Job description
As one of the largest automotive retail groups in the UK, Vertu Motors is proud to represent 30 of the World's most popular vehicle manufacturers from 190 sites nationwide. Our three main brands include Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors and Vertu Motors.
This role will be based with our central marketing team in Gateshead, and we offer hybrid working for this role.
About the Role
As a Marketing Executive within the Premium Retail marketing, you will be working with the team to deliver stand out creative and communications at a national and regional level for our Vertu Motors dealerships. You will be working with several well-known automotive manufacturers including Mercedes, BMW, MINI & Volvo. You will be supporting on campaigns in line with both manufacturer activity and divisional projects.
You will provide good quality marketing assets and work on campaigns to drive opportunities to do business.
- Creative marketing assets for New, Used, Aftersales, Commercial and Motability covering all routes to market
- Working alongside the Field Marketing Managers to deliver their divisional and local marketing activity
- Update Quarterly offers and web assets with changes to Manufacturer pricing during the year
- Update Quarterly marketing planners for submission to Manufacturers
- Work on delivering events across the group, both divisionally and locally
- Manufacturer Ambassador for the brands we represent
- Ensure all activity is legally and brand (franchise and Vertu) compliant
- To develop good working relationships with the other retail marketing team members, in-house design, data, social and digital marketing teams
- To develop a sound understanding of the market, competitors, and consumers, and to use this to continually improve the marketing activity
About You
Excellent communication skills are paramount to ensure the dealerships are inspired by the output and that briefs are delivered in full. Attention to detail to ensure 100% accuracy, on brand and that complies with our FCA obligations. You will need to be confident on Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Automotive marketing experience is preferred.
What you can expect
We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague's personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:
- 25 days holiday rising with length of service plus bank holidays
- Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
- Preferential Service Rates
- Colleague Purchase Scheme
- Share Incentive Scheme
- Pension
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
Apply today to be considered for this role!
Job Reference: HOMA00145