Job description
Job Title: Marketing & Communications Assistant
Location: Boston | Hours of work: 40 hours per week (Hybrid & flexible hours available) | Days of work: Monday to Friday 08.30 to 5.30 (Part time considered)
About Pilgrim Foodservice
We are an independent, agile, family-run business. Our people embrace and embody our family values of trust, integrity, respect and innovation. These values have helped us to build a proud history of forging loyal relationships with our customers. From our depot in Boston, we serve a diverse range of customers in 17 counties across the Eastern side of the UK. We offer more than 4000 products including butchery, fresh produce, grocery, chilled, frozen and non-food items.
We are ‘passionate about our people’, recognising that our teams, along with their drive and passion, are the reason for our continued success. This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking, friendly, exciting business.
About the role:
Deliver internal and external communications plan with key stakeholders to ensure our brand purpose, personality and assets are consistently clear. Create better educated employees and customers to increase our awareness and credibility via word of mouth.
Responsibilities will include:
- Ensure execution of our brand assets internally and externally including lorries, uniform, stationery etc.
- Create an internal communications toolkit fit for purpose and deliver annual internal communications strategy. Coordination of each departments input. Own employee engagement.
- Coordinate internal resources and external agencies to deliver company events.
- Ensure Pilgrim Foodservice's success stories are shared externally via social and PR.
- Create a consistent approach to product education with internal stakeholders to deliver trade up with new and existing customers.
- Manage sponsorships, sample requests, local events to ensure fully branded, maximum ROI and news stories.
- Lead and facilitate internal charity committee.
Skills and Experience:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to build rapport and engage with stakeholders.
- Ability to be a brand ambassador.
- Confident copywriter and proof-reader, organised and deadline focused.
- Ability to prioritise and work on multiple projects at any one time.
Perks of Pilgrim Foodservice
- Competitive salary
- Above statutory holiday entitlement
- Pension scheme
- Recommendation recruitment bonus
- Continuous training
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Long service recognition
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Boston, PE21 7SJ