Marketing Assistant - Boots Opticians

Overview:

Do you have a passion for marketing? Do you want to work for a big brand in a fast-paced environment? Then the role as Boots Opticians Marketing Assistant could be for you.

As Marketing Assistant, you will play an integral supporting role in the planning and delivery of our ATL campaigns and partnership marketing activity, whilst also providing support across the wider marketing team enabling you to gain experience in all aspects of marketing.

About the role

You’ll work as part of the Boots Opticians Marketing team - an exciting, award-winning team that likes to have fun and get things done. At the heart of Boots Opticians growth plans, we help our customers to See What’s Possible, working with exciting fashion brands and educating customers on the importance of looking after their eye health.

• Work cross functionally with our Trading Team, wider Marketing Team, agencies and suppliers to co-ordinate the delivery of our agreed partnership marketing plans to agreed timescales to ensure maximum return on investment for suppliers and benefit to our business
• Co-ordinate the creation of post campaign analysis reports for partnership marketing activity, building a view of learnings and insights for future activity
• Support the Marketing & Planning Manager and Paid Media Specialist in the briefing, creative development, set up, sign off and delivery of ATL campaigns and activity
• Work closely with our PR team and store teams on the delivery of our influencer gifting plan
• Responsible for providing the marketing team and wider business with weekly competitor activity reporting & insights
• Weekly marketing reporting
• Raising & receipting of POs
• Responding to store helpdesk queries in relation to marketing

About you:

• Previous experience in a marketing role, or marketing degree, with a passion for marketing and a willingness to learn
• Ability to build strong relationships with others and work cross-functionally
• Enjoy working at pace, adjusting to the needs of the business, to meet deadlines
• Motivated, with a ‘can do’ attitude and customer first mind set
• Good attention to detail and a high concern for order and quality
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities
• Proactive attitude

Hybrid Working:

We offer our Support Office team members a flexible, hybrid working approach based upon empowerment, accountability, care and trust, which includes a balanced mix of remote and office-based working - this will be discussed with you as part of the application process.

Our Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Generous employee discount plus enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boots Opticians and Boots Hearingcare
• Excellent onsite facilities including staff shop, opticians (including free eye tests for team members), gym, cafeteria, outdoor seating spaces and dry-cleaning service

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you; click here to view our full list of company benefits (*all rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility).

What’s next

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email.

We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to be at your best.