eCommerce Marketing Executive

We are looking for an eCommerce Marketing Executive to join our Performance Marketing team, based at NEXT Head Office in Enderby, Leicester with a competitive salary range of £31,000 - £44,000. At NEXT, not only are we one of the UK’s largest fashion retailers, but we’re also one of the largest listed companies, selling our products and thousands of world-famous brands, both in-store and online UK and Internationally. Our Performance Marketing team plays a key part in maximizing online sales, driving customer acquisition and return on investment by managing paid media campaigns!

About the role

As an eCommerce Marketing Executive, you will be instrumental in planning, executing, and optimizing performance marketing campaigns for our joint venture partners - Victoria’s Secret, GAP, and FatFace. You’ll work closely with both internal teams and external media agencies to deliver impactful strategies that focus on the profitable acquisition of new customers, as well as driving sales from existing customers across multiple channels i.e. paid search, social, and more! As well as campaign execution, you will support the creative process and contribute to the development of compelling ad creatives, ensuring they align with overall marketing objectives. It will be your responsibility to optimize our marketing product feeds, ensuring the best possible performance and maximizing ROI.

What else is involved?

• Liaising with the agency and internal data, trade, and channel teams on any required campaign reports and performance optimizations.
• Working alongside key internal stakeholders to plan and execute activity.
• Work with the external media agency & key partners.
• Monitor & work with the agency & channel manager to support optimization of all activity.
• Work with the partners to explore new and innovative opportunities which meet business objectives.
• Work with the wider marketing and commercial trading teams.
• Manage the reporting for paid activity for our Total Platform partners, interpret trends and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Track and analyze media performance across various channels, using platform and web analytics tools (e.g., Search Ads 360, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager & GA4).
• Identify areas for improvement and make data-driven recommendations to optimize activity.
• Oversee the marketing planning & content calendars across Total Platform partners.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and monitor competitor activity.

You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we’re big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working. This role currently offers 2 days a week in the office, and 3 from home.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who is a productive self-starter, with a strong passion for eCommerce and a deep interest in the technological aspects of digital marketing. This role requires an analytical mindset with the ability to analyze with data, but also someone who is creative and inquisitive. We are looking for someone with a year of industry experience that can apply their knowledge to performance marketing. If this sounds like you, this is the role for you - and your career! Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary band of £31,000 - £44,000
• Annual company performance-based bonus
• Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success
• Annual Pay Reward Pension 3% Employer/ 5% Employee
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (can also buy/sell up to 3 days)
• 25% staff discount and free next day delivery to desk for online purchases
• A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar
• Staff shops in Yorkshire and Leicestershire
• Juice bar and coffee shop
• Gympass - discounted gym membership
• Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
• Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester & loads more!

The business:

You know NEXT, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count, we have over 500 stores, plus NEXT Online and it’s now possible to buy online from over 70 countries around the world.