Marketing Assistant

Location: Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Are you creative, digitally savvy and passionate about marketing? Do you enjoy creating engaging content, bringing brands to life and keeping up with the latest digital trends?

We’re looking for a Marketing Assistant to join our team at Cafea UK, supporting our marketing activities and helping to build our brand across a range of digital and customer-facing channels.

This is a varied, hands-on role where you’ll have the opportunity to get involved in everything from social media and website content to marketing materials, product launches and customer communications.

What will you be doing?

You’ll play an important part in delivering our marketing activities, with responsibilities including:

• Creating engaging content for our LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook channels, planning and publishing regular posts.
• Managing and updating our company website, including writing and publishing monthly blog posts.
• Designing and updating marketing materials, product packaging visuals and customer presentations using Canva, Adobe Photoshop or similar software.
• Producing our quarterly company newsletter and supporting group-wide marketing communications.
• Keeping customer websites and product information up to date, ensuring images and brand information are accurate.
• Supporting marketing campaigns, events and new product launches.
• Providing administrative and commercial support to our Sales and Marketing teams, including preparing customer presentations, coordinating product samples and supporting customer meetings.

You’ll also work with colleagues across the wider Cafea Group, as well as external agencies, suppliers and customers.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who is creative, organised and proactive, with a genuine interest in marketing and communications.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Previous experience in a marketing or marketing support role.
• Experience creating and managing social media content, particularly across LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
• Experience updating websites and creating digital content, including blogs or articles.
• Confidence using Canva, Adobe Photoshop or similar design software to create marketing materials.
• Good written communication skills and an eye for detail.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

You’ll be comfortable working independently, using your initiative and seeing tasks through from start to finish.

A full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car is also required, as the role will involve occasional travel for store audits and product sampling.

Who are we?

Cafea UK is part of the Hamburg-based Cafea Group GmbH, an established family-owned business founded in 1955. Based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, we are a leading private-label instant coffee manufacturer, supplying customers across retail, foodservice, wholesale, vending and B2B markets.

We’re passionate about coffee, innovation and delivering quality products to our customers.

What we offer

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement, increasing with length of service.
• Company pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing confidential support and advice.
• Onsite parking.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.

Interested?

If you’re ready to bring your creativity, ideas and marketing skills to Cafea UK, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply today and become part of our team.

Cafea UK is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.