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Kurt Geiger | About Us

We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

Responsibilities:

• Producing weekly trading reports to summarise, analyse & identify key drivers with the view to propose any necessary trading action.
• Review and reforecast continuity lines on a regular basis.
• Assist the Merchandiser on continual trade, identifying lines for promotion, repeats and risk assessment.
• Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships, through regular meetings and contact.
• Manage intake into the warehouse in conjunction with the buying team, warehouse and suppliers.
• Working closely with MAAs to manage intake, allocation of stock and other admin tasks.
• Identify, cost and propose markdown activity with the Merchandiser for monthly presentations to Head of Merchandising.
• Responsible for trading key category areas.
• Produce weekly trading reports for Monday meetings at category level.
• Ability to make trade decisions on the strength or weakness of sales using merchandising tools & monitor, update team weekly.
• Work closely with brands to place in season repeats and to address slower turning stock.
• Cost markdown proposal for mid and end of season sales.
• Produce all colour, price, sizing and ad hoc analysis on the range regularly working to tight and demanding deadlines.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships across the business.
• Work closely with the buying team.

Requirements

The Person:

• Passionate about Merchandising in a fashion environment
• Previous experience as an Assistant Merchandiser
• Enjoys working with numbers and a strong team player

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Enviable discounts
• Gym Discounts
• Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish
• Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• RetailTrust support
• And so much more!

Our Culture  

We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963.  Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.

We Are One: For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness |  For Freedom | For Unity Against Racism

INDRETAIL

**Additional Information**

**Job Number** 25120717


**Job Category** Sales & Marketing


**Location** Europe Office - London, Barnard's Inn 86 Fetter Lane, London, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 1ENVIEW ON MAP (
**Schedule** Full Time


**Located Remotely?** N


**Position Type** Management




**POSITION SUMMARY**



Marriott Internationalu2019s Select Brand portfolio represents a dynamic collection of upper-midscale, upscale and longer stay hotels designed to deliver smart, streamlined experiences for todayu2019s modern traveler. These brandsu2014including in EMEA AC Hotels, Aloft Hotels, Moxy, Element by Westin, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield by Marriot, Four Points by Sheraton, Protea Hotels by Marriott - combine functional design with thoughtful brand programming, offering consistent quality and value across global markets. With a focus on innovation, efficiency, and guest-centric service, the Select Brands cater to both business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, convenience, and style without compromise.



For the EMEA Select Brands portfolio, the Senior Manager will play a key role on the team with a focus on brand management, including brand culture, end-to-end experience and openings, working closely with the Director Select Brands + Manager Select Brands, EMEA and reporting directly to the Sr. Director Select brands, EMEA. This role includes a strong and constant interdisciplinary workstream, collaborating with continent stakeholders from and not limited to L&D, Operations, F&B, Openings & Transitions, Global Design and Commercial Services teams.



The core responsibilities for the position include:



1. ITR u2013 Drives the end-to-end guest experience for the Select Brands to ensure brand programing, brand standards and proof points are aligned with select segment and drives positive guest satisfaction.

2. Brand Culture u2013 Drives key initiatives and projects supporting associateu2019s engagement and brand talent & culture programs for portfolio of select brands in EMEA; oversees brand immersions. brand management communication plans and GMs webinars schedule.

3. Brand Management Plans u2013 In conjunction with other Select Brands Team members, plans and executes impactful brand management plans and budgets for portfolio of select brands in EMEA.

4. Growth u2013 Supports MSB openings and Continent efforts for driving the growth of MSB portfolio by working closely with Sr. Director and Director, Select Brands, L&D, Pre-opening and development marketing teams.



**EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS**



**BRAND MANAGEMENT**



**Brand Strategy**


Brand positioning & value proposition
Brand transformations & launches
Consumer insights, trends
Competitor data and research



**Brand Activation**


Brand partnerships u2013 focus on guest experience
Brand visual identify / collateral
Branded toolkits



**Brand Culture**


Brand immersions
Brand & segment education
Talent & culture programmes
Associate activation



**Portfolio Growth**


Brand immersions and brand content supporting development efforts
Reporting u2013 portfolio pipeline, openings, brand performance data
New Openings & Market Entries u2013 ad hoc brand immersions and close cooperation with L&D and Pre-opening teams



