Campaign & Communications Lead
Forrest Hill
Please Quote Reference Number 98672
  • Passion for creating & executing outstanding marketing campaigns
  • Retail marketing communications experience
  • Join Auckland's premier Garden Centre Group - Kings Plant Barn

  • Help shape the future of gardening retail at Kings Plant Barn!

    Are you a creative marketer with a passion for crafting impactful campaigns and content? Kings Plant Barn is looking for a Campaign & Communications Lead to join our Support Office team. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in driving our retail and brand marketing, building customer loyalty, and creating engaging shopping experiences across our marketing channels and stores.

    About the Role

    As a hands-on and driven marketer, you'll lead our marketing campaigns, oversee owned media channels, and deliver impactful customer communications. This is a role for someone motivated, highly organised, and passionate about creating and executing outstanding marketing campaigns!
     
    What You'll Do:

    Campaign & Content Leadership:
    • Lead our weekly marketing campaigns from planning to execution, coordinating across internal teams and external partners.
    • Work closely with our in-house Graphic Designer to deliver all marketing campaign materials in-store and online.
    • Manage our valued seasonal Scoop Magazine, ensuring high-quality content creation and delivery.
    • Develop and execute our social media strategy and email marketing programs to enhance customer engagement.
    • Coordinate retail promotions through our OnTempo POS system.
    • Plan and deliver engaging in-store and customer events.
    Relationships & Communication:
    • Collaborate closely with our product, operations, and store teams to align marketing initiatives with business goals.
    • Coordinate with external partners, including agencies and industry specialists.
    • Maintain clear internal communications across the business.
    Data-driven Marketing:
    • Leverage our valuable customer database to inform effective marketing strategies.
    • Track and analyse campaign performance, ensuring strong ROI and actionable insights.
    • Stay ahead of the curve by monitoring market trends and competitor activity.
    What You'll Need:
    • Ideally, 3-4 years of retail marketing communications experience with a proven track record of campaign success.
    • Sharp editorial and content creation skills.
    • Experience managing social media and email marketing platforms.
    • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects, assets, and timelines.
    • A passion for gardening or experience in the garden industry would be a plus.
    • Experience in Adobe Creative Suite - preferably Photoshop.
    Why join us?

    At Kings Plant Barn, we believe that people are better when we are connected to plants, gardening and nature. We make people genuinely happy with our products and services - plants and hospitality. It's the reason we get up in the morning and the reason we are passionate about our work. Our people are passionate both about gardening and our customers. We're incredibly proud of what we have achieved in the last 30 years and we want you to play a key role in our future success. We thrive in a positive team dynamic and offer generous Kings Plant Barn staff discounts, Daily Bread & Kings Garden Café discounts, seasonal flu jabs, subsidised skin checks & more.

    Sound Like You?

    If you're ready to join a dynamic team and help shape the future of garden retail in New Zealand, we would love to hear from you!


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