About Us

We’re Minor Figures. Founded on a rooftop in 2014 by three friends with a shared love of coffee, MF has since grown into a global brand with a team of over 100 people across the world, with offices in the UK, USA, and Australia. We create plant-based products for coffee lovers, baristas and a better planet. We love teaming up with people as mad about coffee as we are and love nothing more than heading down to their local cafe to enjoy a chat with the friendly & expert barista.

All our products are 100% plant based and vegan friendly. The company is exploding, achieving record sales figures each quarter.

Minor Figures would be nothing without the independent coffee scene and our products can be found in over 4,000 specialty coffee shops worldwide, where we regularly run Freedays and Minor Figures FM events. We’re also expanding fast, with products lining the shelves in major supermarkets in our three core regions and our team achieving record sales figures quarter-on-quarter.

At Minor Figures, we’re passionate about creating a positive impact and we put sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. We’re a 100% carbon neutral and now a B Corp certified company.

We have big plans for the future of MF. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we want to welcome creative, curious, free-spirited, bold thinkers to join us to make that happen. Everyone’s invited. We collaborate, improvise, synchronise. We are wholly authentic, uplifting and constructive. Because magic happens when everyone’s vibing and having a good time. We value individuality and we want you to be yourself. If you share our love for coffee and you want every day you spend at work to feel like your first, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role

We here at Minor Figures are expanding our consumer-facing marketing activations - and so are on the look out for a Junior Marketeer to help grow the brand and show the world what MF is made of.

You’ll have a starring role in the EMEA marketing team, and support on everything from retail activation in stores, all the way through to sampling at our coffee festivals and foodie events, to brand activation campaigns in coffee shops across Europe.

We’re after a generalist who is keen to get stuck into the world of fmcg, and with a passion for brand building and getting consumers excited.

This will be a brand new role for the business. Wonderfully part of our growth and a sign of more to come, which in itself is a good thing. But as it’s a new role, this opportunity is a fixed term contract for 3 months, ideally beginning early April 2024 with potential of either an extension or even a permanent opportunity. We expect that this role will continue to evolve, and you’ll play a part in that.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Here’s an overview of what we’d like you to be doing:

Ensuring retail execution in-store and online - from briefing the creative artwork internally, to ensuring it’s submitted on time and loaded correctly with the retailer on the first day of the promotion
Event support - from trade shows to sampling events to consumer shows - you’ll be vital in the day-to-day running and planning of events in the UK and across Europe
Creative input - from brand messaging to new ambassador programs - you’ll play a key role in idea generation and ideation of new campaigns
Be the EMEA point person for our social media channels - which are currently managed globally - especially when there’s lots going on in EMEA and it’s our turn to flood the feed
Managing our POS in the office and with our sales team - from magnets to t-shirts to socks to caps - all yours to manage the execution, budgeting, ordering and stock levels
Managing B2B and B2C newsletter content to share with our Ecommerce team
Partnering with our sales teams to best support them and our customers in delivering the MF branding in cafes and on-trade
Provide ad hoc support for internal business needs, marketing team projects, and initiatives
Sampling at sites when needed
Managing giveaways and competitions
Contribute to the optimistic and daring culture of our team, building relations internally & externally with great communication skills
Input into the development of future brand strategy and plans
Assist in efficient management of brand budgets and reconciliation of accounts.

About Your Team

You will be working as part of our formidable UK & EMEA team. We are a lean team, consisting of Liv, our Head of Marketing for EMEA, who oversees all things retail, on-trade activation as well as events, digital activation, campaigns and brand partnerships. You will be working alongside Bryan, our Coffee Community Manager, who works closely with roasters and baristas, to ensure their love for MF translates to deep ambassadorship amongst the entire coffee community.

You will be our most consumer-facing team member - ensuring we are well executed in retail, in-coffee shops, at events and online. Therefore, an eye-for-detail, keen organisational skills, great communication and flexibility in a variety of tasks are essential for this role. You’ll be reporting to Liv, Head of Marketing.

