Description

Footasylum is a leading UK-based retailer specialising in streetwear and sportswear, committed to delivering innovative and trend-setting products to our customers, with a strong focus on digital transformation and data-driven decision-making.

We are looking for a Marketing Assistant to join the well-established Marketing team at Footasylum. This is an opportunity for someone to start their career in marketing, working across multiple functions including Retail, Brand, Control Brand & PR. You will report directly into Retail Marketing Manager.

The role itself will cover a multitude of responsibilities, with no one day being the same. You will work on weekly/monthly competitor reports, support on gifting and influencer marketing, retail rollouts (POS/screens), events, writing press releases and attending photoshoots. Following the first 3 months, there is also scope to support across third party brand relationships and control brand marketing.

You’ll be working in a fast paced and energetic environment and will be expected to bring a level of enthusiasm and flair within the role. A passion for fashion or brands would be preferable.

The Team

The brand marketing team functions as a part of the larger marketing department and we work extremely closely with creative, ecomm and the studio team to bring brands/campaigns to market, inline with the individual consumer groups.

Reporting into the Retail Marketing Manager, you will have weekly meetings to discuss ongoing workload and goal setting. You will also have the opportunity for quarterly meetings with wider stakeholders to discuss longer term strategy and goal setting.

Our goal is to create an environment in which you can learn new skills, gain experience in existing ones and improve your knowledge of the consumer continually. You will be supported in your journey and will be pushed to take on new challenges and expand your knowledge of the brand marketing team.

About You

We are looking for someone who embodies the Footasylum values – Community, Collaborate and Challenge. You will be an expert in UK culture and a brand fanatic.

You will be confident, mature, passionate and has the drive to learn everyday

You will have a high level of organisation, communication and creative flair

You will have knowledge of the current Footasylum consumer is vital with trends, cultural moments, and social media also key.

Responsibilities

· You will have the ability to manage multiple projects at once.

· You will assist in planning and executing campaigns.

· You will be self-motivated and have an ability to problem solve.

· You will be passionate about consumers and trends.

· You will be passionate about marketing/brand.

Why Footasylum?

We are one of the UK’s leading omni channel retailers, but as well as that, we’re a genuinely great place to work. We value you and your development. Our people across the business have taken on new opportunities, whether that’s stepping into a new role, moving into a different department, or building new skills through the support and training we offer. Our goal is to create a fun, supportive environment where your success matters just as much as ours, and where you have the tools, encouragement, and opportunities to achieve your goals.

Diversity

We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help make sure we have a diverse perspective when we are building services to customers and the wider business. This is great news for us. But for us, diversity is also about, building happy energised teams full of people who want to learn and want to be inspired by each other's different backgrounds and experiences.

Recruitment Process

We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit we’ll invite you for a call or Teams video for an informal chat about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you.

We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you and why you feel that this is the opportunity for you. Please note, this is not a remote role and our expectation is that you will be able to attend Head Office/Studio in a hybrid way, in Greater Manchester.