Product Marketing Manager

Overview

 

Product Marketing Manager

GIG Retail (a Smollan company)

 

Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £29,400 - £35,000 per annum + annual bonus scheme 

Working: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per weekLocation: Hybrid - 3 days from home and 2 days in our Leeds Head Office!

 

 

Who are we?

 

We’re GIG – a people-first business with creativity and commerce at our heart. We work with brands and retailers across the globe, delivering strategic retail media solutions that cut through the noise. We’re driven by our values – from Integrity and Accountability to having People at Heart. It’s how we do business, and it’s why our team is at the centre of everything we do.

 

The role:

 

Support GIG Retail’s sales and account management teams with best-in-class sales materials for retailers, brands, and agencies. You will showcase the strategic capabilities of our retail media networks through high-quality collateral, making the media proposition easy to understand and easy to buy. Additionally, you will provide comprehensive marketing support for events, lead generation, and commercial marketing activities.

 

Short-Term Focus: Support the launch of each retail media network as required. This requires agility and the ability to respond swiftly to the fast-paced needs of our sales teams and internal clients.

 

Mid- to Long-Term Focus: Develop a strategic approach to Product Marketing output, enabling the sales team and suppliers to plan ahead with the ultimate goal of maximizing brand and supplier advertising investment.

 

Responsibilities:

• Create sales collateral: Rate-cards, media packs, event packs, 1-pagers as required.
• Design/visualise customer journey cross platform proposition into clear messaging and UX.
• Provide marketing support for each of the 3-mentioned clients.
• Create PPT and google slide templates for all Retail Media collateral .
• Create well designed and professional pitch decks – supporting the sales teams as required with proposals, packages and bespoke retail media solutions.
• Creation of media mock-ups using AI tools and/or manage the briefing of media mock-ups into the design team.
• Development of B2B comms strategy including social media, website content and supplier-facing newsetters.
• Retail media comms, driving the marketing agenda of our clients, sharing stories and success through appropriate channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, B2B websites).

Required Experience:

 

Essential:

• Strong understanding of retail media fundamentals.

• 3–5 years of experience in a similar role.

• Proven ability to understand and simplify complex ideas, turning raw data into actionable insights and a compelling sales narrative.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines.

• A keen eye for design and layout, specifically for creating easily digestible presentation slides.

• Highly proficient in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Planner) and Google Slides.

• Degree-level education or equivalent proven experience in a similar role.

 

Desirable (but not essential):

• Knowledge of the grocery / FMCG market.

• Experience in social media marketing.

• Proficiency in InDesign and Photoshop.

• An understanding of UX and website development.

• A formal marketing or design qualification.

• A proactive approach to continually improving design output and operational efficiency.

Benefits:

• • 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 4 "joker" half days and your birthday off
  • Hybrid and flexible working policy
  • Vibrant agency environment with regular social and wellbeing activities
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
  • Electric Car Scheme 
  • Cycling to work scheme 
  • Income protection, Death in Service and Pension Scheme.
  • Employee Discounts

 

We value people at heart:

At GIG, we believe in building a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re proud of our culture – built on trust, collaboration, and the belief that work should be as fun as it is fulfilling. If you want to be part of a business that’s growing, evolving, and always aiming to be better than yesterday, we’d love to hear from you.

 

 

Ready to be apart of the team and deliver real impact for clients? Hit “Apply” – we look forward to receiving your application!