Marketing Manager

Pooky Lighting Ltd.

Role: Full time

Location: Gloucester/London with travel to Pookys showrooms within the UK and overseas necessary.

Salary:k per annum (depending on experience) other benefits.

The Company:

Pooky is all about beautiful decorative lighting. Lights that look as though they cost a fortune but dont. Key to our success and drive is the service we provide our customers and our desire to win 5star ratings our legendary love of lighting and the fact that we are being used by leading designers the world over.

As an international ecommerce company we recognise the responsibility on us to do what we do responsibly ethically fairly and with as little impact on the environment as possible. We aim to design products that will last for their quality of build and for our avoidance of skittish fads.

Were a tightknit team of supercommitted individuals who love what we do and who do it with a smile and a sense of humour. We are immensely proud of what we have created and the most important aspect of that is the team that we have working with us who provide a high degree of commitment dedication and loyalty every day helping us to achieve the aims and objectives of the Company.

The role:

Were looking for a passionate Marketing Manager to delight and grow our customer base through delivering a socialfirst marketing strategy. Youll be responsible for inspiring consumers with engaging storytelling across multiple channels to build and strengthen the brand in the UK and USA whilst ensuring a consistency of messaging.

Main responsibilities:

• Implement the marketing strategy for organic social media and influencer marketing to build engagement and reach.
• Establish best practice for the Pooky brand across different social channels Instagram Facebook Tik Tok and Pinterest.
• Be the main point of contact for our social media agencies.
• Work closely with our Content Manager to ideate and plan content that optimises social media reach and engagement. Make recommendations on content and strategy on paid social.
• Own the daytoday PR agency relationships ensuring positive communication across global agencies ensuring image quote and information requests are managed in a timely manner.
• Oversee delivery of the PR strategy including events press releases and brand collaborations.
• Work within the omnichannel brand advertising budget across the UK and US markets.
• Make recommendations on allocation of spend across channels and titles to increase brand awareness and consideration.
• Create engaging and compelling brand collateral for both retail and trade audiences including brochures lookbooks and Pooky branded gifts.
• Coordinate written brand content ensuring consistent tone of voice and messaging across Pookys website blog social media and emails.
• Plan and execute product launches and marketing campaigns that excite existing customers and encourage new customers to buy from Pooky.
• Provide effective management to direct reports freelance and agencies.

What experience and skills youll need:

Were looking for a passionate Marketing Manager with experience in global marketing with a focus on social media management and a proven track record of executing successful marketing strategies. You will be a qualified marketing professional who is able to demonstrate a solid breadth of handson experience in a marketing role. Youll come with strong team management skills and exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities. As a creative thinker and an expert in digital marketing platforms youll be adept at managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Were looking for someone who is excited about working as part of a hardworking small team within a growing and ambitious organisation. Youll be a manager who enjoys being handson and involved in daytoday operational marketing duties. Were looking for an organised and detailorientated person with a knack for relationship building and stakeholder management.

An understanding of product marketing and the ecommerce industry would be highly desirable. Experience in the interior design soft furnishings or lighting industries would be beneficial although not essential.

The Rewards:

• A competitive salary ofk per annum
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days bank holidays
• Extensive product discounts for the role holder and their family
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity paternity and adoption leave
• Free parking
• Free lunch once a week!

If you possess the experience passion and attitude to make this role a success then we would love to hear from you. Simply APPLY NOW and a member of our team will be in touch to discuss the next steps.

Closing date: 29^th January 2024

First stage inperson interviews will run on week commencing 5^thFebruary 2024.

If this role interests you wed recommend applying as soon as possible. This role is usually very popular and we may have to close the role early if we receive a high number of applications to ensure we can still offer the best candidate experience.