Food & Marketing Executive - Barking, United Kingdom - Crussh

Crussh

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Barking, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Food & Marketing Executive

Reporting to:
Head of Food & Brand Proposition

In a nutshell
Founded in 1998 on Cornhill in London, Crussh was London's original juice, smoothie and healthy food-to-go retailer. Now with stores across London and a UK wide product supply business, we continue to be a constant innovator in the healthy food market, and we're looking for a creative food & marketing executive who wants to help spread our passion for healthy food

This is a central role within the business, reporting to the Head of Food & Brand Proposition and you will be involved in every aspect of Crussh's marketing communication from advertising campaigns & photoshoots to social content creation & copywriting.

You will also be a key support to the Head of Food & Brand Proposition, helping with product packaging artwork, sample making, nutritional legislation updates and writing product specs, giving you a great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the food development process

We are a small, hands-on head office team, and to excel in this role, you will have a passion for healthy food & living a healthy lifestyle and will be able to inspire our customers to live the same way.

An Instagram account full of foodie pics is a plus

Salary:
c. £28,000 - £34,000, depending on experience + Benefits

Benefits include:
Free healthy lunch, juice & coffee every day (when you're working in/ visiting a Crussh store), flexible working location (our central production kitchen is in Barking, which you'll need to visit once a week, but otherwise you have freedom to work from home or a Crussh store), and of course some annual staff parties

The role will involve:

Campaign Management:

Support on seasonal food campaigns, including idea generation, communication approach, food photography shoots, briefing our designer, copywriting, digital & social activation and full campaign implementation
Creation & management of campaign timelines & budgets
Lead of management of instore point of sale, store graphics & signage (e.g. menu boards) and campaign marketing materials e.g. postcards, sampling cards, stickers
Support the creation of campaign briefing documents & store updates for each seasonal launch
Briefs & management of suppliers for all campaign materials

Digital:

Sole ownership of social media strategy & content creation across all social platforms, generating all photography & copy
Management of Crussh website (wordpress), including new food launches, newsletters, blog posts and adhoc updates

Food Development:

Maintain Product Bible with all seasonal launch updates and product changes
Management of price labels
Translation of this data into various customer formats as required e.g. Allergen Guide, Product Lists
Management and updates of products & pricing on external delivery platforms such as Deliveroo and Spoonfed (office catering site)
Maintain and monitor competitor pricing tracker
Assist with sample making as required.

Other:

Management of marketing launch kits for new product supply sites
Support other areas of the business with any marketing and design requirements, working with our designer to produce assets

Necessary skills:

Great communication skills, both written & verbal
Good organisational skills & the ability to multitask
Excellent copywriting skills and attention to detail
Experience managing social platforms with a good understanding on content strategy, social media regulations & paid for social
Preferably experience within a food related business.
Experience of project management
Able to work independently & as part of a team
A creative problem solver, happy suggesting new ideas, brainstorming & new ways to make them happen
Experience of working in a small team with a 'hands on' approach
Proficient ability in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, social media scheduling
34 years' relevant experience

- 'Can do' attitude & positive approach