We are looking for a Brand Marketing Assistant to join Team OB in our Support Office.

As a Brand Marketing Assistant at OB you will support the delivery of Oliver Bonas brand campaigns and day-to-day PR and marketing activity from planning, through to activation and post-campaign review. You will own sample co-ordination for all marketing activity.

Being part of the Brand Marketing team and reporting to the Brand Marketing Manager this is an ideal role for a recent graduate for someone at the start of their career. You will be creative, organised, ambitious, curious, and excited to build a career in brand marketing.

Our Support Office is based in Tolworth, near Chessington, only a 30-minute journey from London Waterloo. We offer hybrid working with a split of 3 days in the office and 2 days home working per week, and are open to having conversations about working flexibly.

A bit about us …

At Oliver Bonas (OB), our values of Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind are integral to everything we do. Collaboration, imagination, curiosity, and teamwork are key to our success, and everyone has their part to play in making OB a special place to work.

Having fun is key, and a playful and positive approach creates an optimistic environment. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about what we do.

Our team knows their stuff. They’re confident and creative and unafraid to challenge convention to find solutions, taking accountability for their actions, but always with kindness and humility.

More about the role …

A OB Brand Marketing Assistant will:

Support the Brand Marketing Manager with the concepting, planning, coordination and delivery of brand campaigns.
Assist with campaign timelines, key dates, product requirements and supporting documentation.
Work closely with the buying and merchandising teams to stay up to date on product focuses, newness and delays, swiftly communicating any issues and alternative plans with the wider marketing team.
Responsible for research and audience insight to identify key trends that will help to shape a campaign at initial planning stage.
Support the creation of campaign briefs, presentations and planning documents where needed.
Coordinate product samples for the PR agency, ensuring requests are processed accurately and delivered on time.
Manage sample requirements for brand shoots, working closely with the marketing, creative and buying teams to ensure the right product is available when needed.
Support press and creator gifting activity by coordinating product selections, sample availability, delivery details and tracking.
Keep clear records of sample requests, movements, returns and any product issues.
Build strong relationships with internal teams to stay up to date on product availability, newness, delays and alternative options.
Communicate sample updates clearly and quickly to relevant stakeholders.
Put together campaign performance reports, gathering results from relevant teams and channels.
Support post-campaign reviews by collating key learnings, results and examples of activity.
Assist with ad hoc reporting, research and presentation creation.
Maintain accurate documents, trackers and campaign records.
Support the wider PR & Marketing team with general administration and coordination

Bonas Benefits:

Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products
Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Optima Health – offering financial, emotional and vocational support
Flexible holiday – 30 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service
Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan or Private Medical
Auto-enrolment into our pension plan
Free access to our onsite gym
Cycle to work scheme
Refer a Friend incentive
Quarterly free lunch
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
Mental Health First Aider support
Education and support through 360L eLearning platform

What we look for:

Strong attention to detail, organisational and planning skills.
Proactive problem solver with a positive, can-do attitude.
Strong administrative skills.
Clear communication skills and able to build strong relationships with stakeholders, both internally and externally.
Able to work collaboratively across teams.
Comfortable contributing ideas and supporting creative discussions.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and confident using AI tools to streamline workflows and improve productivity.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OB

At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.

It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.

Oliver Bonas is a Disability Confident Committed employer under the Disability Confident employer scheme.

To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website: https://www.oliverbonas.com/meet-the-team/diversity