**Hotel Openings**


Pre-opening brand support
Conversion support
Brand immersions / onboarding



**Branded Guest Experience**


Branded guest journey proof points
Service & culture initiatives
Brand differentiators
Brand standards
Brand initiatives & POCs
F&B + operations collaboration



**Other**


Performs other related tasks as assigned by management
Complies with Marriott Regional Office policies and procedures



**CANDIDATE PROFILE - KEY TALENTS AND EXPERIENCE DESIRED**


Lodging industry experience is strongly preferred.
Prior brand management experience required.
Experience partnering with global brand management and marketing teams is strongly preferred.
Experience managing brands is strongly preferred.
Proven track record working with senior executives in a consultative manner.
Experience of dealing with hotel owners and investors.
Consistent track record of advancing business direction and strategies.
Excellent verbal, written, listening, and presenting skills. Very strong communication and collaboration skills with all levels of the organization.
Ability to handle the complexities of working with owners and key stakeholders.
Strong team player and ability to foster relationships and collaborate across disciplines



**SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**


Ability to handle the complexities of working with owners and key stakeholders.
Demonstrates self-confidence, energy, and enthusiasm.
Demonstrates ability to adapt programs and activity to meet local market and culture needs.
Initiative-taker and ability to work independently.
Strong time management.
Ability to solve problems quickly and think creatively.
Strong understanding of brand building strategies, differentiation, and consumer insights across brand segments.
Excellent relationship management and negotiation skills; demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior leaders and external partners.
Demonstrated ability to use standard software applications (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Teams).
Regular travel will be required across EMEA.



_At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated.u202fOur greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law._



Marriott International is the worldu2019s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. **Be** where you can do your best work,u200b **begin** your purpose, **belong** to an amazing globalu200b team, and **become** the best version of you.

**Additional Information**

**Job Number** 25120717


**Job Category** Sales & Marketing


**Location** Europe Office - London, Barnard's Inn 86 Fetter Lane, London, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 1ENVIEW ON MAP (
**Schedule** Full Time


**Located Remotely?** N


**Position Type** Management




**POSITION SUMMARY**



Marriott Internationalu2019s Select Brand portfolio represents a dynamic collection of upper-midscale, upscale and longer stay hotels designed to deliver smart, streamlined experiences for todayu2019s modern traveler. These brandsu2014including in EMEA AC Hotels, Aloft Hotels, Moxy, Element by Westin, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield by Marriot, Four Points by Sheraton, Protea Hotels by Marriott - combine functional design with thoughtful brand programming, offering consistent quality and value across global markets. With a focus on innovation, efficiency, and guest-centric service, the Select Brands cater to both business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, convenience, and style without compromise.



For the EMEA Select Brands portfolio, the Senior Manager will play a key role on the team with a focus on brand management, including brand culture, end-to-end experience and openings, working closely with the Director Select Brands + Manager Select Brands, EMEA and reporting directly to the Sr. Director Select brands, EMEA. This role includes a strong and constant interdisciplinary workstream, collaborating with continent stakeholders from and not limited to L&D, Operations, F&B, Openings & Transitions, Global Design and Commercial Services teams.



The core responsibilities for the position include:



1. ITR u2013 Drives the end-to-end guest experience for the Select Brands to ensure brand programing, brand standards and proof points are aligned with select segment and drives positive guest satisfaction.

2. Brand Culture u2013 Drives key initiatives and projects supporting associateu2019s engagement and brand talent & culture programs for portfolio of select brands in EMEA; oversees brand immersions. brand management communication plans and GMs webinars schedule.

3. Brand Management Plans u2013 In conjunction with other Select Brands Team members, plans and executes impactful brand management plans and budgets for portfolio of select brands in EMEA.

4. Growth u2013 Supports MSB openings and Continent efforts for driving the growth of MSB portfolio by working closely with Sr. Director and Director, Select Brands, L&D, Pre-opening and development marketing teams.



**EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS**



**BRAND MANAGEMENT**



**Brand Strategy**


Brand positioning & value proposition
Brand transformations & launches
Consumer insights, trends
Competitor data and research



**Brand Activation**


Brand partnerships u2013 focus on guest experience
Brand visual identify / collateral
Branded toolkits



**Brand Culture**


Brand immersions
Brand & segment education
Talent & culture programmes
Associate activation



**Portfolio Growth**


Brand immersions and brand content supporting development efforts
Reporting u2013 portfolio pipeline, openings, brand performance data
New Openings & Market Entries u2013 ad hoc brand immersions and close cooperation with L&D and Pre-opening teams



**Hotel Openings**


Pre-opening brand support
Conversion support
Brand immersions / onboarding



**Branded Guest Experience**


Branded guest journey proof points
Service & culture initiatives
Brand differentiators
Brand standards
Brand initiatives & POCs
F&B + operations collaboration



**Other**


Performs other related tasks as assigned by management
Complies with Marriott Regional Office policies and procedures



**CANDIDATE PROFILE - KEY TALENTS AND EXPERIENCE DESIRED**


Lodging industry experience is strongly preferred.
Prior brand management experience required.
Experience partnering with global brand management and marketing teams is strongly preferred.
Experience managing brands is strongly preferred.
Proven track record working with senior executives in a consultative manner.
Experience of dealing with hotel owners and investors.
Consistent track record of advancing business direction and strategies.
Excellent verbal, written, listening, and presenting skills. Very strong communication and collaboration skills with all levels of the organization.
Ability to handle the complexities of working with owners and key stakeholders.
Strong team player and ability to foster relationships and collaborate across disciplines



**SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**


Ability to handle the complexities of working with owners and key stakeholders.
Demonstrates self-confidence, energy, and enthusiasm.
Demonstrates ability to adapt programs and activity to meet local market and culture needs.
Initiative-taker and ability to work independently.
Strong time management.
Ability to solve problems quickly and think creatively.
Strong understanding of brand building strategies, differentiation, and consumer insights across brand segments.
Excellent relationship management and negotiation skills; demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior leaders and external partners.
Demonstrated ability to use standard software applications (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Teams).
Regular travel will be required across EMEA.



_At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated.u202fOur greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law._



Marriott International is the worldu2019s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. **Be** where you can do your best work,u200b **begin** your purpose, **belong** to an amazing globalu200b team, and **become** the best version of you.

Description

The WW Amazon Private Brands Marketing Organization is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Designer to lead the creative strategy and development of Detail Page design for the EU Consumables business. This role is part of a global creative team of designers, production designers, copywriters, and design program managers who combine talent, expertise, and customer obsession to create compelling and memorable brands for products that customers love and prefer.



In this role, you will create design guidance and lead adaptive design across creative assets for the Detail Page. This includes building wireframes, creating media block templates, developing detailed guidance for adaptive design, and producing Detail Page assets. This role requires high judgment as well as the ability to lead the creation of visual standards, direct production design, and manage creative agencies to scale adaptive design across a wide portfolio of Consumables products.



The ideal candidate will have a strong design background with a passion for contemporary brands. They will have experience building design systems for customer brands from scratch, and will have worked in e-commerce design. Through their experience, they will demonstrate the ability to deliver the highest quality brand creative across multiple channels, while operating at scale. They will have a high degree of ownership and integrity and will be strong problem-solvers with the ability to think critically. They should be experts in working with various design tools, including Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma. They should be willing and capable of using new design technology to improve production speed.



Key job responsibilities

Define the guidelines for Detail Pages to enable consistent brand execution.

Own Detail Page design strategy, concept, and design manual development for Amazon Private Brands, from concept to delivery.

Work from creative briefs with Creative Directors and Copy Directors to translate marketing strategies and insights into creative execution.

Collaborate closely with internal creative, copy, marketing, and project management teams to ensure highest quality work is delivered on time.

Provide direction and feedback to external agency production teams on adaptive design.

Present work to Senior Manager for alignment and sign-off.

Drive continuous improvements to designs based on data and insights.



Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field

- 5+ years of experience in creative and design roles, at least 3 of which involve brand design and art direction

- Strong proficiency in design/presentation software and tools (specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Figma)

- Effective cross-team collaborator who delivers with agility across multiple complex creative projects while meeting deadlines

- Design portfolio, including at least 3 multi-component projects that demonstrate dedication to high-quality creative work, strategic vision, concept development, and production excellence

- Fluency in digital art direction and production, including familiarity with retouching and post-production editing

- Detailed, hands-on experience with typography and image standards for web

- In-depth knowledge of design strategy and building brand experiences

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience developing onsite and offsite creative for e-commerce or Omnichannel

- Expertise in art direction, photo briefing, and on-figure and off-figure photography

- Knowledge of UX and front-end web design processes and best practices

- Knowledge of video storyboarding, editing, and development



Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.



Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.



Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region youu2019re applying in isnu2019t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Description

The WW Amazon Private Brands Marketing Organization is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Designer to lead the creative strategy and development of Detail Page design for the EU Consumables business. This role is part of a global creative team of designers, production designers, copywriters, and design program managers who combine talent, expertise, and customer obsession to create compelling and memorable brands for products that customers love and prefer.



In this role, you will create design guidance and lead adaptive design across creative assets for the Detail Page. This includes building wireframes, creating media block templates, developing detailed guidance for adaptive design, and producing Detail Page assets. This role requires high judgment as well as the ability to lead the creation of visual standards, direct production design, and manage creative agencies to scale adaptive design across a wide portfolio of Consumables products.



The ideal candidate will have a strong design background with a passion for contemporary brands. They will have experience building design systems for customer brands from scratch, and will have worked in e-commerce design. Through their experience, they will demonstrate the ability to deliver the highest quality brand creative across multiple channels, while operating at scale. They will have a high degree of ownership and integrity and will be strong problem-solvers with the ability to think critically. They should be experts in working with various design tools, including Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma. They should be willing and capable of using new design technology to improve production speed.



Key job responsibilities

Define the guidelines for Detail Pages to enable consistent brand execution.

Own Detail Page design strategy, concept, and design manual development for Amazon Private Brands, from concept to delivery.

Work from creative briefs with Creative Directors and Copy Directors to translate marketing strategies and insights into creative execution.

Collaborate closely with internal creative, copy, marketing, and project management teams to ensure highest quality work is delivered on time.

Provide direction and feedback to external agency production teams on adaptive design.

Present work to Senior Manager for alignment and sign-off.

Drive continuous improvements to designs based on data and insights.



Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field

- 5+ years of experience in creative and design roles, at least 3 of which involve brand design and art direction

- Strong proficiency in design/presentation software and tools (specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Figma)

- Effective cross-team collaborator who delivers with agility across multiple complex creative projects while meeting deadlines

- Design portfolio, including at least 3 multi-component projects that demonstrate dedication to high-quality creative work, strategic vision, concept development, and production excellence

- Fluency in digital art direction and production, including familiarity with retouching and post-production editing

- Detailed, hands-on experience with typography and image standards for web

- In-depth knowledge of design strategy and building brand experiences

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience developing onsite and offsite creative for e-commerce or Omnichannel

- Expertise in art direction, photo briefing, and on-figure and off-figure photography

- Knowledge of UX and front-end web design processes and best practices

- Knowledge of video storyboarding, editing, and development



Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.



Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.



Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region youu2019re applying in isnu2019t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Role Title: Social Brands Insights Assistant Manager
Location: 100VE, London
Beauty & Wellbeing is a challenger business in the Beauty Industry, with a stratified strategy that aims to selectively win and lead market share and market development by specific portfolios by country - some local and some globally scaled - organic and selectively new introductions. Our BG is comprised of 8 equally critical BUs to our business, vertically integrated end to end as one BGBU for B&W, and an additional deliberately autonomous yet synergistic GBUs of Prestige and Health & Wellbeing acquired brands. We recognise that our future and growth can only be spearheaded and led outside-in, bringing the future forward, authentically Consumer first all the way. Our strategy aims to both drive higher performance and competitive market share in existing cores of portfolios, markets, channels and segments, as well as transform our business to reshape and lead the Beauty market to our advantage and right to win, with formidable set of consumer loved brands. Premiumisation and channel shifts are not just a strategic endeavour; they are reason to exist desirably in a Beauty and Health industry. Our strategies are adapted to and cross an equal footprint of Developed and Developing & Emerging markets, with enviable leading positions in emerging markets. The CMI function's overall mission is to inspire, provoke and drive transformational growth - in B&W we are not byway 'consultants' in showing the business where & how to win. We are accountable business leaders with skin in the game. This role significantly contributes to delivering the BG's and function's mission, leading Unilever's largest portfolio of markets, brands and channels across all Hair Care and Skin Care categories. It is both a strategic leadership and operational role, requiring strong provocation and transformational abilities, ruthless objectivity & foresight, strong business acumen, the ability to lead and influence through direct and non-direct reporting teams, and build B&W's talent pipeline for the future, founded in CMI expertise, rigour & continuous learning in disrupting ourselves, our function and our industry.
ROLE SCOPE
The main purpose of this role to lead consumer-focused insights for strategic planning and flawless end-to end- execution for B&W Power brands' social experiences cross all its touchpoints.
Who you are and What you'll do
You will be responsible for the identification and translation of consumer, market, channel, community, cultural and trends insights for social brand engagement and demand generation. Translating these into actionable differentiated briefs and Desire generation assets & measures executions by Power Brand cross focus markets. You are a digital native, preferably also a beauty junkie, who happens to have skills and experiences in generating the right social & commerce insights & measures that matter into tangible business outcomes in Beauty world.
+ You're a digital and social Insights professional with discernment on what really matters to perform: independent and fearlessly impartial. Deliver fact based, objective solutions for integrated insights & measures for differentiated & relevant brand engagement in a social Beauty world. You will provide inspirational and credible transformational growth actions to grow our brands preference at premium worth in market.
+ You're a business acumen first Insights professional: Identify strategic possibilities for business growth through portfolio leverage in core and growth pockets, input and output KPIs, Desire brand world building specs and higher performance opportunities across our end-to-end demand generation system. Insights rigorous, yet business pragmatic not academic / interesting research with little outcomes.
+ You're a dot connector: Facilitate & lead Insights-led social by design brand experiences for demand generation, using the relevant plethora of multi-source insights - across all our Power Brands' engagement, media and Dcomm marketing insights and measures. This needs to translate differentiated Brand Worlds Building with commercial value.
+ You bring the outside in use your innate ability and passion to understand and empathise with consumer and channel audiences current & emerging, as well as experts, partners and capabilities to transform the brand preference and ROI of Beauty social activation to our Power Brands.
+ You're a change agent: anticipate the future and shift us into market shaping repeatable, scalable models. As well as shameless quick following. By proactively identifying and simplifying deeply competitive insights and data into demand creation adaptations where needed cross markets, and quickly cross fertilising what works and what doesn't work across our brands and markets.
+ You're a paradox navigator, who thrives in ambiguity & constant adaptability: Deliver through dynamic, fast paced change, variable people and teams. By leveraging your ability to create partnerships and collaborate with a wide spectrum of CMI, marketing teams and agency teams, with CMI expertise.
+ You're a culture & change champion: Motivate and engage business partners and non-direct reports internally & externally to local consumer passion and relevance in Power Brands design for social at global scale. While building Beauty CMI transformation from within.
+ You're a supreme collaborator: with an accountable owner's mindset, highly commercial outcomes driven in shaping & translating insights and capabilities embedded with our Brands & Markets teams. You're open to continually unlearn & relearn with collective genius, ruthlessly simplify, challenge our own status quo, and lead for applied agile principles and practices into the organisation.
KEY RESONSIBILITIES
+ Drive the Social-First Insights Engine: Lead the end-to-end execution and optimisation of our in-house social insights' engine, to drive brand desirability.
+ Fuel Power Brands Content Excellence: Embed social first insights throughout the brand engagement strategy, establishing a clear and consistent Beauty Desire Brand World identity across all social touchpoints.
+ Deep Dive into Specific Audience Passion Points and identify the key cultural moments to establish compelling assets that resonate with target audiences and align with the brand's values
+ Optimise Social Activations: Partner with local teams to align social brand activations through identified trends and insights. You'll share ideas and best practices on how and where to optimise for the greatest impact.
+ Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Coach and collaborate with a team of specialists to generate actionable demand creation insights, delivering superior content ideas for our key priority brands.
+ Drive Local Impact: Collaborate with local business units to ensure insights are effectively deployed, leading to an uplift in performance measures in social and boosting the success of Beauty & Wellbeing brands
+ Simplify Seemingly Complex Data, insights and measures into use friendly, punchy storytelling, visualisation and actionability.
WHAT WE OFFER
Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com) ( .
Location
In 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London to house the employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars ("100VE"), Lever House in Kingston and Graze in Richmond, the build is due to be complete in early 2025. Most recently, in August 2024, we announced our intention to retain our premises in 100VE until our lease expires in 2027.
We are due to consult with our existing workforce on the new proposal to retain 100VE for the duration of our lease. Therefore, until such a time consultation has concluded as to the retention of our 100VE office, this role will be based in 100 Victoria Embankment until early 2025 and then will move to the Kingston Campus.
Job Category: Marketing
Job Type: Full time
Industry:

**Additional Information**
**Job Number** 25120717
**Job Category** Sales & Marketing
**Location** Europe Office - London, Barnard's Inn 86 Fetter Lane, London, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 1ENVIEW ON MAP ( Full Time
**Located Remotely?** N
**Position Type** Management
**POSITION SUMMARY**
Marriott International's Select Brand portfolio represents a dynamic collection of upper-midscale, upscale and longer stay hotels designed to deliver smart, streamlined experiences for today's modern traveler. These brands-including in EMEA AC Hotels, Aloft Hotels, Moxy, Element by Westin, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield by Marriot, Four Points by Sheraton, Protea Hotels by Marriott - combine functional design with thoughtful brand programming, offering consistent quality and value across global markets. With a focus on innovation, efficiency, and guest-centric service, the Select Brands cater to both business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, convenience, and style without compromise.
For the EMEA Select Brands portfolio, the Senior Manager will play a key role on the team with a focus on brand management, including brand culture, end-to-end experience and openings, working closely with the Director Select Brands + Manager Select Brands, EMEA and reporting directly to the Sr. Director Select brands, EMEA. This role includes a strong and constant interdisciplinary workstream, collaborating with continent stakeholders from and not limited to L&D, Operations, F&B, Openings & Transitions, Global Design and Commercial Services teams.
The core responsibilities for the position include:
1. ITR - Drives the end-to-end guest experience for the Select Brands to ensure brand programing, brand standards and proof points are aligned with select segment and drives positive guest satisfaction.
2. Brand Culture - Drives key initiatives and projects supporting associate's engagement and brand talent & culture programs for portfolio of select brands in EMEA; oversees brand immersions. brand management communication plans and GMs webinars schedule.
3. Brand Management Plans - In conjunction with other Select Brands Team members, plans and executes impactful brand management plans and budgets for portfolio of select brands in EMEA.
4. Growth - Supports MSB openings and Continent efforts for driving the growth of MSB portfolio by working closely with Sr. Director and Director, Select Brands, L&D, Pre-opening and development marketing teams.
**EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS**
**BRAND MANAGEMENT**
**Brand Strategy**
+ Brand positioning & value proposition
+ Brand transformations & launches
+ Consumer insights, trends
+ Competitor data and research
**Brand Activation**
+ Brand partnerships - focus on guest experience
+ Brand visual identify / collateral
+ Branded toolkits
**Brand Culture**
+ Brand immersions
+ Brand & segment education
+ Talent & culture programmes
+ Associate activation
**Portfolio Growth**
+ Brand immersions and brand content supporting development efforts
+ Reporting - portfolio pipeline, openings, brand performance data
+ New Openings & Market Entries - ad hoc brand immersions and close cooperation with L&D and Pre-opening teams
**Hotel Openings**
+ Pre-opening brand support
+ Conversion support
+ Brand immersions / onboarding
**Branded Guest Experience**
+ Branded guest journey proof points
+ Service & culture initiatives
+ Brand differentiators
+ Brand standards
+ Brand initiatives & POCs
+ F&B + operations collaboration
**Other**
+ Performs other related tasks as assigned by management
+ Complies with Marriott Regional Office policies and procedures
**CANDIDATE PROFILE - KEY TALENTS AND EXPERIENCE DESIRED**
+ Lodging industry experience is strongly preferred.
+ Prior brand management experience required.
+ Experience partnering with global brand management and marketing teams is strongly preferred.
+ Experience managing brands is strongly preferred.
+ Proven track record working with senior executives in a consultative manner.
+ Experience of dealing with hotel owners and investors.
+ Consistent track record of advancing business direction and strategies.
+ Excellent verbal, written, listening, and presenting skills. Very strong communication and collaboration skills with all levels of the organization.
+ Ability to handle the complexities of working with owners and key stakeholders.
+ Strong team player and ability to foster relationships and collaborate across disciplines
**SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**
+ Ability to handle the complexities of working with owners and key stakeholders.
+ Demonstrates self-confidence, energy, and enthusiasm.
+ Demonstrates ability to adapt programs and activity to meet local market and culture needs.
+ Initiative-taker and ability to work independently.
+ Strong time management.
+ Ability to solve problems quickly and think creatively.
+ Strong understanding of brand building strategies, differentiation, and consumer insights across brand segments.
+ Excellent relationship management and negotiation skills; demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior leaders and external partners.
+ Demonstrated ability to use standard software applications (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Teams).
+ Regular travel will be required across EMEA.
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Description
The WW Amazon Private Brands Marketing Organization is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Designer to lead the creative strategy and development of Detail Page design for the EU Consumables business. This role is part of a global creative team of designers, production designers, copywriters, and design program managers who combine talent, expertise, and customer obsession to create compelling and memorable brands for products that customers love and prefer.
In this role, you will create design guidance and lead adaptive design across creative assets for the Detail Page. This includes building wireframes, creating media block templates, developing detailed guidance for adaptive design, and producing Detail Page assets. This role requires high judgment as well as the ability to lead the creation of visual standards, direct production design, and manage creative agencies to scale adaptive design across a wide portfolio of Consumables products.
The ideal candidate will have a strong design background with a passion for contemporary brands. They will have experience building design systems for customer brands from scratch, and will have worked in e-commerce design. Through their experience, they will demonstrate the ability to deliver the highest quality brand creative across multiple channels, while operating at scale. They will have a high degree of ownership and integrity and will be strong problem-solvers with the ability to think critically. They should be experts in working with various design tools, including Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma. They should be willing and capable of using new design technology to improve production speed.
Key job responsibilities
- Define the guidelines for Detail Pages to enable consistent brand execution.
- Own Detail Page design strategy, concept, and design manual development for Amazon Private Brands, from concept to delivery.
- Work from creative briefs with Creative Directors and Copy Directors to translate marketing strategies and insights into creative execution.
- Collaborate closely with internal creative, copy, marketing, and project management teams to ensure highest quality work is delivered on time.
- Provide direction and feedback to external agency production teams on adaptive design.
- Present work to Senior Manager for alignment and sign-off.
- Drive continuous improvements to designs based on data and insights.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in creative and design roles, at least 3 of which involve brand design and art direction
- Strong proficiency in design/presentation software and tools (specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Figma)
- Effective cross-team collaborator who delivers with agility across multiple complex creative projects while meeting deadlines
- Design portfolio, including at least 3 multi-component projects that demonstrate dedication to high-quality creative work, strategic vision, concept development, and production excellence
- Fluency in digital art direction and production, including familiarity with retouching and post-production editing
- Detailed, hands-on experience with typography and image standards for web
- In-depth knowledge of design strategy and building brand experiences
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing onsite and offsite creative for e-commerce or Omnichannel
- Expertise in art direction, photo briefing, and on-figure and off-figure photography
- Knowledge of UX and front-end web design processes and best practices
- Knowledge of video storyboarding, editing, and development
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Kurt Geiger | About Us

