Marketing Executive

Job Introduction

Sodexo Live! have a fantastic opportunity for a Marketing Executive to join our first class team at Headingley Stadium, the home of Leeds Rhinos and YCCC. 

The site is steeped in sporting legend. With sweeping views over two international sporting arenas, our venue is an inspirational choice for corporate and private events.  

At Sodexo Live! we bring people together, we create exceptional moments and lasting memories. We are a unique community of people mobilized to create live experiences that are unforgettable.

In this exciting brand-new role, you will support with driving Headingley Stadiums positioning as a market leading venue for C&E in the UK. You will be delivering key marketing objectives for all venue events and be responsible for copy writing for content, e-comms, and other marketing initiatives. 

You will bring your strength, expertise and skill set to our sales department and assist other departments from a Marketing perspective. Relevant experience will therefore be key to your success together with excellent communication skills. This is a fantastic opportunity to truly enhance your skill set and further your career development!  

When you join Sodexo Live! you truly belong, you will have the opportunity to thrive with career and learning opportunities available across the organisation - we cant wait for you to join us! 

Role Responsibility

• Supporting BDM to deliver all C&E marketing activities for the venue 
• Managing site image library and venue marketing assets including templates for marketing collateral 
• Deliver strong digital understanding and clear go to market strategy 
• Auditing and managing content on all relevant websites 
• Ensure that all social media feeds are effective, report on each campaign and manage the calendar of activity 
• Working with BDM and AM to deliver successful marketing execution to deliver against venue objectives 
• Manage, maintain and utilise data for both venue specific campaigns in conjunction with the digital marketing team 
• Have a strong knowledge on GDPR to ensure compliance with data management 
• Copy writing for a range of marketing activity purposes 

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• A least 1 years B2B marketing experience in the hospitality and events sector 
• Graduate calibre in marketing or related field 
• Strong analytical and data-driven thinking 
• Up to date with the latest trends and best practices in online marketing, measurement, data management and the C&E and hospitality market 
• Have a strong knowledge on GDPR to ensure compliance with data management 
• Brand offer development experience  
• Wide sector/segment knowledge 
• Wide digital/social media knowledge 
• Skilled in ecommerce development 
• Experience of channel marketing 

Package Description

£24,000pa + great benefits 

Headingley Stadium, Leeds 

Permanent 

Work Pattern - 40hrs  

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more! 

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process