Marketing Assistant

JR United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personal care brand is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support their social media presence and track global trends. This dynamic role involves conducting competitive analysis, contributing to digital marketing production, and liaising with creative teams to create impactful visual content.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in Marketing or NPD in beauty, cosmetics or personal care.
• Skilled in market trend analysis and competitor tracking.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Track market innovations, textures, and ingredient trends.
• Conduct competitive analysis and synthesize data into reports.
• Assist with social media scheduling and content planning.

Skills

Market trend analysis

Competitor tracking

Education

1–2 years’ experience in Marketing or NPD

Understanding of product development workflows

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Trend forecasting platforms

Job description

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Our client is a rapidly growing personal care brand taking the industry by storm, globally.

We are seeking a Marketing Assistant to support on their brands social media pages, with a passion monitoring emerging global trends.

Key Responsibilities:

• Track market innovations, textures, and ingredient trends across personal care categories using tools like Mintel and WGSN.
• Conduct competitive analysis and synthesize data into reports to support concept development.
• Contribute to digital marketing material production, including presentations, trend overviews, and launch support decks.
• Assist with social media scheduling and content planning for brand channels.
• Manage development timelines, product data, and ingredient records using internal systems.
• Liaise with creative and content teams to support visual asset generation.

Requirements:

• 1–2 years’ experience in Marketing or NPD within beauty, cosmetics or personal care
• Skilled in market trend analysis and competitor tracking.
• Understanding of product development workflows, from concept to launch.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and familiar with trend forecasting platforms.