Permanent
Corby, Northamptonshire
Posted 2 years ago
Applications have closed.
£23,000

Digital Coordinator

Job Title:	Digital Coordinator
Contract Type:	Permanent
Location:	Corby, Northamptonshire
Industry:	Marketing
Salary:	£23,000
Contact Name:	Sarah Clarke
Job Published:	Posted 2 years ago
REF:	BBBH4589

Job description:

Vanilla Recruitment

Ready to build a career in Digital Project Management? We’re currently looking for an enterprising and innovative Digital Coordinator on behalf of a well-established and internationally recognised health and lifestyle brand.

The successful applicant will join an innovative team responsible for leading digital business transformation within the company. The team collaborate with all areas and departments of the business and assist with the implementation of digital initiatives from an initial concept to delivery. As Digital Coordinator, you’ll be helping to maintain and improve existing platforms such as websites, booking sites, e-commerce site, mobile apps and more.

The role presents a fantastic opportunity if you’re a graduate in a related subject or have similar vocational experience with a keen interest in app, website or game design and are looking for the next step in your digital career. The company regularly team up with award-winning UX agencies, digital design agencies and developers, so it’s a great chance to learn from some of the best.

This is an exciting business to be part of; as well as offering an industry-leading range of products and services, the company have won a prestigious award for their dedication to empowering employees. They are also proudly ecologically minded and, through a number of environmental initiatives, have now achieved zero-landfill status.

Don’t miss the opportunity to join this forward-thinking organisation and play a key part in creatively delivering positive, supportive and often life-changing content and communications!

Duties and responsibilities:

Assisting with the management of digital projects
Working with the Digital Project Manager to ensure concepts, objectives, approach and justification of projects are properly defined, agreed and communicated
Supporting the management and workflow of digital product development from concept to delivery, and ensure all aspects are considered, such as; objectives, brief, budget, resource, design, coding, testing, communication, launch, and measurement
Managing small scale projects with guidance from the Digital Lead
Ensuring projects remain within budget by managing costs, reallocating monies if required, and ensuring no overspend
Creating test plans
Troubleshooting and testing of new and existing digital platforms to ensure they are working as they should and meet desired objectives and deliverables
Investigating queries and bugs across a range of digital platforms (websites, direct selling platform,
eCommerce site and mobile apps)
Liaising with other departments, projects and initiatives within the organisation
Effectively supporting other team members during busy periods
Supporting the development and build of an emerging and best in class development team

Skills and experience required:

is equipped with exposure to a project or product management environment, whether through commercial experience or through educational studies
ideally holds a degree or similar qualification in a subject directly relevant to Digital Coordination
demonstrates a keen interest in Digital Technology Product Development, User Experience and the latest digital trends
produces clear, concise, well-written and grammatically accurate written work
possesses clear and confident communication skills, with an approachable and helpful manner and the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and external agencies
thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment, able to move comfortably and quickly between multiple projects in order to meet tight deadlines
shows excellent attention to detail
takes an analytical, user-centred and problem-solving approach to tasks
enjoys working collaboratively in a team, but is also self-motivated and proactive when working independently
manages their time and workload effectively
confidently adapts to new IT systems and has good working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
wants to learn new skills and develop their knowledge of risk management and project coordination techniques
In addition; full training and support will be provided, but a solid level of digital skills, including HTML, and an understanding of Agile, Prince2 and SCRUM methodologies would be beneficial.