Job OverviewVCG is seeking a creative, detail-oriented Content Marketing Assistant to join our growing marketing team. Based at our Bredbury office, you’ll play a key role in shaping our brand and expanding our digital footprint.
You’ll support the day-to-day sales and marketing activities, contributing to a variety of digital marketing and content initiatives. From assisting with campaign planning to content creation, you’ll play a hands-on role throughout, helping bring ideas to life and drive engagement.This is an exciting, fast-paced role perfect for someone with a strong eye for design, a passion for digital marketing, and an eagerness to learn. No two days are the same. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact as part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the planning, curation, and delivery of multi-channel marketing campaigns.
- Assist in creating and updating engaging content, including but not limited to graphics, landing pages, newsletters, presentations, blog posts, and case studies.
- Help with video production for short and long-form content, including VCG’s podcast.
- Support the content management on VCG’s quoting platform.
- Help maintain and update content on VCG’s internal intranet.
- Support social media activity by preparing posts, updating content calendars, scheduling posts, and monitoring engagement.
- Support the preparation of performance reports to help the team evaluate campaigns.
- Stay up to date with digital trends and share suggestions to enhance VCG’s online presence.
- Assist with website updates and SEO efforts through keyword research and content optimisation.
- Help ensure consistent tone, style, and messaging across all digital platforms.
Training will be provided, with the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship as part of your development.
Qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
- A Levels or equivalent (required)
Desirable Skills
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Video editing skills using CapCut and Premiere Pro is a bonus.
- Knowledge and use of social platforms including LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook.
- Strong attention to detail with good copywriting and visual design skills.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work well both within a team and independently.
Benefits
- Company pension scheme (Salary sacrifice)
- Death in service benefit (4 x Annual salary)
- 25 days holiday plus public holidays, plus 3 days for Christmas closure and your birthday off
- 4 Days working from the office, 1 day remote
- On-site parking
- Bupa CashPlan
- Social calendar (including Summer BBQ and Christmas Party)
- Employee Assistance Program
- VCG Learning Academy
Customer ExperienceVCG is committed to delivering the best experience to its customers, to enable them to succeed and grow with us as their partner. Delivering excellent Customer Experience is something that affects all departments and all employees. As a VCG employee, you are responsible for ensuring that we maintain a good relationship with our customers, maintain our Customer Experience partner accreditations, and support your colleagues in their roles in delivering customer success. You are expected to undertake any relevant training for Customer Experience promptly and follow continual improvement processes to identify opportunities to develop customer’s experience with VCG.
Equal OpportunitiesWe are an equal opportunity employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, gender or gender orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Right to WorkPlease note that this role requires the successful applicant to be permitted by the UK Home Office to live and work in the UK.