We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

We Are One:For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness For Freedom | For Unity Against Racism

Responsibilities

• Liaising with other department functions on behalf of the department as required (working closely with Merchandising, warehouse, finance and stores)
• Filing and data management – accurate and concise in approach
• Generating weekly reports for Monday trade
• Liaising with suppliers on a day to day basis
• Assisting in buying trip preparation

• Ensure all information in order is accurate, formulas are correct and missing information is followed up on
• Helping to create trend reports and presentations for our luxury department store managers and retail staff.
• Monitor competitors, research and present new brand proposals and provide feedback on current market trends.
• Working closely with brands, managing order confirmations, purchase orders and repeats - whilst maintaining a comprehensive and accurate tracker and priority schedule.
• Take part in store visits and provide detailed feedback to the Buyers and Merchandising team.
• Review margins and RRP’s highlighting to the Buyers the seasonal changes and providing details of what is required to ensure consistent growth.

Requirements

• Previous experience within a Buying Admin role preferable (placement year or internship experience will be considered)
• Passionate about gaining experience and developing a career in Branded Buying
• Passionate about working with luxury high fashion brands
• Proactive, hard-working & excellent at building relationships
• Advanced Excel skills (advantageous)
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload

Our Culture  

We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Enviable discounts
• Gym Discounts
• Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish
• Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• RetailTrust support
• And so much more!

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963.  Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.