Forbidden Planet, the UK’s leading retailer of SF, Film, TV, Gaming & genre entertainment products require a passionate and dynamic Web & Marketing Assistant.
- This position reports to the Internet and Marketing Manager and liaises with the IT department, the Marketing dept and the Buying & Merchandising team.
- This role is responsible for loading content onto and maintaining website content to agreed standards and timescales.
- Marketing duties include periodic attendance at Signing Events, conventions and other off site activity.
- Creation / ordering of in-store POS and signage
- Maintaining diary and updating stores on POS
- Load content provided by the buyers to agreed timescales and standards
- Ensure that research is undertaken swiftly and accurately across a wide range of products and sites
- Locate and edit product imagery and text if required
- Liaise with the Buying/Merchandising Department to ensure that all product information is accurate
- Keeping your line manager informed of load activity and progress
- Liaison with IT department and buyers on Comic load Previews load
- Check FP website landing pages daily for accuracy, functionality and compliance with agreed standards
- Ensure signings web content is dealt with in a timely way and to FP standards
- Ensure all promotions are applied to the FP website, liasing with buyers as needed
- Revisit Web records as needed to ensure that product information is the best available
- Maintain the consistency and accuracy of the web database
- Construct weekly e-zines - send via mailing system
- Maintain landing pages as requested
- Design, print and distribute store POS - window display and related A3 / A4 display. Maintain record of distribution, receipt by stores and Filemaker photo log. Includes Head Office foyer
- Design, print and distribute store Signage - overhead and gondola banners etc. Maintain record of distribution, receipt by stores and Filemaker photo log
This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties, it is not exhaustive and we would be pleased to discuss any constructive comments you may have. Because of the evolving nature and changing demands of our business this job description may be subject to change. You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description, and according to the needs of the business.
Essential
- Demonstrable command of MS Office (Documents & spreadsheets), Adobe Photoshop and FileMaker or similar database
- Experience in a transactional website environment
- An understanding of product categorisation, stock status and basic day-to-day management of a product database.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities within extremely tight deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Good knowledge of FP product mix
Desirable
- Familiarity with HTML
Job Type: Permanent
Work Location: In person
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