eBay is a brand loved by a rapidly growing community of buyers and sellers. It has created a powerful marketplace that is enabling millions of people to buy and sell practically anything. Categories are as diverse as clothing, handbags, golf clubs, DVDs, computers, cars and collectables. Profitable since launch, eBay has established a presence in 27 international markets and its customer base has already grown to over 85.5 million registered users. Founded in 1999, the UK business is at an exciting stage of its development experiencing rapid growth.

Marketing plays a pivotal role in the continued growth of the UK business. A high calibre individual is sought to join the team.

1. Overall Purpose of Role:

• Provide operational & analytical support to the direct marketing team. Responsible for co-ordinating & executing direct marketing campaigns and providing accurate reporting, strategic analysis and insight into these campaigns, in order to support strategic decision-making and enhance user activation and retention.

2. Core Responsibilities:

• Campaign Management
  Work with internal teams to identify campaign design and deliver direct mail campaigns. Co-ordinating the segmentation, content and launch of campaigns from resource allocation, planning & execution, through to robust reporting & analysis.
  
  
• Internal Collaboration
  Liaising with other areas of the business to gain relevant information to support the direct marketing team.



• Marketing Optimisation
  Managing the competing demands of eBay's business areas for marketing space in order to achieve optimisation of all direct marketing campaigns.



• Reporting & Strategic Analysis
  Regular reporting and ongoing analysis of the effectiveness of direct marketing campaigns, identifying commercially sensitive insight and presenting recommendations to the direct marketing team to inform future planning



• Teamwork
  Provide daily hands-on support to the marketing team in order for the department to meet its objectives.

3. Experience, Qualifications & Personal Characteristics required:

• 1-2 years experience in a graduate training scheme, marketing agency environment or strategic consulting
• Excellent organisational, planning & time management skills
• Excellent PC literacy/knowledge of HTML & Photoshop a plus
• Outstanding analytical skills with track record in providing detailed insight and recommendations supported by first class strategic analysis
• Demonstrable track record of taking the initiative and of effective issue management
• Record of high academic achievement with good degree
• Superior communication skills - verbal and written
• Ability to build relationships internally and externally, interfacing at all levels
• Thrives in an environment of change and ambiguity
• Hands-on, team player who works well under pressure

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