Marketing Assistant (Graduate)

targetjobs UK; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the instant coffee sector is looking for a recent graduate to join their marketing team. The role involves creating impactful content for social media, managing the company website, and providing administrative support to ensure customer satisfaction. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to start in a dynamic business environment with plenty of growth potential.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a relevant degree; business, media, or marketing.
• Full UK driving license, with use of a car.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging content for social media, digital marketing, and blog posts.
• Manage the Cafea UK website, ensuring it is kept updated and fresh.
• Support the marketing team administratively.

Skills

Digital marketing

Social media

Photoshop

Canva

Microsoft Office

Education

Relevant degree in business, media, or marketing

Job description

Reports To:

Head of Marketing & New Product Development

Department:

Marketing

Location:

Dunstable office

Main Purpose Of Role:

To create engaging content for social media, digital marketing and blog posts, manage and develop the Company website and provide commercial administrative support to the MD, Head of Marketing and the Sales team to ensure high customer satisfaction. This role is best suited to a recent graduate who is looking for a wide and varied first role within a fast-paced business setting.

Key Relationships:

Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and Technical teams. Externally work closely with Marketing Agencies, Brand Bank, Customer Websites, and trade press publications. Work cross-functionally with Dunstable teams and other Cafea Group sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop & implement a creative strategy to increase the number of followers for Cafea UK LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook pages in line with targets.
• Work & liaise with other Group social media contacts to share ideas and content.
• Manage the Cafea UK website, ensuring it is kept updated and fresh.
• Be responsible for the Cafea UK internal communication strategy to ensure all employees are kept up to date and informed.
• Create pack designs using Adobe Photoshop or Canva for customer presentations.
• Monitor Cafea UK customers' websites to ensure they have the correct Brand Bank images, descriptive text, meta tags, and suggest ways of optimizing taxonomy to benefit Cafea.
• Manage online visibility of current vacancies on our website and our recruitment process alongside the Head of Human Resources
• Administratively support the Sales and Marketing team to grow Cafea UK business keeping accurate and up-to-date records.
• Office and administrative support, as required. Including, but not exclusively; preparing for customer meetings, organizing events & staff briefings, ordering and dispatching samples, organizing customer gifts.
• Be the Cafea UK contact for trade press releases; including The Grocer, The Caterer, Asian Trader, etc. Be the Cafea UK contact for Das Neuste company magazine, ensure Cafea content or editorial is submitted each quarter
• Manage Cafea UK's relationship with Grocery Aid, including organizing customer and Cafea attendance at industry events and the maintenance of our Gold Grocery Aid status
• Support the Cafea UK NPD process to ensure new launches are as smooth as possible.
• Be an ambassador for the Cafea UK business within our customers and in the wider UK Grocery market
• Be a key member of the Marketing team. Work collaboratively with peers from other parts of Cafea UK and the Cafea Group to ensure the growth and success of the business, including contributing ideas and sharing knowledge and experiences
  
  

Qualifications, Skills And Experience:

A recent graduate with a relevant degree; business, media, or marketing.

Essential:

• Able to demonstrate a knowledge of digital marketing and social media
• Knowledge of using Photoshop & or Canva
• Experience editing and creating videos and photographs
• PC literate with good Microsoft office skills.
• Excited by the idea of working within a commercial environment and being part of a fast-paced dynamic team
• Full UK driving license, with use of a car
  
  

Behaviours:

• High energy, passion, a good intellect, and a will to win
• An eye for detail with good time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly in terms of cross-functional working and internal relationships
• Self-starter who can work without supervision
• Quick learner who is keen to become involved in real business challenges and solutions
  
  

Who Are Cafea UK:

Part of the Hamburg-based Cafea Group GmbH established in 1955. The largest private label instant coffee manufacturer in the UK & EU. Multinational family-owned company with UK division in Bedfordshire. Produce +60,000 tonnes of coffee per year. 8 factories and expertise in all areas of coffee production. Customers in every channel; retail, foodservice, wholesale, vending, and B2B.

Cafea UK Values:

Vision – To be the most passionate coffee company, helping to build a better tomorrow.

Mission – Using our expertise, innovation, and insight to delight our customers, consumers, and colleagues.

Values – We do the right thing. We act with Passion, Integrity, Innovation, and Care.

Cafea UK is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Responsible To:

Production Manager

Industry:

Food Manufacturing / Instant Coffee

Employment Type:

Full-time AM/PM

Department:

Production

Start Date:

ASAP

Health And Safety:

The post holder will be responsible for health and safety in the area under his/her control on a day-to-day basis, and must ensure as far as is reasonably practicable, that he/she is familiar with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and recommendations and these are observed within his/her areas of responsibility. Attention is drawn particularly to the existence of the Company’s policy statement on Health and Safety at Work. Any accident in the post holder’s area must be recorded in the accident book.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

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