Marketing Assistant

Job Title: Marketing & PR assistant

Employer: Cord by Le Cordon Bleu

Location: 85 Fleet street EC4Y 1AELondon

Salary: from 25k depending on experience

CORD by Le Cordon Bleu is the first fine dining restaurant in London by the famed culinary arts institute. CORD is an all-in-one concept that also incorporates a café, cooking school and a culinary event space.

The focus remains on delivering exquisite dining experiences backed by the excellence and savoir faire brought by Le Cordon Bleu techniques, passion for innovation and the desire to celebrate the local gastronomy. Located in the grade II listed Lutyens designed building, it is a perfect combination of timeless elegance, innovative menus and a top-notch service

Key responsibilities:

Communication & Copywriting

· Write, produce and deliver a wide range of high quality, effective and engaging internal and external communications:

o Develop creative content for both print and web including the website, social media, newsletter and other digital channels.

o Develop technical documents and communication briefings for the team, press releases and other written content and ensure it is effective for the intended audience.

o Write and proofread variety of marketing and sales collaterals

· Make sure that all promotional and marketing materials meet the company’s brand guidelines

· Respond daily to press enquiries

· Monitor the company’s social media, responding to enquiries.

· Drive campaigns including adverts, advertorials and editorial partnerships with key medias (print or digital)

· Support planning and development of video content in coordination with the Marketing team

· Proactively seeks new and innovative ways to communicate with the targeted audiences

· Keep current with the news in the F&B sector to create communication opportunities and research possible communication channels

· Propose and implement Yearly Communication Calendar

· Keep current with online trends and research possible online communication channels

Networking & PR relations

· Develop relationships with journalists, influencers and other media contacts

o Emailing, calling press as follow ups on press releases, invitation to events or experiencing Cord.

o Getting contra-deals on editorial coverage through print/digital publication incl. social media.

Events

• Organise and coordinate press events, media invitations to targeted events
• Assist the sales and marketing team with major events internally or externally

Reports

• Monitor press coverage and online presence, compile Media report
• Report and measure on the effectiveness of communication strategies key

The ideal candidate is expected to have the following general qualities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Proficient proof-reading abilities
• Outstanding organisational and time-management skills
• Hands-on experience with web applications and social media

· Solid understanding of online marketing, email marketing and content management systems

• To be able to prioritise effectively, manage one’s own workload, comprising of various deadlines
• To work as part of a small team, taking ownership of its tasks

Experience (min 2 years)

• Digital Comms
• Commercial Awareness
• Social Media Management:
• Content Writing
• PR Relationship

· Food enthusiast – experience working with food clients is preferable

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Additional Information

· 20 days annual leave, with increasing allowance on length of service

· Meals on Duty

· Pension

· Ride to work scheme

· Heath insurance

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• LONDON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:

• Digital marketing: 1 year (preferred)
• Marketing: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person