Marketing Executive - Gather and Gather

Compass Group UK&I

Job Description

Here at Gather & Gather we help our clients maximise the potential of food in the workplace

Great food in the workplace isn't simply about fuel.
It's about increasing productivity and improving performance; it's about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do - we live to bring food and people together.

We are excited to be recruiting for a Marketing Executive to work with us. This position is a hybrid role which involves working 1-2 days a week at our head office in London or from sites with flexibility to work from home. This position is to work Monday - Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist in implementing marketing strategies to promote brand awareness, customer retention, and customer acquisition for B2B clients and B2C consumers.
  • Support the adoption of best practices for brand growth and optimization.
  • Execute a compelling marketing calendar aligned with business objectives, including 5 seasonal comms packs
  • Write copy for marketing materials, and manage the creation of content, graphics, and other materials while maintaining brand consistency.
  • Brief design teams to create collateral with compelling content and to brand guidelines
  • Support the planning and execution of photo and video shoots to capture high-quality visuals for marketing materials.
  • Develop cross-functional relationships to support the creation and implementation of effective marketing campaigns across various channels.
  • Coordinate with Food, Procurement, and Design teams to assist in developing and executing food concepts and guidelines.
  • Manage the brand signage for site mobilisations
  • Continuously identify opportunities to increase effectiveness of the marketing materials by regularly reviewing competitor activity and current market trends.
  • Help to create a collaborative and innovative team culture.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to explore and capitalize on new opportunities.
  • Assist in creating, monitoring, and reporting on support tools to help operations teams deliver brand and marketing objectives
  • Visit sites to check marketing implementation after every campaign launch

The ideal Marketing Executive will possess the following:

• A positive attitude and a drive to excel in marketing

• Some experience in executing marketing strategies in a food service or a related environment

• Strong collaboration, communication, and team-building skills

• Comfort in challenging existing ways of working and building consensus among teams

• A breadth of skills across marketing, including successful campaign execution and copy writing

• Ability to manage multiple priorities

• Ability to combine commercial skills, retail expertise, and creativity to meet targets

• Strong attention to detail, communication, and decision-making skills

• Familiarity with evaluation and measurement methodologies to track success and drive continuous improvement

What's in it for you?

Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits and development opportunities to keep you content.

  • Personal Development and Training opportunities
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Holiday allowance
  • Private medical eligibility
  • Eye care
  • A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
  • Family friendly support
  • Regular social events and communication with our leaders
  • A holiday purchase scheme
  • Volunteering days
  • Professional subscriptions
  • Recognition schemes and people awards
  • Long service awards
  • Access to some great high street discount vouchers

Good luck with your application