Position Overview & Specifications

About Decathlon: International. Lovers of sports. Team players. Stronger together through our love of sports. At Decathlon UK, we provide Careers That Let You Play. We are driven by our mission to help more people in the UK get physically active and healthy. We are a part of the Decathlon Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods retailers. Headquartered in France, Decathlon specializes in the creation of sports products and their distribution online and in stores at more than 1,700 locations in 61 countries. In the UK, it has over 50 stores nationwide and an e-commerce site that caters to nationwide delivery.
Your role & Responsibilities: Working alongside the Campaigns, PR, Social Media and Creative teams, the role of the Marketing Executive is to support the team in the end-to-end delivery of communications campaigns. They will help strategically plan and activate the delivery for a range of exciting multi-channel campaigns.
  • Support in the delivery of our communications plan across channels, including briefing, project management, and reporting of marketing campaigns
  • Collaborate across channels to ensure effective delivery of communications e.g. PR, social media
  • Assisting the communications team in developing marketing collateral and content creation e.g. email, social media posts, press releases
  • Manage relationships with internal studio and external agencies to ensure a ‘right first time’ approach
Essential Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent - preferably in Marketing, Business or Communications
  • 2+ years experience in a communications role in an agency or in-house
  • A creative mind set with the ability to influence and challenge agencies and stakeholders
  • Excellent written English communication and copywriting skills
  • Basic editing and native video creation for Instagram and TikTok
  • Strong attention to detail, organised and ability to manage multiple projects
Desirable:
  • You have a keen interest in sports and/or being active - after all, that’s what Decathlon is all about!
Working at Decathlon If you are a person with an active and dynamic personality, then a Decathlon Career is definitely for you. Our unique culture empowered by our values of vitality, responsibility, generosity, and authenticity, and bonded by our love for sports, will definitely give you an experience of a lifetime.
Get to enjoy the following benefits and perks: Hybrid Working Annual remuneration reviews Healthy employee discount on all Decathlon products Weekly Staff Sports/Activities Shareholding Scheme Cycle-to-Work Scheme Up to 28 days holiday Intensive Learning and Development training via Decathlon Academy … and many more