Marketing Administrator - 12 Month Placement

Mike Burton (Part of Destination Sport Group)

Marketing Administrator - 12 Month Placement

This is a hybrid role based in our Gloucester office, so you must live within a commutable distance

As part of Destination Sport Group (“DSG”), Mike Burton create and deliver major brand, customer and revenue focused ticketing and travel programmes around the globe, working in direct partnership with organisations that include the British & Irish Lions and England Rugby. https://mikeburton.com/

Mike Burton are excited to offer a unique placement opportunity to join their dynamic, forward thinking Marketing, Sales and Product team within Mike Burton Group and the sporting brands it manages including England Rugby Travel, Lions Rugby Travel, The Open Experiences and others. Reporting into the Marketing Manager, this role will allow you to make a real difference and have a huge impact on the co-ordination of measurable marketing and product campaigns which have a direct impact on generating sales. You must be a dynamic and driven individual who is interested in everything marketing, focusing on delivering to strategic objectives and employing the latest CRM and EDM technology. As part of the marketing and product team you will work closely with the sales teams, helping to create, launch, co-ordinate and optimise segmented and targeted B2B and B2C campaigns, while identifying and managing the customers which are key to our marketing activity. In this ‘hands-on’ role, planning and time management is key, helping to create and deliver effective and complex marketing campaigns to  consumer audiences, from conception, product development, through to implementation, tracking and reporting.The main focus of the role is to drive and deliver all aspects of customer relationship management including campaigns, monitoring and segmentation.

Our 12 month placement is designed to provide you with real industry scenarios and develop your current skills by putting your theory learnt at university into practice. You’ll be given real-life projects to work on and enjoy top level development and networking opportunities within our fast growing and international organisation. You’ll truly learn from the best in the business by working closely with individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience who can guide you through your year with us.

As part of your placement role, you will work with our marketing team and learn about the systems and processes required to

• Be an active member of the marketing team, generating new innovative marketing campaign ideas to reach our target audiences

• Assist the marketing team with the delivery of digital (including social) and traditional marketing campaigns

• Build relationships with the blogging community to enhance our online reach

• Ensure brand consistency between campaigns - supporting the brand team to ensure that stakeholders brand is consistently delivered 

• Assist with proof reading while following the checking and accuracy quality assurance processes within the marketing department 

• Help to build EDM marketing campaigns and list through effective use of data management through CRM

• Provide administrative support to Marketing and Product Team

• Directly liaison with print and stationary suppliers as well as working closely with our third party agencies

• Assist with Office 365 system usage - such as loading work flow into Planner and ensuring that Teams/Files are up to date

• Manage relationships with the Finance team to ensure smooth payment of Marketing invoices (creation of PO, administration of incoming invoices)

• Support the management of the department with travel and admin requirements 

• Any other duties reasonably required.

Be an active member of the marketing team, generating new innovative marketing campaign ideas to reach our target audiences

Assist the marketing team with the delivery of digital (including social) and traditional marketing campaigns

Build relationships with the blogging community to enhance our online reach

Ensure brand consistency between campaigns - supporting the brand team to ensure that stakeholders brand is consistently delivered 

Assist with proof reading while following the checking and accuracy quality assurance processes within the marketing department 

Help to build EDM marketing campaigns and list through effective use of data management through CRM

Provide administrative support to Marketing and Product Team

Directly liaison with print and stationary suppliers as well as working closely with our third party agencies

Assist with Office 365 system usage - such as loading work flow into Planner and ensuring that Teams/Files are up to date

Manage relationships with the Finance team to ensure smooth payment of Marketing invoices (creation of PO, administration of incoming invoices)

Support the management of the department with travel and admin requirements 

Any other duties reasonably required.

Our Benefits :

• A real living wage salary at £24, 636 Per Annum

• 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays 

• An additional days leave for your birthday

• Hybrid working model

• Pension Contribution

• Full training and support provided throughout your placement

• Regular check in’s with other placement students across the business

• Free eye tests and discounted glasses with Specsavers

• Free flu jabs

• All IT equipment provided

• Access to discounted hotels & sporting events 

• Access to our lifestyle benefits portal that gives you access to various discounts including: Gym and fitness discounts, Cycle to work scheme, Free ‘My Possible Self’ wellbeing app, retail and holiday discounts and Care First Employee Assistance Programme - providing you with practical information, emotional support and counselling available 24/7.

A real living wage salary at £24, 636 Per Annum

24 days holiday + Bank Holidays 

An additional days leave for your birthday

Hybrid working model

Pension Contribution

Full training and support provided throughout your placement

Regular check in’s with other placement students across the business

Free eye tests and discounted glasses with Specsavers

Free flu jabs

All IT equipment provided

Access to discounted hotels & sporting events 

Access to our lifestyle benefits portal that gives you access to various discounts including: Gym and fitness discounts, Cycle to work scheme, Free ‘My Possible Self’ wellbeing app, retail and holiday discounts and Care First Employee Assistance Programme - providing you with practical information, emotional support and counselling available 24/7.