Marketing Administrator

Company Name: Ryman Stationery
Location: England

RYMAN

Marketing Administrator | JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Ryman Head Office, Crewe

Hours: 37.5

All the teams in Ryman, in our stores and in our Retail Support Centre, demonstrate our passion for retail, by putting our customers first and sharing the vision to keep our customers at the heart of everything we do. We deliver results with energy, enthusiasm and passion. We are all resilient, innovative and adaptable team players.

Job Purpose

Provide administrative support to the marketing team. Specifically to assist in the delivery of effective marketing campaigns, retail promotions and other ad hoc marketing activities

Role of Department

The marketing team is responsible for delivering POS and marketing communications in store, advertising, PR and social media activity, creative development, own label packaging, CRM, flyers & publications, events and other activities to help drive sales, engage customers and support the development of the Ryman brand.

Main Responsibilities

• Support with promotional set up and administration. Duties include:
  
  • Maintain of End to End POS system.
    
  • Briefing of POS updates to studio and write supporting store communications
    
  • Proof reading of promotional POS
    
  • Setting up promotions on till software
    
  • Producing support documents for promotional launches
    
  • Collation and production of buyers POS packs for artwork sign off.
    
• Arranging for products to be sent for photography and writing photography briefs for internal studio
  
• Co-ordinating prizes and communication to prize draw and competition winners
  
• Proof reading marketing materials, leaflets etc
  
• Support with product PR: arranging for samples, product details etc to be sent to press and bloggers.
  
• Liaising with suppliers and buyers to arrange product images and features and benefits to support marketing activity
  
• Writing of store communications to support various marketing activities
  
• Regular contacting of shopping centres, BIDs and stores to support local marketing activity
  
• Managing distribution lists for POS and leaflet allocation to stores
  
• Competitor activity review and audits both online and on the high street.
  
• Support in the set up and running of Ryman exhibition stands at various events.
  
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Strong MS Office skill, particularly Word & Excel
  
• IT literate. Generally confident at learning new software systems and techniques at work
  
• Exceptionally well organised, highly literate and numerate.
  
• Some experience of working in a marketing, ecom or retail environment could be advantageous
  
  

Key Performance Indicators

• Able to manage and prioritise multiple projects to optimise output and work to strict deadlines
  
• Strong attention to detail, producing accurate and high quality work that is right first time.
  

• Successful communication and collaboration within the team
  
  

Key Personality Attributes

• Excellent relationship skills, both internally and externally. Able to develop strong relationships with people and know how to get the most out of them.
  
• Aptitude for personal development. Be prepared to listen and learn. Ask insightful questions and be ready to challenge the status quo. Go the extra mile
  
• Energetic, professional and diligent. Always looking for opportunities to improve and be more effective
  
• Highly literate, and highly articulate in written and verbal communications
  
• A quick, pragmatic and efficient approach to work. Enjoy rolling your sleeves up and get on with it.
  
• Interest and understanding of department and business commercial performance
  
• Obsessive customer focus. Always start a decision making process with the customer and always end the process with the customer.
  
• A true team player
  
  

Please note this job description is not exhaustive and you may be required to carry out other duties as and when required. Due to the high volume of applications we receive for each position, only successful candidates will be contacted.

• Seniority level

  Entry level

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Job function

  MarketingSales

• Industries

  Apparel & FashionStaffing and RecruitingRetail