Marketing & Sales Executive

Summary

Posted: 02 Dec 2024

Closing Date: 15 Dec 2024

If you are experienced in marketing and have a passion for fitness and/or sport, we have an ideal opportunity for you to join our team as a Marketing & Sales Executive! Working on a wide range of marketing campaigns, e-marketing, media planning, media buying, and press relations, you will assist the team in delivery of our Marketing Strategy, and generation of sales and revenue in line with identified targets.

Hours, Pay and Benefits

Hours:

• This is a full time, permanent position, working 37 hours per week
• Working pattern is predominantly Monday-Friday but with some flexibility required for occasional evening or weekend work

Salary:

• £28,541 per annum starting salary
• Increase to £29,405 following successful six-month probationary period

Benefits:

• 33 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays)
• Access to generous pension scheme
• Free Newport Live membership, giving you full access to our gyms, fitness classes, swimming pools and more
• Wellbeing programmes for you and your immediate family members
• Discount in our cafes
• Access to Colleague discounts for shows/events at the Riverfront Theatre
• Cycle to Work scheme

Key Experiences and Qualifications

Essential to your application:

• Practical work experience in a marketing role, OR a qualification in marketing or communications (NVQ level 3 minimum / equivalent)
• Digital marketing experience
• Capable of effectively managing multiple campaigns simultaneously
• Excellent IT skills with confidence to learn new skills and systems
• Efficient time management skills with ability to prioritise own workload
• Unfazed when working under pressure to tight deadlines

Beneficial to your application:

• HND or Degree in a relevant marketing or communications field
• The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualification or membership
• Knowledge of sport and leisure products and programmes
• Ability to communicate in Welsh (or any other language(s) in addition to English)
• Previous PR experience / responsibility
• Understanding of working for a charity / charitable trust

Role Requirements

Working as part of our small marketing team and reporting into our Marketing Manager, you will have responsibility for the marketing of our fitness, sports, health, and wellbeing initiatives, collaborating with our managers from teams such as fitness, tennis, swimming, and cycling, for all aspects of marketing support.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Management of campaigns from concept to delivery
• Helping to achieve sales targets through effective campaigns
• Social media management through our online channels
• Efficient public relations management; developing an online PR profile
• Creating, delivering, and managing online advertising
• Ensuring all promotional materials are always correct and on-brand
• Contributing to successful delivery of our Marketing Strategy, including development and implementation of our Digital Marketing Strategy

With fluid thinking, you will have the confidence to question and not be afraid to pitch ideas. This can be a demanding role, so you must be comfortable working in a busy environment to tight deadlines, with minimal supervision for your day-to-day tasks.

Additional Requirements

This role is predominantly based on site at the Regional Pool and Tennis Centre in Newport International Sports Village, with travel to other Newport Live sites and some external sites also necessary as and when required; therefore, a full UK driving licence is required, ideally with access to your own vehicle.

Previous applicants need not apply.

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Job Contact

If you would like more information about the role, please contact our Marketing Manager, Jo David, by emailing [email protected] or calling our Customer Services team on 01633 656 757 who will be able to connect you.