Marketing and Promotions Executive

Northern Ireland, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Planning and delivering local marketing and promotional campaigns to drive newspaper sales
  • Managing and deploying point-of-sale materials across retail outlets to improve visibility and availability
  • Building relationships with retailers to support in-store execution and maximise display opportunities
  • Supporting the launch and promotion of supplements, special editions, and key editorial campaigns
  • Coordinating community engagement activity, including events, partnerships, and reader initiatives
  • Using social media and digital platforms to support print circulation and audience growth
  • Monitoring campaign performance and identifying opportunities to improve results
  • Providing on-the-ground support across the region, including regular travel to key locations around Warrington and the North West.

Requirements

  • Organised, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple projects at pace
  • Creative and commercially aware, with a focus on delivering measurable results
  • Confident in communicating with a range of stakeholders, including retailers and internal teams
  • Comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider team
  • Willing to travel across the region as required

Preferred

  • Previous experience in marketing, promotions, media, or retail is desirable, but just as important is a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a willingness to get stuck in.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
  • Holiday buy scheme for extra flexibility
  • Structured career progression & ongoing training
  • Pension plan
  • Employee Helpline counselling and advice
  • Perks & discounts including:
  • Gym membership
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Eye care
  • Retail discounts
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Newsquest Media Group

We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region by investing in a passionate team of journalists who proudly serve their communities by sharing authoritative news that readers trust. Our sales teams provide local businesses with highly responsive digital advertising and marketing solutions.We are one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK and have a portfolio of more than 250+ local news brands and magazines online and in print. With an online audience of 41 million users a month and 7 million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the UK population.In addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1jobs and s1homes, Exchange & Mart, and Newsquest Specialist Media. We also own LOCALiQ, an award-winning digital marketing agency that specialises in driving more leads, increasing online growth and generating return on marketing investment on behalf of thousands of UK SMBs.Our parent company is Gannett Inc, the largest news publisher in the US. Gannett is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Founded in 1995
Newport, Wales, GBR
2K employees (1,046 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
82.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.4%
Direct
37.5%
Referral
20%
Social
12.8%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
957 (48% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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