Shopper Marketing Intern

Woodie's is the market-leading DIY, Home& Garden retailer in Ireland with 35 stores nationwide and an online presence. We are proud to be listed as one of the Top 75 Best Workplaces in Europe by Great Places to Work and an official Best Workplace for Women for the past three years! We are also recognised by the Irish Centre for Diversity & Inclusion as an accredited Investor in Diversity

We are currently recruiting for a Shopper Marketing Intern to join our Marketing Team.

This is a paid internship and offers an excellent opportunity for someone who would like to pursue a career in Marketing. It is a great opportunity to gain first hand on the job experience within a fast paced marketing department.

Everything we communicate to the customer as they shop with us is coordinated by the shopper marketing team, this is an opportunity to learn all about this function through supporting the team.

Content is developed in close collaboration with the wider Marketing Department to ensure that our campaigns are executed in a way that is consistent & resonates with customers across all of our channels. Shopper Marketing represent the customer while also ensuring that all comms are on-brand and can be executed with ease by our store and online teams.

The ideal candidate:

• An enthusiastic and hardworking individual.
• Has an understanding of retail and omnichannel retail offerings.
• Has a customer-first mindset.
• Is detail-oriented, even within a fast-paced environment.
• Enjoys collaboration across multiple teams.
• Is a great communicator, who is curious and inventive in their approach to identifying solutions.
• Values efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Has experience with the Microsoft suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Has recently obtained or is working towards a degree, ideally in marketing. Alternatively, has extensive retail experience that would benefit them in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Briefing point-of-sale artwork with our creative agency.
• Supporting the Shopper Marketing Team in tracking briefs and ensuring their timely completion.
• Liaising with multiple stakeholders for artwork approvals and input.
• Uploading and organisation of POS artwork to our internal communications platform.
• Delivering clear communications to stores on how to access and correctly implement POS.
• Assisting in budget administration from raising POs, processing invoices and recording details in the monthly shopper marketing budget.
• Assisting in weekly marketing reports where possible.
• Visiting stores to collate imagery of our campaigns as well as store feedback.
• Liaising with our in-store media agency to brief Tannoy messaging.
• Work with our brand & communications team, as well as our digital marketing team to learn more and input on wider marketing strategy.

Qualifications & Skills

*       A bias for teamwork and action

*       Third level Marketing qualification

*       Attention to detail and strong organisational skills

*       Strong written and verbal skills

*       Strong Microsoft Office, PowerPoint & Excel skills

*       Strong problem solving skills

*       A natural ability to apply the information to the task at hand

Our benefits include

• Colleague Discount
• Company Pension
• Healthcare
• Wellness Initiatives
• Flexi-Wage - Choose your own pay cycle!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Woodie's! We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.