Marketing Executive

Marketing Executive

We’re looking for a team player, motivated, confident and passionate Marketing Executive to join our AMES UK Marketing team on a full-time permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a dynamic, fast paced, and innovative business where we always put our customers, suppliers, and colleagues at the heart of our decisions.

Who Are We?

AMES UK & ROI is part of The AMES Companies, known around the world for supplying customers with the highest quality outdoor products, helping people to feel at home, outside. We manufacture and supply the most trusted and iconic garden and outdoor brands in the world. The AMES Companies are owned by Griffon Corporation, with headquarters in New York. Globally, the AMES companies are a leading manufacturer in all things outdoors, and we are proud to have a strong portfolio of retail brands here in the UK & ROI.

Our brands

Joining forces, Apta, Kelkay, La Hacienda and True Temper make up the business group that combines over 100 years cross-category and garden market expertise. The business manufactures and distributes to leading gardening retailers across the UK and Ireland, including over 1000 garden centres, national grocers, DIY multiples and online retailers.

Our AMES Way is our identity and underpins everything we do:

• We Aim High

• We Make it Happen

• We Lead with Expertise

• We Keep it Simple

AMES UK is a fantastic place to work. We take huge pride in developing and growing our people within the business.

The Role

This is a remote working role with travel to sites within the UK. Reporting to the Product Marketing Manager.

The purpose of this role is to support the development and execution of marketing plans and plays a key role in delivering against marketing activity calendars.

Key areas of responsibility

A typical day in your role will involve:

• Creating marketing briefs and working with the studio team to deliver marketing assets that reflect brand and marketing objectives
• Managing packaging requirements, instruction manuals, POS production and sales support documentation
• Upkeeping online sales support tools such as Pixsell and communicating any updates and improvements across the business

· Copywriting and proof-reading marketing materials such as brochures, leaflets and proposals

· Working closely with the design function to develop and update brand assets e.g. stationary, image libraries and brand guidelines. Ensuring they are shared appropriately and used across the business

· Database management including updating, tracking and analysing as required

· Supporting the co-ordination and delivery of trade shows, events and photoshoots

· Working closely with external partners to ensure timely delivery against requirements

· Supporting the creation of best-in class B2B assets e.g. online content, case studies, product sheets

· Use internal and 3rd party data and insight to continually track, evaluate and report on the impact of key marketing campaigns.

· Creating and collating a monthly marketing activity report to share within the business from a product & digital point of view

· Collating key internal business activities and reporting the PR agency on a monthly basis

· Working on a clear brief from members of the product or marketing team, creating, gathering, analysing and reporting market research and internal research

· Organising product focus groups and reporting outcomes

· Playing a key role in setting up the ways of working that will best deliver our brand and marketing objectives, e.g. internal and external meetings, collating and sharing information across teams and partners

· Acting as support to the wider marketing team.

· Supporting and working with other business departments in creating and building a positive employee-company relationship

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

· Has at least 2 years’ experience in marketing and is able to demonstrate knowledge and application of the planning and organisation associated with managing brands and marketing initiatives.

· Has excellent communication skills including verbal, copywriting, and is a competent proof-reader

· Strong organisational and co-ordination skills, with creative flair, proficient data management skills, and the ability to prioritise own workload effectively

· Passionate about our creative vision, values, and content and possess the attitude to support the collective goals, no matter how small the task

· Self-motivated and proactive, a clear sense of urgency and desire to make things happen. Comfortable operating autonomously as required, but seek guidance when needed

· Competent use of Adobe creative cloud applications would be beneficial but not essential

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Marketing: 2 years (required)
• printed marketing materials and merchandising: 2 years (required)
• Online/Offline Marketing material creation and collateral: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Remote