Marketing Executive

Full Time Role – this role may offer the opportunity to include working from home hours, however the majority of hours will be worked from our HQ.

Package Overview

• Up to £22,000 per annum plus bonus scheme – equivalent of £10.50 per hour (40 hours per week)
• 30 days annual leave (bank holidays inclusive)

Role overview

This is a brand new & exciting opportunity for a creative & dynamic individual to join our award-winning team. This role is fast paced & varied & you will have ownership & responsibility to deliver certain areas of workload within the Marketing department. You must be a strong, sharp & articulate communicator. A high level of attention to detail is a must & you will be proactive & confident in nature.

You will be given ownership & responsibility to deliver the management of our company website, therefore knowledge of WordPress or a similar CMS is essential.

As our advertising & brand campaign strategies are devised, you will be responsible for the delivery of graphics & editing video content. These graphics will be used across relevant company channels including Instagram, Facebook & TikTok. You will also be expected to produce graphics & video editing across all avenues of the business, both online and in-store, so you must have a good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop or a similar editing software.

We are a results-driven company & this is a results-driven role. You must thrive from a high volume & varied workload. Independence & organisation are essential as you will be working on several projects at once. You will be expected to frequently report on your progress, demonstrate results & report them to the Marketing Manager.

Key Responsibilities

1) Management & Ownership of the Company Website

• Manage the day-to-day functionality of our website, including but not limited to;
• Aesthetics; design work, web development
• Ensuring the accuracy of product information & offering, merchandising products, adding and amending current vacancies
• SEO: product descriptions, meta descriptions, image alt text etc.
• Creation; blog posts, web pages
• Contribute to & roll out development plans for future website projects.
• Manage third parties to ensure targets are delivered accurately & deadlines are met, & to deliver development plans.
• Report on performance & present findings to the Marketing Manager.
• Decipher analytics with an ability to interpret & present data.
• Knowledge of basic HTML & CSS would be advantageous.

2) Production of Creative Content & Graphics

• Design & produce graphics & copy for a multitude of uses including social media, ad campaign, look-books, in-store visuals etc.
• All creative content to be on brand & consistent
• Drive brand awareness, reach & engagement through a number of social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, & any emerging social media platforms that may benefit the business.
• Good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro or a similar image/video editing software.

3) Owner of approved imagery from photoshoots

• Preparing images & videos from photoshoots for web & social media use
• Edit, resize & export images/videos appropriately for various formats

4) Content day organisation & setup

• Organise in-house content photoshoots with models, content creators & any other required external parties
• Take ownership for the correct set up & maintenance of lighting, props & other equipment used at in house photoshoots, ensuring the lighting enhances the dress to help drive sales

5) Management of the Red Carpet Ready & CEO’s LinkedIn platform

• Manage the implementation of the company’s strategy to create content & grow the LinkedIn platforms of both the company & CEO
• Manage the inbox & set up connections & networking opportunities.
• Investigate & implement recruitment strategies on the platform

6) Image/Video Process and Storage

• You will take full responsibility for all media produced from shoots & own them.
• You will manage the process of media storage from shoots through to publishing, saving all content in an organised way on the company server & devices where appropriate
• Ensure all media is saved securely with ease of access.
• Appropriate staff should have full accessibility to all images and videos from shoots.

7) Research Reports

• Produce detailed research reports following briefs laid out by the Marketing Manager.

Other areas of responsibility

1) Project Management

• Take ownership of multiple projects & deliver them through to completion under your own initiative.
• Ensure deadlines are met, budgets are adhered to, & updates are regularly fed back to both the Marketing Manager & Project teams.

2) Marketing development

• Take ownership of other areas of development within the Marketing department

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be an individual who can confidently take ownership of multiple tasks & projects, present proposals & see them through to completion whilst working to tight deadlines under your own initiative.
• Software intelligent with a technical mindset – even if not familiar, able to quickly learn and adapt to new technology & programs.
• A great communicator, both written & verbal. Be articulate and demonstrate excellent English - your writing must be accurate and professional.
• Able to work to short deadlines and manage a high-workload, balancing multiple tasks at once.
• Creative, innovative and inventive.

Who we are

Red Carpet Ready are the multi-award-winning UK’s Largest Dress Specialists, situated in our £1m shopping venue 8 minutes from Lincoln City Centre. Independently owned by an award-winning female CEO, we are the winners of Best Business 2022, New Business of the Year, the Women in Business Awards & Prom Queen on Channel 5.

With our Prom 2023 season in full swing the company continues to expand at a rapid rate, achieving continuing growth & exceptional results. We are searching for exciting new talent to join our high performing team. Red Carpet Ready is a very fast paced environment, so delivering results to tight deadlines is essential.

Our team are well rewarded and valued for the results that they achieve, with excellent rates of pay and staff benefits.

Additional benefits

• Discretionary performance related bonus
• 20% staff discount
• A focus on promotion & developing staff within the company, with a focus on career progression
• Star of the Month Award
• Company trips
• Staff thank you & reward events

Location

Red Carpet Ready HQ (Offices and Showrooms), 40 Hall Ln, Branston, Lincoln, LN4 1PY

How to Apply

Please send us your CV & cover letter or apply via the form on the ‘Join Our Team’ page on our website, at www.redcarpetready.co.uk/join-our-team

Closing Date

15th February 2023

Next Steps

We will contact you to discuss your application further. If you do not hear from us by 1st March, then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.

Job Types: Full-time, Graduate

Salary: Up to £22,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lincoln LN4 1PY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

• Can you reliably commute to our Lincoln-based HQ?

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 15/02/2023