A rare opportunity to start your career with a leading Solent 250 business, with almost 80 years of successful trading and three decades’ experience training and developing marketing graduates taking their first step on the career ladder. Whilst your friends are slogging their way through the anonymous London corporate world, you can be making a name for yourself, whilst enjoying all the benefits of living by the sea and avoiding the London costs and commute!

What we offer you

A young, fun and dynamic team – most of whom joined as Graduate Trainees
Experience the whole product journey – from sourcing and purchasing through to marketing and analysis
Gain wide-ranging digital and offline marketing experience from Tik Tok to TV; Google to press advertising
The opportunity to work towards a Diploma in Marketing (CIM or IDM)
A well-established development path from Junior Product Manager, targeting a full Product Manager position within your first 2½ years
Additional opportunities to work as a marketing specialist or in product development
Opportunities to progress into people management roles – your manager has taken that very same journey
Experienced and capable management support, with 93% of our people stating they enjoy working for their manager
Excellent bonus scheme that last paid out at 225% of target

Start Date:

We’re excited to welcome the next generation of talent to our team, with opportunities starting in:

Early 2025 – Recruitment Day: Tuesday 21st January 2025
Summer 2025 – Recruitment Day: Tuesday 8th April 2025

After applying and an initial screening call, you may be invited to one of our Graduate Recruitment Days at our Poole offices.

About us

With almost 250 employees and sales of over £40 million, 288 Group is one the leading 250 businesses in the Solent region, spanning along the south coast from West Sussex to Wiltshire. Now under the leadership of the third generation of the Allen family, 288 Group offers the perfect blend of family business principles and a professional commercialism. We embrace that in our mission – “To Deliver Excellence to our Customers, our People and for Business Success”, and in our values of: Respect, Ambition, Openness and Support.

You will be working within our industry-leading collectables division, where, each year, we help over 200,000 customers build collections that range from the 50 pence coins you find in your change to exclusive gold coins issued in an edition limit of fewer than 25 pieces. Recognised as official distributors for The Royal Mint, The Royal Canadian Mint and Royal Australian Mint, as well as the official commemorative coin partner for Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, we are by far the UK’s leading independent distributor of new issue coins.

What we’re looking for in you

You’re keen to be challenged and pushed to succeed
You’re a confident communicator – face-to-face, in writing and on the phone
You’re happy to work with autonomy and initiative (given the right training)
You’ve got an appetite to learn and develop yourself

Benefits

As well as receiving a competitive salary, you will also benefit from:

25 days annual holiday, plus all Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days with service
Your birthday off as a FREE extra day’s holiday
Flexible working hours
Annual company trading bonus
Private healthcare
Free annual flu jab
Enhanced company sick pay
Additional maternity / paternity benefits
Annual summer and Christmas parties

Some benefits are subject to a qualifying period

Most of our graduate trainees have an excellent academic history, with a strong degree. We do not have any specific degree preferences and we are always happy to consider applicants with a less traditional educational background – please use your covering letter to explain your journey.

Starting salary: £27,000 + OTE Bonus

Application deadline: Friday 17th January 2025

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