Marketing Specialist NEW

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Jackie Wilsher Staff Service & Queensway Personnel

We are supporting a well established and growing company located in Leighton Buzzard who are seeking a Marketing Specialist to join their core creative team! This role is perfect for someone who is hands-on, creative and loves great design.

Location: Leighton Buzzard.

Working Hours: 09:00am – 17:00pm, Monday to Friday. Fully office based, NO remote or hybrid working.

Contract Type: Perm.

Duties:

• Developing creative seasonal, event-based and product marketing campaigns from concept through to launch.
• Designing original concepts, product collections and promotional artwork across our ranges.
• Creating engaging website banners, email marketing campaigns, digital graphics and printed marketing materials.
• Photographing products, retouching imagery and producing professional product visuals and realistic digital mock-ups.
• Planning, designing and scheduling email marketing campaigns.
• Developing creative campaign headlines, product messaging and promotional content.
• Designing and producing catalogues.
• Updating WordPress website with new products, imagery and marketing content.
• Maintaining a marketing calendar covering seasonal promotions, product launches and upcoming opportunities.
• Collaborating with our internal teams and external marketing partners to deliver consistent, high-quality creative campaigns.
• Exploring new design techniques, AI tools and creative technologies to bring fresh ideas and improve workflows.

Skills required:

• Excellent Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills, with good working knowledge of InDesign.
• Experience in packaging design, artwork templates and multi-page print publications.
• Strong Photoshop retouching skills, including smart objects, image manipulation and product mock-ups.
• Experience with product photography, lighting and camera techniques.
• A solid understanding of print production, CMYK, RGB, image resolution and digital file formats.
• Experience creating marketing campaigns across print and digital platforms.
• Confidence developing creative ideas, campaign concepts and engaging promotional messaging.
• Experience using WordPress or a similar content management system.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• An interest in emerging creative technologies, including AI-assisted design tools.
• Experience using Campaign Monitor or a similar email marketing platform would be an advantage.
• Someone who can take a brief, develop their own ideas and confidently manage a project through to completion, while enjoying being part of a collaborative team.