Marketing Planning Executive

Currys; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Product discounts on latest tech

Wellbeing initiatives

Hybrid working: Waterloo campus; in‑p

Job summary

Currys is seeking a recent graduate or early-career marketer to join the Central Marketing Planning team on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract at the London Campus (Waterloo) with hybrid working. You will help plan and coordinate major campaigns across channels, support QPEP, and manage timelines and briefs across stakeholders.

You’ll collaborate with Marketing, Omni-Channel, Customer and Commercial teams, gaining experience across the business while delivering promotional activity such as seasonal

Qualifications

• A degree in Marketing or a related subject, or equivalent commercial experience.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working with a variety of stakeholders across different teams.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when managing documents, plans and campaign information.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
• Confident using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Support the Quarterly Promo & Event Planning (QPEP) process by creating, maintaining and updating planning documents to ensure key promotional activity is delivered effectively.
• Coordinate and track actions from QPEP meetings, following up with stakeholders and ensuring progress is communicated and deadlines are met.
• Take ownership of selected promotional initiatives, from developing compelling briefs through to managing approval processes and supporting successful delivery.
• Support planning and execution of major multi-category promotional campaigns by maintaining and managing promotional deals lists and ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
• Support the end-to-end delivery of smaller-scale, customer-facing marketing campaigns across multiple channels, coordinating briefs, timelines, key milestones and stakeholders to ensure campaigns are planned, delivered and executed effectively.

Skills

Marketing

Organisational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

Marketing degree or related subject

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

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London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo /Hybrid Working
6 months Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
Full Time
Grade 3

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

Looking to kick‑start your career in marketing? This is an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate or someone with a few years’ marketing experience to join Currys' Central Marketing Planning team on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract. You'll help plan and coordinate some of our biggest trading and marketing moments throughout the year, from seasonal campaigns and key retail trading periods to customer-focused promotional activity such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Back to School. Working closely with teams across Marketing, Omni-Channel, Customer and Commercial functions, you'll support the delivery of campaigns that drive customer engagement and profitable growth. No two weeks will be the same as you help coordinate planning processes, manage critical project timelines and contribute to bringing exciting multi‑category campaigns to life, while gaining valuable experience across the business.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting the Quarterly Promo & Event Planning (QPEP) process by creating, maintaining and updating planning documents to ensure key promotional activity is delivered effectively.
• Coordinating and tracking actions from QPEP meetings, following up with stakeholders and ensuring progress is communicated and deadlines are met.
• Taking ownership of selected promotional initiatives, from developing compelling briefs through to managing approval processes and supporting successful delivery.
• Supporting the planning and execution of major multi-category promotional campaigns by maintaining and managing promotional deals lists and ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
• Supporting the end-to-end delivery of smaller‑scale, customer‑facing marketing campaigns across multiple channels, coordinating briefs, timelines, key milestones and stakeholders to ensure campaigns are planned, delivered and executed effectively.

You will need:

• A degree in Marketing or a related subject, or equivalent commercial experience.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working with a variety of stakeholders across different teams.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when managing documents, plans and campaign information.
• Proactive and self‑motivated, with the ability to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
• Confident using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to reward great work. You’ll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Performance related bonus.
• Product discounts on the latest tech.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives.
• Hybrid working; our primary Currys Campus is at Waterloo (WeWork) with an expectation to meet in person 2‑4 times per month.

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on‑going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help.