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• Content Manager - Fixed term contract (maternity cover) London

  Content Manager (6-month fixed-term contract - maternity cover)

  We are looking for a Content Manager (CM) to contribute to the workflow of digital content publishing, optimisation and best practice on the Tesco Real Food (TRF) website, as well as other digital platforms, including Brand Asset Management systems and web apps.

  Working to maintain the website’s quality, tone of voice and extensive reach of audience, the CM will have a direct focus on website optimisation and continual improvement and consequently performance, particularly relating to SEO and site visibility. The CM assists with the forward planning of content for TRF and must foster good relationships with clients, broad editorial teams and third-party advisors.

  Working closely with the Senior Content Designer and overseeing the work of the Editorial Assistant, as well as project-based freelancers, your key responsibilities will include the following:

  CREATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Maintain content quality within the TRF channel
  • Upload, sub and publish online content, such as recipes, articles, galleries and videos, often working to tight timescales
  • Write editorial copy for a broad variety of content – apply editorial expertise to adapt to template requirements (e.g. short- and long-form)
  • Work to the overarching content calendar ensuring always-on/campaign content is uploaded and published according to schedule, and ensuring all content adheres to brand guidelines and meets audience needs
  • Work creatively to ensure we get the most from our content, adopting a consistent digital-first mindset
  • Contribute to TRF strategy planning
  • Assist with responses to briefs and creative idea generation, whilst applying digital expertise and ensuring current website capabilities are considered
  • Support the campaigns team in responding to and fulfilling ad-hoc campaign briefs
  • Conduct content audits and gap analyses to inform briefs
  • Work closely with the commercial team throughout the entire branded campaign process (from briefing and ideation through to implementation and review)

   TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Working effectively using a CMS and ensuring all content/templates are up to date
  • Applying SEO best practice – taking steps to ensure standalone content and broad webpages are fully optimised, both proactively and in response to external agency recommendations
  • Working alongside internal teams, client teams and external agencies, contributing to the design, development and implementation of a long-term strategy
  • Planning and implementing webpage builds alongside a team of developers
  • Gathering, interpreting and reporting on data and insights, ensuring that outcomes inform content planning
  • Responding to planned and ad-hoc analytical data requests
  • Contribute to re-platforming projects
  • Support the Senior Content Designer in tracking site bugs and issues and flagging with technical teams for resolution

  SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

  ESSENTIAL

   Expert in Content Management Systems

  • Solid understanding of SEO and content optimisation and experience of associated tools
  • Experience in using suite of Google tools (e.g. analytics, trends, adwords, search console)
  • Broad understanding of analytics and measurement
  • Broad understanding of digital marketing and content production
  • Regular communicator of trends and how these can be adapted for brands
  • Knowledge of the digital food landscape
  • Experience in copywriting

  DESIRABLE

  • Experience of website development and migration
  • Management experience

  We have some great benefits including hybrid working, generous holiday, cycle to work scheme, wellbeing initiatives as well as a supportive and fun environment to work in!

  If you are interested in applying please send a CV to hannah.emery@cedarcom.co.uk by 25th March 2022. 

• Senior Account Manager London

  Senior Account Manager  – travel & luxury

   

  Role: Permanent, Hybrid working (2 days in office) 

   

  We have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Senior Account Manager to join our team. This role supports the core travel, business and luxury team, which consists of account management strategy, planning, insight and creative working across IAG (BA, Iberia, Aer Lingus), Eurostar, Mandarin Oriental, IWG, Dorchester and Nikon.

  The Senior Account Manager will have a core focus on Mandarin Oriental and Eurostar and plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of the accounts, and liaises with all key stakeholders both internally and with the client. The role will enable them to develop an understanding of all aspects of the client, account and project management.

   KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • To support the Group Account Director and Group Business Director & Strategy Director in the running of all elements of the content and commercial accounts
  • To develop a clear understanding of the clients’ business objectives, and be proactive and creative; adding value to their relationship with Cedar
  • Help lead on the day-to-day running and operations of all accounts with a focus on Mandarin Oriental and Eurostar. 
  • Maintain processes and systems that ensure the running of these account activities
  • To lead internal and client meetings
  • Identify key growth opportunities for Cedar and develop them with the editor, the development advertising director, the business and strategy director, the account director and the strategy and insight team
  • Produce contact reports after all client meetings and circulate to all attendees
  • Work with the team to receive and respond to briefs, such as brand campaigns, anniversaries, new launches, new routes and respond with a content and commercial response
  • Plan quarterly and annual reviews for key accounts – to share performance and pitch new ideas 
  • Responding to clients' requests as they arise with a 24-hour SLA period.
  • Ensure the Group Account Director is kept up-to-date with project detail and any issues with the account
  • Research clients' products, services, plans, competitors and target markets to lead to proactive ideas and inputs
  • Produce presentations and proposals for clients as required
  • Book freelance team members and desks as required
  • Attend shoots as required
  • Responsible for processing and managing invoices 

   COMMERICAL:

  • Support the management and coordination of internal budgets, continually reviewing against target
  • Liaise with Commercial teams across all advertising matters, facilitating sessions between teams as appropriate
  • Working with the commercial teams to effectively deliver advertising from 3^rdparties and develop commercial opportunities
  • Working with BA Media to create marketing assets such as media packs and proposals
  • Reconciling budgets and forecasting with the GAD. 
  • Annual budgets and pitch work 

   REQUIRED SKILLS:

  • Knowledge of content marketing agency sector
  • 3+ years experience in an agency role 
  • Ability to juggle competing demands and work well under pressure to tight deadlines
  • Personable, excellent team working skills and the ability to work effectively with a variety of people
  • Organised, with strong attention to detail and time management
  • Good personal skills, ability to listen, understand, motivate and push back on internal and client teams
  • A can do, ‘I’m on it’ attitude
  • Enthusiasm for the travel and luxury industry
  • A passion for digital and social content 

   We offer a great friendly working environment, generous holiday, amazing office, wellbeing breakfasts, flexible hours, cycle to work etc. If you are interested in applying or would like more information please contact hannah.emery@cedarcom.co.uk by Friday 25th March.  

   

We are always interested in hearing from talented people, so if you’d like to work with us but there’s no suitable role at the moment, just drop us a line with your CV to: hannah.emery@cedarcom.co.uk

At Cedar, we have an underlying belief that our services should reflect the society in which we live. Be that Age, Disability, Education, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender identity, National Origin, Race, Religion or Belief or Sexual Orientation. 

Simply, we believe that Inclusion and Diversity makes for a more stimulating, creative and inspiring working environment, where people are treated with respect and can be comfortable being themselves. Embracing these different approaches and thinking helps deliver tangible and positive results for our clients' businesses.