Future is hiring a
Trade Marketing Assistant

Summary

The job description is for a role in Marketforce, Future's leading sales, marketing, and distribution company. The role involves overseeing newsstand circulation of titles/verticals and supporting account managers with administrative tasks. The ideal candidate should have good communication skills, data analysis abilities, and knowledge of Microsoft or Google IT Packages. The role offers opportunities for learning and development, unlimited holiday, and a profit pool bonus scheme.

Requirements

• Good understanding of portfolio and newsstand goals and to develop and track the progress of your title goals
• Ability to develop good relationships with publishers and internal departments
• Great communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• Ability to analyze and interpret data, and know where to find the relevant source
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize work to meet strict deadlines
• Good knowledge of Microsoft or Google IT Packages including Excel/Sheets and experience in creating presentations in PowerPoint/Slides

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Marketforce point of contact for your titles within Marketforce and Future
• Contribute valuable insight/experience to departmental meetings (problems, solutions, highlights, etc)
• Proactive involvement in wider team projects (e.g. Supply / Range)
• Support with supply planning and proactively consider if supplies are at the right level
• Identify Range risks and opps throughout the year, ready for proposal time. Able to write proposals with little help
• Contribute to the Budget process, ie analysing topline sales, supply, and price trends, able to make some suggestions for next year. Awareness of the importance of key issues and anomaly planning
• With support from management get involved in the design and execution of retail promotions
• Aim to resolve queries and find solutions independently, but don’t hesitate to seek guidance from the Trade Marketing Team
• Maintain accurate records of title details (Orion, Production tracker, etc) and of trade marketing activity and invoicing (TM grid)
• Provide sales reporting and analysis for brand directors/publishers, including title, market performance, and competitor forecasting

Benefits

• Huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues
• Fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed
• Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience
• Unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time
• A share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus