Marketing Assistant
Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (Hybrid flexible, 3 days office, 2 from home)
Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum (DOE)
At Dignity Funerals, we understand the importance of honouring life's most meaningful moments with care and respect. To help support us on this journey, we are now seeking a Marketing Assistant who shares our commitment to compassion and excellence, and who can help us communicate our message with thoughtfulness and understanding.
There's lots to do so you'll need to have excellent interpersonal skills, have great attention to detail and enjoy working cross-functionally in teams.
This role is pivotal in supporting the smooth operation and execution of marketing campaigns and brand-related activities in which you will be involved in:
- Overseeing the Brand Inbox, efficiently managing and redirecting queries from branches, Business Leaders, and Heads of Regions across our network.
- Assisting in the preparation and coordination of marketing campaigns, ensuring that all creative assets, collateral, and materials are approved, prepared, and aligned with overarching campaign objectives.
- Facilitating cross-functional collaboration between the marketing, creative, and product teams to ensure seamless campaign execution.
- Acting as a liaison between the marketing team and the finance department to resolve internal and external invoice queries promptly.
- Supporting the execution of customer communication strategies by participating in the testing of communication materials for readability, compliance, and effectiveness.
- Providing flexible, ad-hoc support for other marketing or administrative projects as needed.
What you will bring:
- Multiple years of experience within a marketing or fast-paced administrative role.
- Exceptional organisational and multitasking abilities, with a proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent problem-solving ability, adaptability to changing priorities and ability to bring creative ideas to improve processes.
- Demonstrable experience showing ability to build key relationships with both internal & external
- Proactive attitude, with a willingness to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve processes and outcomes.
- Meticulous attention to detail, with the capability to work under tight deadlines while maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
What do you get?
- Annual salary of up to £28,000pa.
- Accruing 22-25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
- Pension Scheme.
- Life Assurance X2 salary existing.
- Access to our learning & development schemes internally.
If you're ready to embark on a new career journey here at Dignity in a role where you can make a positive impact every day, we want to hear from you! Apply today - because every message deserves to be handled with care.
What are the next steps?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the 'apply' button, where a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will review your application.
Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience, and integrity to protect both the company and our clients.
If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).
Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy). Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company, and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences.
We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed, and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.
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We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.