ITG is recruiting for a brand new Account Executive and will consider individuals who have recently graduated and have limited experience in the marketing field, provided you have the motivation and drive to build a long term and successful career within marketing!
To support the delivery of the production of all Photography, ATL & Regional Advertising (excluding TV) and CRM (including mailer) ensuring the brief is achieved, key timelines are met and they are on brand and relevant to our key customers. Ensuring all outputs are delivered within budget, on time, and on brand.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
Support the production process for all ATL including radio, press, magazine, OOH, press inserts (excluding TV), Regional and CRM activity (including mailer) from end-to-end, working with B&M and the internal creative team to ensure all deadlines are met.
* Support the QC process for all of the above to ensure 100% accuracy and sign off.
* Support the management of the critical path end-to-end to ensure all deadlines are met.
* Support the management of the photography shoot calendar maintenance.
* Reacting to tactical trade briefs and ensuring a quick turnaround whilst maintaining good attention to detail.
* Briefing in copy requirements and ensuring a consistent TOV is used.
* Work closely with the creative team to deliver on brand assets.
* Build relationships with B&M team to understand the product stories to be featured within marketing activity e.g. key product stories, trends, volume lines that marketing need to support the trading teams on.
* Liaise with the B&M teams on their product nominations for activity, ensuring a clear brief is issued so we achieve the right amount of product is proposed from a density, correct level of offers and that each piece of comms. contains the right product for the key customer segments. Also gaining sign off of product information from the B&M teams.
* Build relationships with legal & third-party suppliers to understand their requirements to build into the brief and artwork. Also liaise directly with them for sign off.
* Sharing creative to key marketing stakeholders to ensure campaign consistency and maintain the advertising tracker.
* Supporting with the creation of the photography shoot count matrix and schedules
* Liaising with 3rd party photography suppliers so for example Greybox, Loop, KO Production to ensure they are fully briefed on requirements and key dates.
* Maintaining photography invoice tracker ensuring it is up to date weekly and raising PO's
* Supporting in the creation, management, and maintenance of the production process documents.
* Check off shoot packs/briefs/AD for all still life fashion and Home.
* Product review attendance.
* Support AD team when required.
Requirements
* Experience in a creative role within Retail Marketing working across all channels (i.e. Radio, POS, Digital)
* An excellent service minded approach with proven customer management skills,
* Project management & organisational skills – you will be operating in an environment of ever-changing priorities.
* Good problem-solving skills, especially under pressure
* Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills
* Highly numerate and commercially aware
* Computer literate with good knowledge of Adobe software solutions (In-Design, Illustrator etc)
* MARKETING GRADUATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY - we provide full training and development
Benefits
Work’s a treat!
On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:
* 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays – we understand the importance of you getting some down time.
* Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
* Pension Scheme – helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
* Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
* Smart Working Options – spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
* So many savings – through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.
* Employee Assistance Programme – our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
* Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
* Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus
* Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
* Referral scheme – know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,500 for a putting a good word in.
* Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
* Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.
We Value Diversity
We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.
We are not only committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under-represented groups within our organisation, but the wider industry too.
At the end of the day, we make sure we take time to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet, because we’re always stronger together.
ITG have a number of community groups available to employees and exist to offer a safe space for like-minded colleagues, with shared interests to connect, socialise and check in with each other.
These include Black ITGers Together, LGBTQ+ Together, Mens Health Together, Muslims Together, Neurodiversity Together, Working Parents and Carers Together and Women In Tech Together.
What next?
If you found yourself interested in knowing more, drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.
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