Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.  As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect.

What you will do:

• Support the Global Comms team in creating and delivering engaging assets across multiple channels
• Collate and summarise local marketing plans and campaign results to support the Global Comms teams with planning asset production
• Support Global Comms team to stay updated with local marketing calendars
• Manage content requests in line with local marketing plans, including usage needs, formats and delivery timings
• Assist local markets in keeping up-to-date and informed with plans and timings for Global assets and update the key links document with asset uploads and links
• Measure and evaluate the success of content in each market, collating learnings and feedback, helping to develop best practices
• Support with agency briefs and managing agency correspondence
• Manage day to day requests and questions from markets
• Be a brand guardian, ensuring the John Frieda brand is consistent across all markets and guidelines are followed, ensure that local teams operate consistently and effectively by providing general administrative support
• Upload all creative files and assets to the brand portal, and file management on Dropbox with agencies
• Create and update asset toolkits
• Assist with asset adaptations and cutdowns, and localise assets for smaller markets

What you will need:

• A degree or similar qualification
• 2 years experience working within a Communications/Marketing team
• Confident in working with external agencies on creative concepting & production
• Work to retailer design guidelines whilst upholding the brands creative direction
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office packages, particularly Outlook and PowerPoint
• Meticulous attention to detail
• A creative mind-set and the drive to bring to life different creative ideas
• Excellent organisational & filing skills of creative work & working files
• Can-do attitude to challenging requests and ability to ask for help when needed
• Preferred Skills: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, AfterEffects)

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 16 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.