Content Executive

DFS Trading Ltd; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday, plus the option tobuy

Enhanced parental leave

Health cash plan from £1 a month, with

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension with company contributions

Life assurance

Sharesave scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric vehicle lease scheme

One paid volunteering day

Job summary

DFS Group is seeking a Content Executive to drive the planning, coordination and execution of content across our DFS and Sofology brands. You will translate marketing plans into briefs, manage timelines, assets and production partners to deliver on-brand content across channels.

You will coordinate shoots, manage content calendars and collaborate with marketing, creative, social and web teams to ensure timely, on-brand outputs.

Qualifications

• Experience in content operations, marketing coordination, production management or project delivery roles.
• Strong organisational and workflow management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at pace.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with agencies, production partners and cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail and delivery mindset.
• Confident working with performance data and insight to support continuous improvement.
• Experience with using content management systems (Websphere Commerce preferable but not essential).

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Manager in translating marketing plans into structured content briefs and production plans.
• Own content trackers, schedules and asset libraries to ensure visibility, prioritisation and delivery across brands and channels.
• Coordinate timelines, approvals and dependencies across marketing, creative, social and web teams.
• Track content performance and support reporting dashboards and insight packs.
• Manage the campaign section of the website to ensure digital teams have suitable destinations for activity.
• Lead the optimisation of our UGC collection platform.
• Manage day-to-day operational relationships with creative, production and content agencies, ensuring briefs, feedback, amends and deliveries run smoothly.
• Tracking budgets, scopes and deliverables where required, escalating risks or delays early.
• Supporting Senior manager with reviewing accessibility standards of digital content.

Skills

Content operations

Marketing coordination

Production management

Project delivery

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Agency collaboration

Attention to detail

Data-driven insights

WebSphere Commerce

Tools

Websphere Commerce

Job description

At DFS Group, we’re proud to help people create spaces they love to live in. We’re home to DFS, Sofology, and The Sofa Delivery Company: three brands with their own personalities, brought together by a shared mission.

Behind our brands is a passionate Group team. From Finance and Technology to People, Marketing and Supply Chain, our Group functions power everything we do. They create the foundations that allow our brands to thrive, innovate and grow.

Whether you’re supporting our brands or serving our customers, the mindset that connects us means we expect more of ourselves and each other. It means every customer is our favourite, every voice is valued, and every interaction is one we’re proud of.

When you’re part of a community that shares your way of thinking, the wins feel bigger. The effort feels worth it. It’s a place where people stay because they feel valued, and find room to grow because they’re challenged.

About the role

The Content Executive is a highly organised, delivery-focused role responsible for supporting the planning, coordination and execution of content across the DFS and Sofology brands. This role ensures content development runs smoothly from brief through to delivery; managing timelines, stakeholders, assets and processes to enable high-performing content across channels.

Focusing on operational excellence: turning marketing and digital media plans into structured briefs, coordinating agencies and production partners, managing shoot logistics and ensuring content is delivered on time, on brand and fit for purpose.

What you’ll be responsible for

Supporting the Senior Manager in translating marketing plans into clear, structured content briefs and production plans.

Owning content trackers, schedules and asset libraries to ensure visibility, prioritisation and delivery across brands and channels.

Coordinating timelines, approvals and dependencies across marketing, creative, social and web teams.

Tracking content performance and support reporting dashboards and insight packs.

Managing the campaign section of the website to ensure digital teams have suitable destinations for activity

Leading the optimisation of our UGC collection platform

Managing day-to-day operational relationships with creative, production and content agencies, ensuring briefs, feedback, amends and deliveries run smoothly.

Tracking budgets, scopes and deliverables where required, escalating risks or delays early.

Supporting the organisation of shoots including product and sample ordering, approving shot lists, and being on set when required

Working with the Organic Social Executive and digital marketing teams to ensure format requirements and usage needs are clearly briefed and met.

Working with the web team to support landing page creation

Maintaining channel content calendar by working closely with marketing functions to understand what we are up to together

Ensuring on-site content aligns with campaign messaging and delivery timelines

Maintaining records, templates and share resources to keep processes efficient

Supporting Senior manager with reviewing accessibility standards of digital content

We’re looking for someone who has

Experience in content operations, marketing coordination, production management or project delivery roles.

Strong organisational and workflow management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at pace.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Comfortable working with agencies, production partners and cross-functional teams.

Strong attention to detail and delivery mindset.

Confident working with performance data and insight to support continuous improvement.

Experience with using content management systems (Websphere Commerce preferable but not essential)

Don't let it discourage you if you don't have all of this experience, it's a guideline that will help you hit the ground running.

Room to grow

Everyone at DFS Group begins with a structured induction designed to help you understand our brands, our culture and how we work together.

From day one, you will have access to our online Learning Hub, filled with digital courses, tools and resources to support your development.

For leaders, we offer virtual workshops focused on building confident, capable leadership. We also run skills-based workshops to strengthen core capabilities across the business.

Colleagues can also undertake nationally recognised qualifications through our apprenticeship programmes, giving you the opportunity to gain external accreditation while you grow your career with us.

We believe great work deserves great support. That’s why we offer benefits that help you grow, feel looked after, and enjoy life beyond work. Here’s what we have to offer:

23 days holiday, plus the option to buy up to 5 more

Enhanced parental leave

Health cash plan from £1 a month, with everyday cashback

Employee Assistance Programme for support when you need it

Extras like flu vouchers, menopause support and health check

Pension with company contributions

Life assurance for peace of mind

Sharesave scheme to save each month and invest in our future

Structured induction from day one

Access to our Learning Hub and skills workshops

Leadership development and apprenticeship programmes

30% colleague discount, plus 15% for friends and family, three times a year

Discounts and cashback at hundreds of retailers

SmartTech scheme to buy tech up to £1,000

Cycle to Work scheme for bikes and accessories up to £1,500 through salary sacrifice

Electric vehicle lease scheme with Octopus to help you save and reduce your impact

One paid volunteering day each year

Equal opportunities

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and makes room for different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We turn that commitment into action through colleague networks, trusted partnerships and recognised accessibility initiatives such as the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower.

If your experience does not quite match every part of the role, we’d still love to hear from you.

If you need any adjustments or additional support during the application process, please contact our Talent Team at

[e-mail] and we will be happy to help.