to ensure we get everything on our list for press days and events. Managing the logistics of product and props for the events arriving at the correct times.

PR - Coverage Tracking & Reporting:

• Reporting - Support inputting coverage / data into PR coverage excel & reporting deck daily, using Meltwater & Readly to ensure an accurate recording of all coverage. Share regular performance updates with the Senior Brand PR & Influencer Officer as well as in team meetings, using the findings/insight to drive innovation.

About you

• Natural team player willing to go above and beyond to help the team
• Works with others to balance the department workloads
• Communicates effortlessly, appropriately and accurately with all levels of seniority
• Will use and apply new ideas and information
• Recognises and resolves problems which will have a significant effect on own function and other areas.
• Demonstrates commitment to colleagues and to goals and objectives at individual, departmental and organisational level
• Maintains focus on goals and direction, adapting and changing approach as required
• Capable of working under pressure
• Prioritises own and allocated work to ensure that deadlines are met
• Promotes the use of own specialism with those of other skill sets

About Us: You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we've gone global!About the Team:

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

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