Content Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

£36K/yr – £40K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end consumer content engine, coordinating email, blog, and product copy to drive engagement and traffic while continually optimising through data-driven testing.

  • Own email programs and transactional flows, with weekly performance reviews and A/B testing.
  • Plan and publish blog content (including guest posts) to support campaigns and SEO.
  • Oversee product copy, categorisation, and category-page performance across consumer and trade channels.

Job Description

Own consumer email programs from planning to design, with weekly performance reviews and A/B testing.

  • Plan, write, and publish blog content to support campaigns and SEO, including coordinating guest posts.
  • Oversee product descriptions, categorisation, and page performance across consumer and trade sites.

Responsibilities

  • Overall responsibility for all consumer marketing emails including planning, writing, and building/designing
  • Provide weekly reports, using this data to improve email performance
  • Implement and monitor regular A/B testing for optimal email performance
  • Review and maintain transactional emails (e.g. welcome journey, abandoned basket) and newsletter sign-up journey
  • Plan blog topics to promote relevant campaigns and occasions, as well as supporting long-term brand building and SEO
  • Write and publish blog posts, both long and short form. This may include briefing and/or sourcing relevant imagery if needed
  • Work with guest bloggers for content that cannot be created in-house (e.g. for food, craft or interiors content)
  • Regularly review and update older, high-performing blog posts to keep them prominent and driving traffic
  • Write impactful and inspiring product descriptions for all new products on the consumer website
  • Oversee categorisation, including monitoring category page performance and curating category pages
  • Proofread product descriptions for the trade website
  • SMS marketing
  • Ad hoc proofreading of copy produced by the internal marketing team and external agencies

Requirements

  • Excellent English copywriting skills - you must be a confident and articulate writer, with a good understanding of how to write copy that converts across a range of platforms
  • A keen eye for visuals - you can make scroll-stopping emails
  • Strong knowledge of SEO and how to apply best practices
  • Confident with analysing data, and how to use results to optimise content performance
  • Strong experience with email marketing platforms, such as Mailchimp
  • Comfortable using GA4 to analyse data from email campaigns and website performance

Nice to have

  • Experience with Shopify
  • Experience using Canva
  • Experience working in ecommerce or retail
  • Knowledge of optimising for AEO, and using AI tools to support and improve current marketing activity

Benefits

  • £36-£40k, dependent on experience
  • Permanent, full-time role
  • Flexible, hybrid working, with two days a week in our Acton-based office. Free on-site parking is available
  • Annual bonus, based on performance
  • Big staff discount - never get stuck for a gift again!
  • Generous pension contribution
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Rex London

Since 1981, we have delighted in designing, creating and searching for the perfect items to bring joy to your store. Whether you’re looking for traditional toys or nostalgic novelties, home decor or garden gifts, Rex London Trade is the perfect wholesale supplier for you.Trade customers, please visit www.rexlondontrade.com

Founded in 1981
London, England, GBR
13 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.5%
Direct
56.5%
Referral
7.7%
Social
3.6%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~13

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (31% of company)