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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Trainee Marketing Executive

NEXT Leicester On-site entry full-time

Salary

£27,751 per year

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Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Marketing Executive to join our Digital & Marketing team at our Leicestershire Head Office.

During your 18-month programme, you will work in our performance marketing team, focusing on Martech and Paid Search. You will learn about product feeds, marketing tags/pixels, and how to drive performance advertising. You will receive hands-on training from our media buying experts and martech experts.

Responsibilities:

  • Gain hands-on support and training to become proficient in media buying platforms and understand the drivers of profitable performance advertising.
  • Learn how to optimise product feeds and manage media tagging.
  • Learn about project management techniques.
  • Act as a day-to-day touchpoint for external media agencies and key partners.
  • Learn to use data sources to create and produce regular reports that provide actionable insights.
  • Track competitor activity across global markets.

Requirements:

  • A recent graduate of a Marketing degree with a mathematics/data module or a STEM degree, or someone with a year of professional experience and a clear passion for digital marketing.
  • Self-starter who stays cool under pressure and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Highly organised with strong ability to take direction, manage time, and deliver tasks accurately.
  • Inquisitive learner with a genuine 'thirst to learn' and a 'can-do' attitude toward team collaboration.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Mix of creative flair and strong numerical literacy, with high attention to detail.
  • Intermediate to advanced user of Google Suite or Microsoft Office (Excel/Sheets).

Benefits:

  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap, and Victoria's Secret products.
  • Company performance-based bonus.
  • Sharesave scheme.
  • On-site Nursery available.
  • 10% off most partner brands and up to 15% off Branded Beauty.
  • Early VIP access to sale stock.
  • Access to fantastic discounts at Staff Shops.
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices.
  • Access to digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services.
  • Free on-site parking.
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track, and enhance your financial wellbeing.
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification.
  • Direct to Work - Discount online and in-store.

Skills

Required

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://ekeq.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_3001/job/77612

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