About You

We want people to come into Minor Figures to be a true version of themselves every day. Every day. No matter if you're up, or if you're down, we want people that embrace every day being different. People that can bring the energy, support their team mates when the times get hard, but not hold off from asking for support themselves.

We hire humans, not machines, so let’s look at the key skills that we love to see. People that:

Live and breathe their authenticity and individuality in everything that they do.
Take pride in what they do, and inspire others to do the same.
Have a sense of fun and adventure, along with a hands on & a can-do approach.
Not be phased by constant change and challenges and willing to adapt and implement solutions.
Collaborate like crazy & have a willingness to help in all areas of the business when needed.
Approach every day like it’s day one. Committed, open minded and ready to enjoy every exhilarating second.

You’ll have your finger on the pulse when it comes to new digital trends and channels. You know what young, bold and socially conscious consumers get up to online, and be endlessly intrigued and motivated by uncovering how next generation brands should show up.

You are a natural collaborator and communicator, bringing people together despite time zones and geographical distance.

Key Skills Needed Include

Ideally with some proven experience working within the Food & Beverage industry
Strong organisational and planning skills
Strong communicator and great at working cross functionally (finance, operations, supply chain, marketing)
Creativity to produce bold and weirdly wonderful work
Methodical and highly organised team player, time-management skills and attention to detail is critical
Flexible - everyday will be different with new challenges and tasks!
Self-starter who wants to learn and progress in FMCG industry
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Nice to have: Valid driver’s licence.

What’s In It For You

We realise that a job is more than just the take home salary each month. So what are you really getting?

And, as part of the Minor Figures team, you’ll have the opportunity to invest in the business, with the option to buy shares in the company at an agreed price. Having skin in the game and really contributing to our success. Because it’s you and us all that do make this all happen.

But of course, we look after you in the other ways that you’d expect:

25 days holiday allowance in addition to bank holidays (prorated to 6.5 days as FTC)
Statutory pension contribution through Nest
1 day paid leave to support a cause of your choice through volunteering or activism
Flexible working to meet the needs of the role
30% discount on products from our online shop
Unlimited one to one coaching sessions with More Happi
Unlimited access to Calm app
All the free coffee and cold brew you can drink!
Vegan lunches are available in the office.

YOUR COMMITMENT

You’ll be based out of our office in East London. Work from home flexibility is supported but the office will be your base and allow you to bring the energy and creativity to help educate and inspire our team.

The hours of work are 9am - 5.30pm. Flexibility is required due to travel requirements. We expect that you will attend tradeshows and events outside London from time to time. Travel will be required to attend these events and visit stores - which will be covered by Minor Figures - in accordance with the Minor Figures Travel Policy.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At Minor Figures everyone is welcome. We are committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture that is inclusive and diverse. We celebrate differences and continually support all members of our company to be proud of who they are. In recruiting for our team, we pride ourselves on equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, race, religion, sexuality or social class. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their abilities and effectiveness, nothing else.

What’s Next

You’re sold? The coffee is brewing, you’re ready to hit send and sit back and wait for a response?

In Order To Make That Happen

Submit a CV and any supporting documents to us.
Tell us why you want to work with us at Minor Figures.

Just a heads up, we’re not a traditional team of recruiters and hiring managers. We want to see the human version of you, not just the black & white copy. Our need to find great people needs to be met with a fun and positive recruitment journey, so tell us more about you, however the heck you want.

If you've got any questions about the role or what to chat about what life is really like at Minor Figures, email us at jointheteam@minorfigures.com.

For Recruitment Agencies

For all recruitment agencies: We value the impact & work recruitment agencies have & do. We have people that have worked within & relied heavily on the support of agencies in their career. That said however, we’d really appreciate it if we didn’t receive any unsolicited or out of the blue applications.

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