Job Vacancy: Marketing & Events Assistant

We are looking for a personable Marketing & Events Assistant to support our Marketing & Events Team for a diverse role that will touch on aspects of The Five Points Brewing Company, The Five Points Taproom & Courtyard and The Pembury Tavern.

The successful candidate will be required to work based at our brewery in Hackney and these venues as needed. Some travel and evening and weekend work will periodically be expected for this role to support marketing campaigns and event commitments, with time off in lieu arranged.

It is envisaged this role will equally support the Marketing and Events Managers and will be directed according to the needs of the business.

Essential Experience, Skills & Requirements:

• Social media management experience, particularly with Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram and LinkedIn.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work well within a team and in interacting with key partners, collaborators, and stakeholders.
• Photography and video content creation.
• A strong creative eye and excellent copywriting skills.
• Email marketing experience using Mailchimp, Klaviyo, or similar platforms.
• Spectacular organisational skills, with the ability to work on various projects across departments concurrently and context-switch accordingly.
• A demonstrable passion for beer, food and hospitality, with familiarity and interest in modern craft beer.
• Right to live and work in the UK.

Desirable Experience & Skills:

• Experience running paid Facebook + Instagram campaigns.
• Experience of operating within a hospitality and events environment.
• Brand Ambassador experience within the food or drinks industry.
• Previous brand or agency experience in marketing and/or events management.
• Proficiency with Google Ads and Google Analytics.
• Event organisation experience, particularly in a hospitality, drinks or food industry environment.
• Experience with online ticketing systems such as Design My Night, Eventbrite, and so forth.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support our Marketing Manager in social media and communications management and scheduling.
• Report on analytics and campaign performance.
• Create, improve and maintain website content.
• Partnership support with charities, key business partners, local organisations and neighbours.
• Support our Events Manager in running events at our venues and off-site events, liaising with event partners, venues and organisers as directed.
• Assist with organisational communications for events and campaigns.
• Represent The Five Points Brewing Company as an enthusiastic brand ambassador at events.
• Identify and liaise with potential partners for our brewery and venues.
• Administrative tasks relating to campaign, design and event management and delivery.

Salary & Benefits (including training):

• Annual salary of £27,000
• 37.5 hours per week
• Company pension scheme
• Employee share scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• 28 days of annual leave per annum pro rata
• Annual leave enhancements including additional day annual leave on your birthday and extra annual leave for every calendar year worked
• Community and charity day leave
• Discounts in sister businesses and venues
• Free beer!

Please contact jobs@fivepointsbrewing.co.uk with the subject the subject “Marketing & Events Assistant Role” and include an up-to-date CV with a covering email or letter explaining how you match the criteria for this role, and include an answer to one of the following questions: 

1. What was the beer that got you into craft beer?
2. What is your favourite pub and why?
3. What was a recent pub or hospitality event that you attended that you enjoyed and why?

Please also include in the covering email/letter or CV links to previous content work, which can include social media account posts (personal or professional), blog posts, written articles, design work, or other demonstrations of content creation. Alternatively, interested applicants can include a portfolio with this information.

The deadline for applications is Monday, the 30th of September at 9am. Suitable candidates will be contacted and may be interviewed prior to this date, so we encourage applicants to apply sooner rather than later for this role.