Marketing Coordinator

Apollo Foods; Nelson; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Foods in Nelson, New Zealand, is seeking a Marketing Coordinator to support our Marketing Specialists and Head of Brands across all brands. This hands-on role covers digital support, trade marketing, events and activations, merchandise and internal communications.

You will thrive in a fast-paced FMCG environment and gain exposure to every part of the marketing mix, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to bring campaigns to life.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG preferred.
• Experience with digital marketing platforms (Shopify, Klaviyo, Meta).
• Experience with events and activations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Proactive with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the annual marketing strategy and campaigns, on budget and on time.
• Manage and respond to customer enquiries across brand email accounts.
• Support our Digital Marketing Specialist with website, e-commerce and social media content, including community management across our social channels.
• Manage brand merchandise and assets, and coordinate PR, media and sponsorship enquiries.
• Support trade marketing promotions and packaging processes.
• Help plan, manage and execute brand events and activations.
• Champion our brands and culture internally.

Skills

FMCG experience

Digital marketing

Events & activations

Communication

Planning & organisation

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Marketing qualification

Tools

Shopify

Klaviyo

Meta

Job description

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We're looking for a Marketing Coordinator to support our Marketing Specialists and Head of Brands in bringing our marketing plan to life across all Apollo Foods brands. This is a hands-on, varied role covering digital support, trade marketing, events and activations, merchandise, and internal communications - ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced FMCG environment and wants exposure to every part of the marketing mix.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting delivery of the annual marketing strategy and campaigns, on budget and on time
• Managing and responding to customer enquiries across our brand email accounts
• Supporting our Digital Marketing Specialist with website, e-commerce and social media content, including community management across our social channels
• Managing brand merchandise and assets, and coordinating PR, media and sponsorship enquiries
• Supporting trade marketing promotions and packaging processes
• Helping plan, manage and execute brand events and activations
• Championing our brands and culture internally

About you

• Previous experience in FMCG preferred
• Experience with digital marketing platforms (Shopify, Klaviyo, Meta)
• Experience with events and activations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Proactive, with excellent attention to detail - you spot opportunities and issues before they're pointed out to you
• Great at building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal and external
• A tertiary qualification in Marketing is preferred but not essential

About us

Apollo Foods (AFL) is an exciting FMCG lifestyle beverage company, ready to take over the world - one bottle at a time. Apollo Foods was established to create premium beverages to target key export markets, leveraging off New Zealand's reputation as a safe and traceable food source. Using leading-edge European technology, AFL manufacture beverages and products to meet growing consumer lifestyle and health trends. Our brands include Picky, The Apple Press and Boring Oat Milk. Based in the glorious Hawke's Bay, we combine meaningful work with an unbeatable lifestyle - food & wine country, coastline, and sunshine on your doorstep. We're also proud to have just been certified as a B Corp, reflecting our commitment to high social and environmental standards.

Sustainability-led business

Internal culture and wellbeing committee