Marketing Assistant
Application Deadline: 19 May 2025
Department: Marketing
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Andover
Description
Great People Work Here.
In Twinings UK&I we are on a stimulating journey of transformation as we seek to achieve our exciting goal of becoming a leading brand in wellbeing drinks. We have created an organisation designed to be in flow, where everyone has a pivotal role to play, and an experience that enables you to get the most out of life at Twinings and thrive.
We’re recruiting for a Marketing Assistant to underpin the amazing work that our UK&I Marketing teams deliver, and provide support which enables our Marketing Director the capacity to deliver on key strategic initiatives.
To do this, you’ll work closely with our Marketing Director - managing her diary, prioritising meetings, managing her email inbox and generally being a gatekeeper to her time (which is in high demand so will take good prioritisation skills). You’ll also deliver administrative / coordination support to enable Marketing projects to happen efficiently, at pace and with the right people in the right places and the correct materials and samples at the ready.
You'll be a key contributor to the wider marketing team from a people and culture perspective. We also have regular events (monthly, quarterly, annually), on or off-site – and you’ll be pivotal in the organisation from conception through to delivery (leaning on great project management). For this and other projects you’ll communicate efficiently with a diverse range of both internal and external stakeholders.
This is a fixed term opportunity for 12 months, based in our Andover office on a hybrid basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Diary and Email inbox management for the UK+I Marketing Director, protecting her time and providing support which ensures she has the optimum way of working, in driving our marketing strategy.
- Organise team events and key meetings, some monthly, quarterly or annually and across a range of locations – from conception through to the logistics and delivery on the day.
- Learn and support our Marketing Director with key systems such as raising POs, processing expenses, travel bookings and more.
- Launch key initiatives and be a key ‘culture driver’ of an environment of high performance internally.
- Create a buzz & energy for key initiatives across UK&I and take a people-orientated approach day to day, whilst also adopting a solution-based mindset on how we resolve them.
- Be a willing contributor towards the wider team goals and objectives, willing to turn your hand to anything and support however required, to win as a team.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience within a changeable role where organisational skills are key, including diary management for members of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Proficient administration and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks at one time
- Enjoy building meaningful relationships and get a buzz out of supporting others, planning, sorting, and project management
- Skilled at dealing with unexpected tasks and challenges, seeing potential solutions and being confident to suggest them
- A creative individual with a keen eye for detail - Full of creativity & growth mindset constantly seeking to improve how we do things
- Someone who thrives on the variety, engaging nature and contributes positively to the team
Benefits
- Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- Flexible working options
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
- Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
- Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
- Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- SimplyHealth Cash plan
- Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
- Four week Digital Nomad
- Opportunity for a variety of marketing leading development opportunities
- 2 recharge days a year to pause and get back on top and thriving
- Birthday day off
- Inspiring connection events in line with our exciting wellbeing vision