Brand and Marketing Executive
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Brand & Marketing Executive (12-month FTC)
Location - Bexhill or Leicester (Hybrid one day per week on site)
Welcome to Hastings Direct From our Group HR Director Pam Angel
Were a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. Weve made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years along with nurturing our 4Cs culture. Were proud of the journey were on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.
We provide insurance for over three million customers but we know theres even bigger opportunity out there. The fact youre now reading this job advert means weve tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD we really hope you like what you see and youll join us to share in the success of the exciting chapter that lies ahead.
We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If youre excited about joining us and think you have some of what were looking for even if youre not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.
Role overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Brand Executive to join our Brand & Marketing team here at Hastings Direct.
This is a great opportunity for a passionate Brand executive to get their hands dirty and lead the charge in building brand equity for our portfolio of brands through the planning execution and analysis of our brand marketing activity.
Job details:
- On a day to day basis you will find yourself working with internal stakeholders and external agencies to assist in the planning and execution of integrated brand marketing activity across paid owned and earned media to deliver against our brand health and commercial targets.
- You will also monitor and report on our brand health and the impact of our communications activity helping to identify trends and key insights to drive improvements to key brand metrics and the optimisation of our communications.
- At a macro level you will also act as brand guardian and provide support to the Brand Lead for all internal and external brand enquiries including; managing the use and approvals of our core brand codes trademarks and IP in-line with our brand guidelines.
- On top of this you will also assist with the operational side of things - raising purchase orders reviewing invoices managing budget trackers maintaining agency relations ad-hoc reporting etc.
- Please note this role is for an initial 12-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
Essential skills/experience:
- We are looking for someone who has significant experience in a brand or marketing role who also has a solid grasp of marketing strategy.
- As such you will also have a good amount of experience in planning implementing monitoring and measuring paid media activity.
- We are also looking for an excellent communicator someone who has the ability to build strong collaborative relationships and develop clear and convincing narratives.
- It is also important that you possess and analytical mindset and have experience working with data and understanding complex analyses and associated methodologies.
- With a large part of the this role including working with external partners both creative and data experience with relationship management is also required.
The interview process
Our interview process involves the below:
Screening call
1st stage interview with hiring leader
2nd interview
As a Disability Confident employer were committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive what this means to you is if youre applying for a job with us youll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website
Benefits: In addition to a competitive salary you will also receive
Flexible working we champion a flexible hybrid working approach please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail
Competitive bonus scheme- all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
Financial wellbeing as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover income protection at no extra cost and matched pension contributions up to 10% we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes discounts cashback free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support
Mental wellbeing programme we have the thrive mental health app our colleague assistance programme available 24/7 our own in-house mental health first aiders support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
Theres more! 25 days annual leave bank holidays with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks access to our health care cash back plans dental plans discounted health assessments Cycle to work and tech schemes discounted and free onsite facilities social events throughout the year and much more .
Join us and youll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues customers company and community. As one of our colleagues youll be helping to drive our growth so in return well give you all the support training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job well deliver good outcomes for every customer helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.
At Hastings Direct were committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.
Job posting end date:
21/06/2025Employment Type
Full-Time
