You will manage Content Manager and guide the overall content team on our Content execution across all EMEA websites. Leading on strategy & process improvements, by building ways of working with departments such as Studio, Marketing and Digital Trade. Own the Content Marketing plan & future strategy for all markets.

·       Job Title – Digital Content Lead

·       Location – BL9 8RR

·       Working rota – Monday Friday

·       Working hours – 40

What You'll Be Doing:

As a Digital Content Lead, you'll be doing the following: 

• Manage the overall output of the Digital Content Team, ensuring you Manager is aligned on business objectives & prioritise
• Working aligned with the Digital Trade leads to ensure content briefs meet commercial requirements to drive trade – whilst remaining aligned with JD’s brand identity.
• Be the authority within all creative aspects of the JD Digital estate, ensuring we achieve our goal of being the best Omni-Channel Retailer in the world.
• Working with Marketing & Trade to have a clear Content calendar covering all 14 local market websites.
• Working with the UX team to improve site conversion and view product by ensuring best in class creative is executed, using best practice to maximise return by area of real estate

What We're Looking For:

• Knowledge and experience of commercial online marketing within eCommerce retailing is essential (ideally within the fashion industry)
• Experience of developing and executing marketing strategies
• Experience of briefing and planning digital content
• Experience of using eCommerce applications such as Mesh, Fred Hopper and Google Analytics
• A degree in marketing/online marketing would also be desirable

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 90,000 colleagues over 4,500 stores across several retail fascia's in over 36 countries around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.