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Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)

Assistant Campaign Manager (3-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Hybrid

Manchester, United kingdom

Freelance

29-01-2026

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Skills

Communication Go Presentation Skills Coaching Marketing Agile

Job Specifications

Responsible for creation and execution of creative content across all media, ensuring we tell compelling stories and get the best out of every channel.  

Key Responsibilities:

Work as part of an agile squad to develop and deliver creative for campaigns
produce content for on and offline channels, including digital display, AV, Press, OOH, radio and partner channels
Integrate all creative content across all campaigns and channels as required
Brief and manage creative across multiple channels and formats with various agencies and production companies
Creates and manages deliverables and production briefs for agencies
Develop strong relationships with multiple agencies and internal stakeholders across Co-op
Work closely with Content Manager and Campaign Managers to develop and plan content for campaigns
Manage execution of creative; ensuring that all creative is delivering against the campaign idea and Co-op's brand guidelines
Be a point of contact for other channel leads on creative and production for campaigns
Manage photography and motion shoots with agencies and production teams including working on ordering samples, signing off with senior stakeholders, and attending shoots
Work closely with team on ensuring budgets are correct and content is produced in a efficient manner that delivers ROI
Provide peer to peer coaching to develop a creative team that results in a campaign and content team that is responsive, flexible and multi skilled and colleagues who can develop their talents beyond the confines of their existing roles
Continuously improve creative to make it the best it can be to deliver marketing outcomes and native to channel, including keeping an eye on the market and channels for best practice
Tracking timings for production and creative development and working closely with campaign lead to ensure deadlines are hit
Manages approvals to go through various stakeholders internally and externally, including being able to confidently present work to stakeholders of all levels
Tracks projects and creatives within various documents and presentation decks to showcase work
Build a network within Co-op and work effectively with various teams to deliver marketing objectives

Freedom to Make Decisions:

Recommends what creative is best to be native to channel
Recommends solutions for production of assets to fit with creative briefs. 

Key Relationships and Influence:

Campaign Managers - responsible to Campaign Manager for campaign budget
Agencies
Brand & Creative Services (content production)

Requirements

Strong ability and experience of creating high quality, compelling and relevant creative content
Experience of creating content for multiple channels across multi-channel ecosystem
Passion for creative - creative flair and judgement of what will/won't work
Production experience in a TTL marketing capacity
Knowledge of media and marketing channels
Experience in managing agencies and delivering with them against tight deadlines
Ability to challenge e.g. on direction or costs
Strong personal interest in creative and advertising trends
Evidence of self-development and growth mindset with desire to learn more creative techniques over time
Experience of peer coaching and developing others though sharing expertise
Familiar and comfortable working in agile and matrix teams/squads
Excellent presentation skills
Strong communication skills to stakeholders of all levels internally and externally to the business

Benefits

Work's a treat!

On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:

25 days' holiday + bank holidays - we understand the importance of you getting some down time.
Annual Wellbeing Day - enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
Pension Scheme - helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
Corporate Medical Cash Plan - claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
Smart Working Options - spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
So many savings - through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.
Employee Assistance Programme - our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you're happy, we're happy.
Cycle to Work Scheme - save on the cost of biking to work.
Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus
Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day - we're all about giving back... and having lots of fun in the process!
Referral scheme - know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,000 for a putting a good word in.
Wellbeing Programme - giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
Enhanced Family Friendly Leave - support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life

We Value Diversity

We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equa

About the Company

ITG are the halo content partner to leading businesses around the world. We eliminate marketing complexity and deliver engaging, tech-enabled, agile content that drives growth and reduces marketing costs. We do this through 4 core pillars: Capture: Leveraging AI and AR-enabled production technology to capture more images and film Create: Engaging, channel-specific content delivered at the speed of retail Automate: A full suite of tools delivered via our Gartner-leading Content Marketing Platform (CMP), Storyteq Integrate... Know more