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Funeral Partners are seeking a Marketing Assistant to support a busy small marketing team. This role will report to the Marketing Manager and will be involved in a variety of tasks and activities each day to support across the team wherever help is needed, some marketing experience is required or marketing degree or similar graduate will be considered. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate, with a calm pleasant demeanour who is a great communicator and a positive can do attitude.

Overall Purpose:

The Marketing Assistant will be responsible for supporting the marketing team across a broad range of administrative and marketing activities for at need funerals and Choice prepaid Funeral Plans. The role will also include working closely with colleagues, internal departments and third-parties.

Preferred Work Location: Windsor Office minimum of 3 days per week.

Hours of work: 9.00-17.00 Monday to Friday (Flexible/hybrid working available as agreed with Senior Manager)

Accountabilities:

• Writing and distributing companywide communications, including briefing notes and weekly/monthly newsletters
• Managing and responding to marketing inbox for external and internal requests from operations teams
• Write briefs for agencies, review and gain sign-off on print and digital assets to support national and local marketing requests
• Liaise with studio and design resource to create high quality assets adhering to brand guidelines.
• Supporting website, digital and social media assets and content creation and proofreading
• Managing the review and responses from client reviews
• Developing in branch POS materials, customer sales and education literature and window displays
• Co-ordinate media bookings, agreeing publications and deadlines with third parties and branches. Managing schedule and delivering assets to deadlines after gaining relevant sign off
• Create marketing presentations, reporting and analytics
• Updating images and information across digital web profiles
• Managing administration of invoicing and budget systems
• Liaising with 3rd party agencies and service providers
• Adhoc project based or administration of marketing team activities and initiatives

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1 years marketing experience or graduate

• Experience in a range of marketing media, POS development, press and magazine advertisement, direct mail, customer facing literature/brochureware
• Ability to edit photos and images using photoshop useful
• Knowledgeable in a range of digital marketing
• Proactive and the ability to take ownership of tasks
• Computer literate, including Word and Excel. Able to present accurate and professional documentation and input data
• Comfortable engaging with a wide range of stakeholders across the business
• A clear understanding and commitment to confidentiality and sensitivities of the funeral industry
• Organised, able to multi-task and able to manage own workload, demonstrates being a good team player
• Demonstrate excellent communication and listening skills
• Willing to be flexible and adaptable to the needs of the organisation
• Demonstrate a calm and efficient demeanour. Able to manage stressful situations
• Demonstrate a willingness to be involved in all aspects of the Company as needed

The Benefits

In addition to the basic salary, and training, Funeral Partners offers an annual bonus scheme, life assurance, pension, employee assistance service, and 31 days' holiday including public holidays.

For further information about Funeral Partners, please visit our website http://corporate.funeralpartners.co.uk/