Sales And Marketing Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and entrepreneurial company as a Sales and Marketing Specialist in Brighton! This exciting role offers the chance to leverage your marketing and sales skills to make a significant impact in a niche market. You'll be responsible for adapting strategies based on market trends, building strong relationships with suppliers, and creating engaging content across multiple platforms. With opportunities for progression and the chance to bring your ideas to life, this position is perfect for a proactive, creative individual ready to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Don't miss this chance to be part of a growing team!

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in Sales, Marketing, or Buying roles.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential.
• Experience with paid advertising and CRM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Spot demand trends and source products accordingly.
• Build relationships with suppliers and fan clubs.
• Create engaging content for various social media platforms.

Skills

Sales skills

Marketing skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Copywriting skills

Organizational skills

CRM experience

eCommerce experience

Paid Advertising

Tools

Omnisend

Job description

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Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and entrepreneurial business, which has plans to grow. The founders have a niche in the market, and are looking to give responsibility to the next generation of employees.

Bring your marketing, buying and sales skills to make a positive impact at the business; there will be scope for progression in the future. You will need to have creative flair, an eye for business and excellent communication skills to build rapport with sellers and customers alike.

There won’t be a dull moment, as the market consistently fluctuates for collectable magazines, and you will be able to bring your own ideas to increase sales.

The Role

Demand for their products fluctuates depending on current affairs and media factors (e.g. when a celebrity publishes new content etc.) Your job responsibilities will adapt depending on demand. During spikes in demand, buying is key to the role; whereas during slower demand then Marketing activities are more prevalent.

Sales (Buying)

• Work closely with the founder to spot demand trends, to then source the right products
• Build excellent relationships with current and new suppliers
• Build excellent relationships with fan clubs
• Build and maintain up-to-date knowledge of the magazine print industry
• Source and negotiate with suppliers to obtain the best value products (price and amounts)
• Monitor stock levels for new products and forecast future requirements based on demand planning and budget
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and margins
• Identify and evaluate new suppliers and assess supplier performance
• Work closely with the fulfilment and customer service team to deliver products to customers efficiently and cost effectively.

Marketing

• Build a content strategy and calendar, to meet company objectives
• Create engaging content for Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn and X, including imagery and video content
• Use analytics to track performance and identify opportunities
• Conduct regular competitor analysis, and report findings back to the leadership team
• Work with the Marketing platform, Omnisend, to deliver Email Campaigns
• Placing products on sales channels such as TikTok shop
• Lead on paid advertising activities, for search and social
• Act as a Community Manager, engaging with prospective customers in existing social media ‘fan clubs’ and creating new fan groups

The Person

• 2 years + experience in a Sales, Marketing or Buyer role, ideally experience in more than one of these fields
• Business acumen; being able to understand your target market and adapt accordingly
• Excellent relationship builder, strong communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent copywriting and editing skills
• Paid Advertising experience is strongly desired
• CRM and eCommerce experience
• Dynamic self-starter, proactive to make things happen
• Organisational and time-management skills
• Resilient and patient when required
• Excellent organisational skills

The Details

• Location: Central Brighton
• Bonus: Significant performance related bonus