Marketing Executive

Marketing Executive

Location: Charles Hurst, Head Office

Hours: Monday- Friday 09:00- 17:00. 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £32,000

Charles Hurst has a fantastic opportunity for a Marketing Executive to come and join their Head Office Marketing function. This could be the perfect opportunity to kick-start your Marketing career within one of the most well-established and known companies within the Automotive industry. 

In role you will report into the fantastic Christine Gibney who has years of experience working directly for Charles Hurst. This is an opportunity not to be missed… your chance to learn from one of the very best! Don’t forget you will also have a supportive team around you to help you along the way; including our Marketing Managers and Marketing Executives.

Day-to-day you will be working with a Marketing Manager to help create and executive multi-channel marketing campaigns across the different brands we represent.  Also assisting with the development and delivery of the Marketing Strategy to maximise revenue and margin through effective online and offline marketing planning and execution; whilst also supporting our manufacturers.

• Writing, editing and proof-reading content for multiple channels; including website, social media and offline materials as well as building and dispatching email marketing campaigns
• Identifying and defining audiences using our database platform and extracting data accordingly
• Supporting with our Social Media Accounts; including creating content, promoting activity, and responding comments and messages
• Conducting competitive research/ monitoring and creative ideas for activities for enquiry generation and promotion of products and services
• Developing a thorough understanding of the relevant manufacturer brands and processes to maximise their potential within the Lookers and Charles Hurst Portfolio
• Supporting the development of marketing plans and completing post campaign analysis as well as the management of dealership and off-site events
• Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders; including dealerships, marketing colleagues, suppliers, and manufacturers

Have you recently completed a placement in Marketing and are looking to take the next step in your career? This could be the perfect opportunity to get your foot on the ladder!

Are you an existing Marketing Executive and are ready to dip your toes into the Automotive sector?

Ideally, we are looking for a candidate who has experience of working within a fast-paced environment and can really hit the ground running. Working within our Marketing team being a confident communicator is key whilst not forgetting possessing strong writing skills!

We are looking for an individual who has a creative flare and who can act proactively and innovatively on a day-to-day basis when presented with varying challenging tasks. Furthermore, you must be able to show strong business and commercial awareness and are results orientated.

If your skills and experience match what we are looking for, please apply today and a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch.

Charles Hurst are proud to be one of the top three motor vehicle retailers in the UK, representing 32 vehicle manufacturers, selling and servicing a huge range of cars at over 150 franchised dealerships across hundreds of locations throughout the UK & Ireland.

We recognise the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people so we offer an industry leading benefits package.

This includes competitive basic salaries plus; 

• Enhanced holidays that increase with service 
• Eligibility to join one of our car schemes 
• Critical illness cover after 2 years and Life Assurance 
• Smart Health - free access to support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year 

• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• For some roles a company car and additional earning potential through commission or onus. 

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels with our annual Lookers Excellence Awards. So? What are you waiting for? 

Lookers/ Charles Hurst is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential. 

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role and responsibilities, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check.