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UCAS
Rosehill
New Barn Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 3LZ
Tel: 01242 544657
Direct Mail & Print Executive
South West, Gloucestershire, Rosehill
Working as part of the Digital Marketing Team, primarily responsible for managing and enhancing the income generating Direct Mail (DM) and advertising offering associated with UCAS products. You will also manage the print house relationships. This role involves the coordination and fulfillment of numerous and varied client projects simultaneously, inputting value added advice at campaign design stage to maximise clients’ return on investment.
The post holder will be expected to understand the DM campaign management process, campaign objectives, and ensure they are fulfilled. You will also be expected to deliver insight into DM marketing trends and best practice for both internal (sales teams) and external clients, as well as managing the implementation of sound processes and workflows.
You will be the lead person in the team for DM activity, and you will be relied on to manage clients’ projects on-budget and with the highest level service and quality. You will gather all of the information and perform quality procurement and project management throughout the campaign. You will be expected to manage relevant stakeholders during job production, delivery, and invoicing, while ensuring all the jobs are delivered on time.
For the accountabilities of the role, please see role profile attached.
Skills, qualifications, and experience
- As a successful candidate, you will need a knowledge of commercial print and direct mail.
- Experience of project managing the planning, development and delivery of direct marketing communications.
- A thorough understanding of direct marketing (in particular DM) and campaign planning.
- Ability to manage and build good working relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Creative problem-solving skills with a positive and proactive ‘can do’ attitude.
- First rate communications skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to question and challenge current practice.
- Ability to interpret and work to best practice guidelines.
- Good business understanding and commercial acumen.
- First rate administration skills, and the ability to maintain existing processes, as well as implementing new administrative procedures.
- Ability to work under pressure, as a member of a team and on own initiative.
- An understanding of the world of higher education.
- An understanding of the Data Protection Act and its effect on business practice.
- Knowledge of the student marketplace.
- Strong analysis skills and keen attention to detail.
- Ability to demonstrate an effective and resourceful approach to addressing issues.
- Ability to adapt and work in an ever advancing digital media spectrum.
Pacakge
Salary - up to £25,000
30(!)days annual leave, pro rata (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and your bank holidays!
Flexibility – UCAS positively supports Hybrid working for its employees, meaning you can work between home and the office in a way that suits you and the business and also has a comprehensive
Flexible Working Policy
- A
generous pension scheme.
- Hundreds of high street discounts and offers with
Perkbox
- Internal
training and development
Subsidised gym and café
- Be
rewarded for going above and beyond with our ex-gratia bonus scheme and Celebrating U, our quarterly employee recognition scheme
How to apply
Please visit our website by clicking on the Apply Now button to see vacancies and to download and complete our application form.
Hours Per Week: 35.00
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