Who we are:
White Stuff was established in 1985 through a simple idea. This idea grew and now we have shops and concessions in the UK and internationally, selling women’s and men’s clothing as well as beautiful accessories and homeware. Our original prints (all designed in house), intricate details and considered design touches reflect our personality and make us subtly distinctive.
Our people are at the heart of our brand, constantly moving and driving us forward. We’re sociable, talented, and like-minded and we’re not hierarchical or political in how we do business. We encourage entrepreneurial ideas and accountability at all levels.
Who you are:
You are a passionate marketing professional who is eager to grow a career in the fashion and retail space. You’ll be a creative problem solver with strong attention to detail and the ability to adapt to changes in a fast-paced environment. You are a strong team player who is eager to learn and grasp new information quickly. You are a self-starter, who is dynamic and will roll up their sleeves and get stuck in.
Primary objective of the job:
We are looking for a Marketing Assistant to join our Marketing team. This is a great opportunity to join an exciting, growing team and help drive brand awareness and customer consideration. This role will focus on supporting the Brand and Marketing Lead and Marketing Coordinators across all consumer touchpoints from retail, digital and wholesale, to PR and events.
What you’ll be doing:
- Assisting the Brand and Marketing Lead, Digital Marketing Coordinator and Marketing Coordinator with marketing activities and delivering the overall brand strategy.
- Supporting the marketing team on the briefing and coordination of campaign and BAU assets across multiple channels in line with the brand’s critical path and marketing calendar.
- Supporting on store events including openings, closings, re-sites, promotions and store birthdays
- Briefing and coordinating campaign and BAU assets for our international ecommerce partner
- Supporting on asset requirements for wholesale, concessions and other third-party suppliers
- Managing the marketing inbox and responding to requests from stores.
- Providing marketing collateral to malls
- Assist the marketing and production teams on the coordination of product samples, tracking and documentation for campaign photoshoots and managing samples with our PR agency.
- Updating and maintaining the marketing budget tracker, tracking and filing invoices for the marketing team
What you’ll need:
- A passion for marketing and fashion retail.
- You are highly organised with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively and manage a busy schedule with excellent communication and written skills
- You are a great team player and have the ability and confidence to liaise with people from all over the business (up to director level) and external suppliers
- Experience working in a lean team – knowing how to collaborate to make things happen at pace
- An excellent creative eye and attention to detail
- Experience in briefing marketing assets across a variety of marketing channels
- A passion for championing customers – understanding how they feel about our brand and products and bringing this into the business
- You will have experience using Asana or other workflow management tools
- A good knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Brave, open and creative with a good sense of humour
What we will offer you:
As a Marketing Assistant at White Stuff you will be entitled to an array of great benefits, some of which include:
- Up to 33 days holiday per annum
- 2 extra (paid!) days off per year to volunteer in the local community
- 50% discount
- Subsidised BUPA Dental Insurance
- Healthcare cash plan and Life Assurance
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Pension Contribution
We are committed to creating an environment where we can all be proud to work and be ourselves. Part of this commitment is being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, and age.
