Part Time Retail Merchandiser - Maternity Cover

Newsquest; Worcester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in media seeks a Part Time Retail Merchandiser for maternity cover. The role involves visiting retail outlets in Worcester and surrounding areas to enhance newspaper visibility and sales. Ideal candidates should have merchandising experience, a positive attitude, and a full driving license. The position offers competitive pay, holiday, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days' holiday pro rata

Company pension scheme

Newsquest Rewards Platform benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising and customer service required.

Responsibilities

• Visit retail outlets to ensure newspapers are well positioned.
• Increase point of sale and run promotions in stores.

Skills

Customer Service

Merchandising

Computer Literacy

Job description

Part Time Retail Merchandiser - Maternity Cover

Application Deadline: 11 June 2025

Department: Sales and Commercial

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Worcester

Reporting To: Julie Bolton

Description

Part Time Retail Merchandiser (Maternity Cover)
28 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Newsquest Media Group is looking for a skilled Retail Merchandiser to join the Midlands team and play a crucial role in its newspaper sales activity.

Key Responsibilities

The job itself will mostly involve visiting retail outlets covering Worcester, Gloucester and surrounding towns, ensuring our newspapers are in the best position, increasing point of sale and running promotions in retail stores, in a nutshell, making sure everything is looking good, and customers can see the local newspaper in their local store.

If you’ve got experience in merchandising and customer service, we'd love to hear from you.

You will need to know your way around a laptop, for things like receiving briefs and uploading pictures, but none of it is complicated.
Ideally, you will have a full driving licence and use of your own car (insured for business use), however, we can also provide a pool vehicle for store visits.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Be friendly and forward-facing – an ambassador for the company and our newspaper brands
• Be able to respond to a remote brief and follow the straightforward guidelines
• Have a positive attitude and approach – it’s all about enjoying the role
• Computer literate
• Full driving licence and use of your car (insured for business use).

Job Benefits

The role offers a salary of £17,850.56 per annum (£12.26 per hour), 25 days' holiday pro rata and a company pension scheme, as well as a suite of perks and benefits as part of our Newsquest Rewards Platform.