Marketing Production Co-ordinator

Yuppiechef is looking for a highly organised and engaging co-ordinator in our Marketing team, to oversee our in-store communication and production. You’ll need to be able to write clear briefs, balance timelines for many campaigns in parallel, and build relationships quickly. You’ll be responsible for collaborating with our designers on new store marketing elements, planning production timelines with our print partners, and working with our store teams to make sure that campaigns are implemented as intended.

The role will report into the Marketing Manager, and is based from our offices in Westlake, Cape Town.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Writing briefs and co-ordinating the production, delivery and installation of print elements for store-only campaigns
- Being the key contact with our print partners for all production campaigns, and keeping all campaign stakeholders aware of timeline changes
- Reviewing new printers, plus proposing samples and quotes for new print substrates, and negotiating for better rates
- Co-ordinating mock-up window installations for internal review
- Working closely with our Visual Merchandising and store teams to ensure that all store campaigns are implemented to brief, and collating feedback on how campaigns worked in reality
- Tracking, controlling and reporting on spend against the production budgets
- Keeping in touch with the marketing teams from our landlord malls about local media opportunities
- Getting new designs of our famous magnets and cards printed and out into the world, and keeping track of their stock levels and distribution

**Attributes we’re looking for**:

- Clear, friendly and professional communication skills
- Efficient in providing regular proactive updates
- Technologically confident in finding new more efficient ways of doing things - Airtable skills will be a plus
- Strong feel for brand communication
- Positivity, helpfulness, and a willingness to learn
- Very high level of attention to detail

**Qualifications and experience**:

- A qualification in marketing, branding or communications would be beneficial
- 2 years’ experience in a marketing, branding or communications role, working with print production

**Environment, Values, Pay & Benefits**
- Environment:_
- We aim to build retail experiences that are inviting, enjoyable and easy for the customer. We want our stores to reflect that
- Good coffee is a must and we make sure every store is well equipped for a relaxing coffee area
- Values:_

People - Kindness and respect for everyone

Team - Honouring each other's strengths makes us all stronger

Excellence - Our best work always, no matter who’s watching

Integrity - We’re the same all the way through

Growth - We aren’t content to stand still

Fun - We take the time to enjoy each other and what we do
- Pay & Benefits:_

We pay competitive, market-related salaries based on skills and experience. Your salary is based on a “Total Cost To Company” model and includes:

- Medical Aid Scheme (Discovery) contributions and Gap Cover
- Life, Death and Disability Insurance
- Retirement Annuity
- Employee Assistance program
- Staff Discount at all Yuppiechef and MRP Group stores
- 17 Days Paid Annual Leave increasing to 20 days with length of service.

**Who we are**

We’re Yuppiechef, and see ourselves as helping people find moments of joy at home. We’re here to offer outstanding and memorable service, while selling things that our customers love using. We’re foodies and home lovers and aesthetes and early adopters, and we’re passionate learners more than we’re experts. We have a loved online store and nearly 21 beautiful physical stores across SA, and are a proud member of the dynamic Mr Price Group. Our offices in Westlake, Cape Town, have a view of the mountains, a beautiful Rancilio coffee machine, and plenty of books to borrow. They’re filled with people who value excellence, and who like to make and eat pizza together. We’re always looking for new people to teach us new ways of doing things and help us make big things happen. We’d love to know if you might be one of them.

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