Marketing Specialist, Communications

Job Description

Job title: Marketing Specialist, Communications

Company: Morrisons

Job description: About The Role:

The Marketing Specialist, Communications will plan, manage and execute campaigns that clearly deliver key messages to our customers across a variety of channels – eg TV, Radio, Press, Out of Home.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

Ensuring that campaign communications are executed on time and in full, delivering compelling messaging to customers. Inclusive of writing briefs, developing content and seeking internal stakeholder sign off.

Working with our media and creative agencies to ensure that advertising content and media performs effectively against the brief.

Continual awareness of competitor activity to ensure understanding of the market and ability to make recommendations about Communications content.

To actively participate in a high performing, engaged team – championing team work and contributing to team tasks.

Coaching other team members within a specialist campaign strand.

Liaising with other Marketing channels to ensure Communications are consistent through the line.

Monitoring of workflow within specialist campaign strand to ensure consistency, plan for future requirements and manage timelines.

Working closely with Compliance to ensure that all Communication is legal and truthful and with Trading to ensure that Communication is factual.

Management of costs associated with Communications production and media.

Continually reviewing processes to ensure we drive down cost and operational waste to maximise return on investment.

This role operates over a four day working week*. Based at our fantastic head office in Bradford. Boasting an on-site restaurant, coffee shop, convenience and sample store, prayer room, free parking and regular company-wide events and promotions. Ideally, applicants will live within a reasonable distance of our office.

About You:

We’ve built an incredibly diverse business, and we’re working hard to make sure we truly represent the communities we serve. One of the best things about working with so many different people is having the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with lots of different views, perspectives and beliefs. For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience of managing marketing or communications in a commercially driven environment, preferably retail.
• Experience of successfully coaching and leading others to deliver.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office and Google Programs. Technical understanding of Print (press, leaflets), Direct Mail, OOH and Radio production and media is desired.
• Strong relationship building skills with the ability to negotiate with and influence others to achieve desired outcomes.
• Ability to coach and lead others to deliver a common goal as well as be a team player.
• Numerical, presentation and verbal skills; a clear communicator.
• Must be highly organised and able to prioritise workload
• Passionate and committed to delivering great quality work with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise & flex to the changing needs of the business
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships at all levels with the ability to influence.
• Customer focussed with a positive attitude
• Experience of working in fast paced environment with lots of change

About us:

• 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus 10% for a friend/family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Four day working week* with flexible working hours
• Company pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Perks with over 850 retailers

We’re Foodmakers and Shopkeepers and together, we make Morrisons. We’re the only UK retailer with our own manufacturing business spread across 18 sites, not to mention nearly 500 stores, we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part. So, whether you want to make the freshest food, sell it, or join us in our head office, we’d love to meet you…

*The four day working week comes with the requirement to work 11 Saturdays per year. These days are shorter (six hours in total) and are mainly used for personal development, quarterly team meetings and supporting our store and site colleagues.

About The Team:

Marketing is a fast-paced, high energy function that drives sales by putting the customer at the heart of everything we do. The marketing team are our brand champions, making sure we give customers what they want, at prices they like, and delivering an experience that’s always unmistakably Morrisons. The team pioneers and delivers industry-leading work in a collaborative and friendly environment with a forward-thinking, people-focused culture. Work is always challenging, frequently fun, and the career prospects are exciting.

About The Company:

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales – always with free parking.

We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…

Some of the benefits you can expect as follows:

• 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member

Expected salary:

Location: Bradford

Job date: Sun, 07 Jan 2024 03:43:11 GMT

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