Careers

The Position

We’re looking for a motivated, innovative and professional person to join our busy team. A creative mindset will be essential for this role to enable the development and deployment of  exciting and engaging graphic design and social media content to help us to reach our goals. This is a new junior role which can be shaped and grown by the right candidate who will need to show initiative, proactivity and the ability to work independently. This role has lots of capacity for personal and professional growth and career development.

The Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be predominantly responsible for in-house graphic design including but not limited to marketing, social media content, digital and print media, product development and branding for our various entities.

Design responsibilities:

• Developing & maintaining the brand through consistent creation of high quality print & digital media, consistent with in-house style guides.
• Email marketing to a growing subscriber list.
• Website graphics & promotional material.
• Social media content creation for organic & paid campaigns, including Facebook, Instagram etc
• Future branding/re-branding projects.
• Print media /literature for shows & events, promotions and consignments.
• Display network adverts for Google & partners.

Additional responsibilities:

• Writing of copy as and when needed for social media and email campaigns
• Supporting the Director with ad hoc tasks (eg. liaising with potential customers via social media)
• Supporting the Director with administrative tasks relating to sponsorships and online advertising

As we are a small team, there will additional ad hoc duties, as per the requirements of the business.

The Right Candidate

Essential:

• Strong creative & design instincts and skills with experience of applying these capabilities in a professional context
• Experience of and confidence with utilising social media platforms
• Proficient in Adobe suite design packages (Photoshop/Illustrator/After Effects)
• Experience with online marketing packages (Klaviyo, MailChimp etc)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly professional presentation and conduct
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Evidence of creative best practices
• Ability to work in a small team as well as independently
• Confidence working unsupervised and with initiative
• Excellent IT skills and the ability to pick up new systems quickly
• Commitment to professional development
• Positive, can-do attitude

Desirable:

• Filming/Video editing skills for online
• Social media for business experience
• Excellent copywriting skills, extended scope for creative writing/blogging.
• Experience within an Ecommerce, marketing, sales environments
• Knowledge of advertising platforms including Google/Facebook
• Knowledge and passion regarding performance vehicles

What We Offer:

• A relaxed and friendly yet professional team environment
• Permanent, full time position with the option for an immediate start
• Excellent salary reflecting experience
• Career progression and training
• Great discounts on performance hardware & free software
• Access to car shows & events
• Vehicle servicing & care for family members
• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with incremental increases per year of service
• Company Pension Scheme
• Reddish, Stockport location (SK4 1PQ) with easy access via public transport or off-street parking.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and cover letter and answer the preliminary questions below.

Successfully shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly.

Please note that, due to the high volume of applications anticipated, individual feedback will not be provided.

Please note that Progressive Parts reserves the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £24,000.00-£30,000.00 per year