VACANCY: Marketing Assistant, MDCV UK Limited, Luddesdown

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a creative, curious and ambitious Marketing Assistant to join our Marketing team. This is a great opportunity to work within a fast paced evolving industry, with everyday being an opportunity to learn and grow, with no two days being the same, creating variety and great reward.

MDCV UK has a vision to bring the finest English and Provençal wines to the UK market. We have a long history of producing award-winning Provence Rosé and English Sparkling Wines, with an extensive infrastructure, both in France and the UK. We will be the largest producer of wine in each of these regions by 2024, with a combined production of over 10 million bottles annually.

Our French estates span over 1,000 acres and are already established in many global markets, with sales of over 4 million bottles. In the UK, we are establishing the largest single vineyard site, based in Kent, and plan to be in full production from 2025.

As a business, we strive for innovation and use many cutting-edge techniques in our vineyards and winemaking. The ambition and scale of what we do allows us some of the most efficient operations in the world, while still producing high quality wine of award-winning standard.

We have a passion for sustainability and manage all our vineyards organically, while also employing pioneering techniques to minimise our impact on the environment, such as composting organic waste, harvesting rainwater and heating our sites using natural sources, such as ground source heat pumps.

While learning from our history and building for our future, we plan to revolutionise the English wine industry for the better.

Key responsibilities

Based predominately in Luddesdown office, with hybrid working options available. Your role is essential in supporting the Marketing Manager and wider Marketing Team to successfully deliver the key activities and events run by the company each year and helping to achieve our business goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertake daily administrative tasks to ensure the efficiency of all marketing activities.
• Attend and assist with a number of events throughout the year, including Taste of London, trade tastings and brand activations.
• Supporting the organisation of supplier and customer visits to our various cellar doors.
• Co-ordinating responses to all general marketing enquiries for all UK estates.
• Supporting our agencies and the Sales Team with any sample or POS requests for customers, and monitor ‘Gold, Silver & Bronze’ accounts.
• Replenish and maintain POS levels within the warehouse, staying within budget.
• Support the Marketing Team to effectively manage the budgets, including raising POs, updating budget trackers, and reconciling our promotional grant system with our French business (Agrimer)
• Compiling market research into our key competitors.
• Assist our Graphic Designer in managing the brand asset and imagery banks.
• Minute taking in Sales & Marketing Meetings.
• Supporting the Communities Ambassador with social media posting and content
• Supporting with e-commerce tasks, as and when they arise, as well as the design of promotional and tourism emails to our customer databases.
• Developing a good working relationship across all major departments within the business including the wider Sales & Marketing team, the vineyard, retail, warehouse, tourism & finance.

Requirements

· Excellent (written and verbal) communication and administrative skills.

· Fluent in written and spoken English. French is an advantage, but not essential.

· Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks within identified time frames.

· Organised, dependable and detail-oriented team player.

· A quick learner with an awareness of a high sense of urgency.

· A passion for marketing.

· Ability to work well under pressure.

Advantage

· Previous marketing experience – paid or voluntary in an FMCG company.

· Educated to degree level, or equivalent.

· Ability to write high quality copy.

· Experience in using design software, including Indesign and Adobe.

· An interest in the wine industry.

Benefits

· Be part of an exciting and disruptive English Sparkling wine producer.

· 25 days annual leave per year excluding bank holidays.

· A performance base salary bonus.

· Generous staff discount.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

MDCV UK Limited are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion treating all people equally and with respect irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion, or belief, sex, or sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic.

To apply for this vacancy please send your CV and Cover Letter to: Recruitment@mdcvuk.com