Marketing Executive - Darwen, United Kingdom - WEC Group

WEC Group

Verified Company

Darwen, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The multi‐award winning WEC Group is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Marketing Executive / Copywriter to join our busy marketing team based in Darwen, Lancs.

This is the perfect opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to thrive and progress in their career.

WEC is one of the largest contract manufacturing companies in the UK with 15 manufacturing divisions and over 900 staff.

Due to the multi-brand nature of our Group, this is a very varied role with a wide-ranging list of responsibilities.

Please note that this is 100% office-based role that will require regular visits to the factory floor.

Responsibilities

Assist with the creation and implementation of the social media plan and come up with engaging content to help grow our audience.
Help with our digital marketing and SEO activity for multiple websites
Plan, develop and implement effective marketing campaigns for the company's new Engineering Academy to drive engagement and promote engineering as the best career choice to local school leavers
Assisting our HR Team with recruitment campaigns for apprenticeships and internal vacancies
Source and write stories for the company's newsletters and produce internal news pieces for the company's Intranet
Help with the organisation of multiple events (trade shows, corporate golf day, recruitment open evenings, internal awards ceremonies, fundraising events, etc)
Assist the wider marketing team with adhoc duties
Being an internal and external brand ambassador for our various companies

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

ESSENTIAL:

Excellent English writing skills
Enthusiasm for social media and all things Marketing
Great attention to details
Strong organizational skills
Strong Digital Skills
Creative flair
Experience working to tight deadlines
Good project management skills

DESIRED:

Relevant Marketing, PR, Journalism or English qualification or equivalent injob experience
Previous Experience in a similar role (industrial/engineering knowledge a definite advantage)
Knowledge of SEO an advantage
Previous Experience writing copy for PPC campaigns on Google Ads, and Paid Social Campaigns
Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator)
Basic understanding of HTML, WordPress, and Magento
Training will be provided
Experience of writing technical content for websites
Experience planning and managing events such as exhibitions and corporate events
Driving Licence (the role will involve visiting our new Engineering Academy in Blackburn on a regular basis and other sites occasionally)

Working Location/Environment
Office based at the Group's headquarters in Darwen, Lancashire.

Company Benefits