London, UK
Awards manager (12 months maternity cover)
at The Furniture Makers' Company
The Furniture Makers’ Company is looking for an awards manager – maternity cover (12 months) to join its team in London.
The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishings industry, is looking for maternity cover for its prestigious Guild Marks award scheme, which promote excellence within the furnishings industry.
The main focus of the role will be to drive the Design Guild Mark, which awards the best British designers across furniture, textiles, wall coverings, surfaces, carpets and floor coverings. In addition, you will manage the Bespoke Guild Mark, aimed at designers and makers of bespoke furniture and the Manufacturing Guild Mark, which awards UK-based companies with the best manufacturing standards.
The role is very varied and would suit someone who would like to develop their career further within the events/tradeshows/awards sphere of the furnishings industry.
In addition to the support from the small team, you will receive guidance from the Guild Marks chairmen and CEO.
This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) and based in the heart of the City of London with great commuter links.
Further information about the Design Guild Mark can be found here.
Additionally, please visit The Furniture Makers’ Company’s website for information on all Guild Marks and the company: www.furnituremakers.org
Responsibilities
Marketing/CRM:
- build and maintain strong relationships with current and potential Guild Mark holders (designers, manufacturers, distributers, bespoke makers)
- liaise with external designer to manage marketing assets
- work closely with the internal marketing team to run effective promotions
- creatively reinforce and build a strong brand narrative via social media
- cultivate and grow social media followers across social channels
- be responsible for the maintenance and development of the database
Sales:
- connect and liaise with potential future applicants via social channels, trade shows and sponsors
- meet potential new holders, evaluating which Guild Mark may be best suitable and following up on leads
- proactively increase the number of applications for each award
Administration:
- coordinate annual judging days, liaise with judges and applicants
- coordinate annual trade exhibitions at some of London’s best known venues and trade shows
- organise committee meetings
- oversee budgets and track payments
- administer incoming applications
Qualities and skills required:
- organised, confident and proactive
- able to build and maintain effective relationships with a variety of people with different backgrounds
- commercially aware
- persistent and self-motivated
- able to work systematically and accurately
Experience and skills:
- two to five years of experience within the furniture, interiors or manufacturing industry, ideally in a commercial environment
- experience of using CRM systems
- understanding of social media and online marketing