Publishing Assistant

Colonial Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount 40%

Pension scheme

Private medical/GP access

Life assurance

Birthday leave

Cycle2Work

Retail Trust partnership

Job summary

Colonial Group seeks a detail‑driven Publishing Coordinator to support day‑to‑day content delivery across newlook.com and the app, ensuring high quality and accurate trading and marketing execution.

You will publish content, manage promotions, QA testing, and collaborate with Ecommerce, Marketing, CRM, Trading and Product teams. A proactive team player with strong organisation and communication will thrive in this fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with CMS platforms, ecommerce or digital environments.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to learn new systems, tools and processes.
• Proactive team player with collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Build and publish content across web and app, including homepages and campaigns.
• Manage promotional content and site messaging within CMS platforms.
• Support app engagement through third-party tools and testing platforms.
• Perform post-publication QA checks on content and links.
• Assist with UAT, sign-off and launch of new features.
• Ensure content follows brand guidelines and design standards.
• Support trading changes during key commercial periods.
• Collaborate with Ecommerce, Marketing, CRM, Trading and Product teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve content execution and customer experience.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Digital literacy

Tools

Hybris

Amplience

Storyly

Job description

The Role:

Support the day-to-day delivery of content across newlook.com and the app, ensuring a high-quality customer experience and accurate execution of trading and marketing activity. Develop expertise across CMS, content publishing, promotional management, app engagement tools and testing platforms, becoming a trusted subject matter expert within the team.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:

• 40% staff discount plus friends & family discounts throughout the year
• Access to our reward platform for external discount and offers
• Private pension scheme
• Virtual GP access for you and your children – it allows you to speak to a doctor at a time and date that suits you
• All employees are covered by our life assurance policy from day one
• Unlock extra leave with our buy more holiday scheme.
• Celebrate YOU! Enjoy an extra paid day off on your birthday each year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave (eligible after 2 years’ service).
• Spread the cost of your commute with interest-free season ticket loans
• Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2Work scheme
• We're proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children's Trust

What you’ll be doing:

• Build and publish content across web and app, including homepages, landing pages, editorial and campaign content.
• Manage promotional content, site messaging and campaign updates within CMS platforms.
• Build and maintain content within third-party tools such as Storyly to support app engagement and customer communications.
• Support the setup, QA and launch of content A/B tests across web and app channels.
• Perform post-publication checks to ensure content, imagery, links and customer journeys are functioning correctly.
• Support UAT, business sign-off and launch activities for new functionality and site enhancements.
• Ensure content follows brand guidelines, template governance and digital design standards.
• Implement delivery messaging, sale updates and trading changes during key commercial periods.
• Work closely with Ecommerce, Marketing, CRM, Trading and Product teams to support business priorities.
• Support the identification of opportunities to improve content execution, processes and customer experience.
• Effectively prioritise workload with support from the Junior Publishing Manager, balancing BAU, campaign and trading activity.
• Build knowledge of publishing tools and platforms (including Hybris, Amplience and Storyly) and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop an understanding of wider ecommerce, marketing and trading processes, and how content supports commercial performance.
• Stay informed on competitor activity, customer experience trends and digital best practice.
• Attend daily and weekly briefings with the Digital & Ecommerce team.
• Provide on-call support during peak trading periods, including some weekend and evening cover.

Who you are:

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest in ecommerce, digital content and online customer experiences.
• Eager to learn new systems, tools and processes.
• Proactive team player with a collaborative approach and strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong digital literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Experience of, or exposure to, CMS platforms, ecommerce, retail, marketing or digital environments.
• Basic understanding of content publishing, testing and optimisation principles.
• Awareness of competitor digital experiences, industry best practice and emerging digital technologies.