Hours of work: Week 1: Monday ‐ Friday: 8.30am ‐ 5pm Week 2: Monday – Thursday: 8am – 5pm, Friday: 8am to 2pm (40 hrs / week) Reports to: Group Marketing Manager Salary: DOE (up to £40,000) The multi‐award winning WEC Group is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Marketing Executive / Digital Marketer/ Copywriter to join our busy marketing team based in Darwen, Lancs. This is the perfect opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to thrive and progress in their career. WEC is one of the largest contract manufacturing companies in the UK with 15 manufacturing divisions and over 900 staff. Due to the multi-brand nature of our Group, this is a very varied role with a wide-ranging list of responsibilities. The workload can be tailored to the successful candidate’s previous experience and skills and we are willing to consider both all-rounder marketers and specialist digital marketers or copywriters for this role. Salary will be dependent on experience and Training will also be provided where required. Please note that this is 100% office-based role that will require regular visits to the factory floor and occasional visits to our other local sites. Responsibilities · Write, edit and publish high quality, compelling and unique c opy for various marketing channels, including website content, PPC ads, email campaigns, press releases, business awards applications, and case studies for a variety of industry sectors · Assist with the creation and implementation of the social media plan and come up with engaging content to help grow our audience. · Help with our digital marketing and SEO activity for multiple websites · Assisting our HR Team with recruitment campaigns for apprenticeships and internal vacancies · Source and write stories for the company’s newsletters and produce internal news pieces for the company’s Intranet · Help with the organisation of multiple events (trade shows, corporate golf day, recruitment open evenings, internal awards ceremonies, fundraising events, etc) · Create HTML emails to support the company’s digital marketing activity · Edit video clips for use on both social media and website landing pages · Assist the wider marketing team with ad-hoc duties · Being an internal and external brand ambassador for our various companies Knowledge, Skills, Experience ESSENTIAL: · Excellent English writing skills · Enthusiasm for social media and all things Marketing · Great attention to details · Strong organizational skills · Strong Digital Skills · Creative flair · Experience working to tight deadlines · Good project management skills · Thorough knowledge Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) DESIRED: · Relevant Marketing, PR, Journalism or English qualification or equivalent in-job experience · Previous Experience in a similar role (industrial/engineering knowledge a definite advantage) · Knowledge of SEO an advantage · Previous Experience writing copy for PPC campaigns on Google Ads, and Paid Social Campaigns · Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator) · Basic understanding of HTML, WordPress, and Magento – Training will be provided · Experience of writing technical content for websites · Experience of editing videos in Adobe Premier Pro / After Effects and TikTok · Experience planning and managing events such as exhibitions and corporate events · Driving Licence (the role will involve visiting our new Engineering Academy in Blackburn on a regular basis and other sites occasionally) Working Location/Environment Office based at the Group’s headquarters in Darwen, Lancashire. Company Benefits · 25 days holiday plus bank holiday · Profit Share Bonus Scheme · Healthcare & Wellbeing Cashback Scheme · Employee Benefit Loan Scheme · Cycle to work scheme · Company Pension How to Apply All CVs to be sent to the Recruitment team, by email recruitmentwecl.co.uk or by post: WEC Group Ltd, Springvale House, Springvale Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2ES