Partnerships & Marketing Assistant

We are looking for a Partnerships Assistant to join our Partnerships team here at Harrods. Working with a dynamic and innovative team, you will work closely to help maximise revenue through strategic partnerships.

About the Role

We pride ourselves on our ability to create impactful campaigns that drive awareness and sales, aligning with brand objectives and standards, which this role will be essential in supporting. As the Partnerships Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in helping optimise revenue generation through various partnerships channels.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with brand both over phone and face-to-face to secure brand support for partnerships campaigns and other marketing opportunities.
• Managing post-campaign reports and ensuring excellent communication with clients to meet all expectations and gather necessary information.
• Overseeing the smooth running of in-store and digital campaigns, ensuring client needs are met and projects are executed to the highest standard within deadlines.
• Supporting the Partnerships Manager in creating bespoke presentations and proposals in response to brand partner interests and objectives.
• Tracking booking, channels, and timings to reflect brand investment in media plan format.
• Collaborating with our internal creative, publishing, CRM and marketing teams to ensure seamless execution of all media activities.
• Copy chasing for booked media to ensure artwork for campaigns is received on time.

About You 

By working closely with our different brands, you will have excellent interpersonal skills to liaise between both the brand and our internal stakeholders to create plans based on the brand’s objective. You will be confident with excellent communication skills and have a natural ability in creating relationships when attending regular meetings and taking calls. You will have strong time management skills, with the ability to work towards deadlines and targets.

You demonstrate initiative and proactiveness, and work well with others to achieve results. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy. You will have a personal interest in fashion and a wider understanding of the luxury environment, specifically understanding Harrods selection and competitors to be able to use your knowledge within the role.

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business. 

In return, you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount (including across our food hall and restaurants) and a season ticket loan.

Uniquely You

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

While our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you do not meet every desired criteria but feel you have the skills and experience to thrive in this role as well as a genuine interest in working for Harrods and you can demonstrate an alignment with our values, we would encourage you to apply.

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods.

Harrods reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high number of applications for this role.