Marketing & Events Manager

About Company Bakery

The mission of Company Bakery has always been simple: to create exceptional sourdough and pastries using traditional techniques, the finest ingredients, and the most sustainable methods possible.

Founded in Edinburgh in 2017 by four friends from the food and drink industry, the ethos of Company Bakery has always been centred on quality: in our products, in our people, in our relationships, and in everything we do.

Nine years on, we serve Edinburgh, the Lothians, Glasgow, Fife and Perthshire seven days a week, supplying hundreds of cafes, restaurants, caterers, shops and homes, in addition to having our very own café in Musselburgh.

The Role

We are looking for a Marketing and Events Co\-ordinator to join our team.

You will be working with our commercial team to help execute our Marketing strategy for Company Bakery wholesale, the direct to consumer areas of the business, as well as helping with the launch of our new milling project Tantallon Mill.

As Company Bakery continues to grow you will be vital in driving brand awareness as well as audience and customer engagement.

This role is ideal for a creative and proactive marketing person who is skilled in content creation, visual storytelling and brand management. A genuine understanding and interest in our brand and the wider baking industry and hospitality sector is essential.

You will be responsible for planning and executing promotional campaigns, launches of new wholesale products, developing relationships with wholesale customers and planning events with them, managing our social media account, website and other digital platforms.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Executing marketing initiatives,


• Overseeing website content and design updates,


• Creating engaging visual and written content that reflects our brand identity and tone of voice.


• Working with an outside Marketing and PR agency who will provide support and high level guidance on overall marketing strategy.


• Working with heads of departments to develop campaigns for product launches, service updates and promotional material for both retail and wholesale customers.


• Planning and helping execute wholesale customer partnership events in our cafe space and across other venues.


• Managing logistics, staffing and vendor partnerships to ensure seamless event execution.


• Reviewing event performance, engagement and impact to inform future planning.


• Attending industry events alongside other team members and capturing appropriate content when needed.


• Tracking marketing performance metrics and partnership outcomes.

• Previous experience in marketing, communications and/or event management.


• Confidence using creative editing softwares.


• Strong photography, videography, graphic design and copywriting skills.


• Experience in social media marketing and managing platforms.


• Competence in writing copy for social media, blogs and website content.


• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to working.


• Strong communication skills, with the ability to be warm and helpful and work as part of a large team, but also to be able to work autonomously on projects when needed.


• Comfortable working across multiple sites and being out and about visiting wholesale customers and partners


• Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships internally and externally.


• Creative, proactive and self\-directed, with the ability to execute projects independently.


• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.


• Passion for food, particularly artisan baking.

Benefits:

• Casual dress


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Private medical insurance

• Musselburgh EH21 7PE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• What is your favourite bakery product and why?

• United Kingdom (required)

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