Marketing Executive (Retail)

EZ Living Furniture was founded in Galway in 1998. We are a family run Irish retailer operating nationwide, as well as a full online shopping experience offering delivery throughout Ireland. We are the largest independent Furniture Retailer in Ireland employing over 360 people.

Job Title

Marketing Executive (Retail)

Location

Galway (some nationwide travel required)

Reports to

Marketing Manager

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive and commercially focused Marketing Executive to support the execution of retail marketing activity across our store network. This role is highly hands-on and will involve regular store visits to ensure brand standards are met, along with responsibility for localised marketing planning, performance reporting, and social media analysis.

The ideal candidate will combine strong marketing execution skills with an analytical mindset and a genuine interest in retail.

Key Responsibilities

Retail & In-Store Marketing

• Regularly visit EZ Living Furniture stores to ensure all signage, POS materials, window displays, and promotional assets are correctly implemented and aligned with brand guidelines
• Liaise with store managers to support local marketing initiatives and ensure consistency across the estate
• Identify opportunities to improve in-store customer experience through marketing and visual merchandising enhancements

Local Marketing Planning

• Develop and execute localised marketing plans tailored to individual stores and regions
• Coordinate local campaigns across channels including print, digital, outdoor, and social media
• Coordinate local radio and newspaper campaigns in line with current promotions
• Work closely with central marketing, operations, and store teams to ensure effective rollout of campaigns

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare regular sales reports, tracking campaign performance and store-level results
• Analyse sales data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement
• Deliver clear insights and recommendations to the Marketing Manager and senior stakeholders

Social Media Reporting & Analysis

• Monitor and analyse social media performance at both national and local store level
• Track engagement, reach, and campaign effectiveness across platforms
• Produce regular reports with actionable insights to support future content and campaign planning

Skills & Experience Required

• Approximately 5 years’ experience in a marketing role, ideally within retail, FMCG, or a multi-location business
• Strong understanding of in-store marketing, POS, and retail environments
• Experience in campaign reporting, sales analysis, and performance tracking
• Solid knowledge of social media platforms and analytics tools
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A commercial mindset with attention to detail

Additional Requirements

• Full, clean driving licence
• Own vehicle (essential, as the role involves frequent store visits)
• Willingness to travel nationwide as required

What We Offer

• Fun, fast paced & high energy work environment
• Culture of developing and promoting from within the company
• Our Generous staff discounts
• Our pension scheme
• Our Bonus Scheme
• Our Educational Support Scheme
• Our Discounted corporate rate health care
• Our free Employee Assistance Programme
• Our wellbeing initiatives like our Bike to work scheme
• Career Development Opportunities
• Continuous professional development with dedicated training resources

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