Marketing Manager

The role

We are looking to hire a Marketing Manager to join our WGSN Korea Team in Seoul

Working at WGSN

Together, we create tomorrow

A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.

WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.

Role overview

WGSN, the global leading trend authority is looking for a passionate marketing manager to grow Korea business, activities, together.

The team

You will be part of a dynamic and supportive business team Korea made up of Country Director, Sales Head Manager, Business Development Managers, Account Manager and Communication Manager selling the world's leading consumer insight and trend forecasting suite of products. We have a great team spirit that promotes collaboration which leads to success.

• Create a marketing strategy, plan and execute specific activities
• Establishing and executing short& long-term marketing strategies to secure potential customers

• Event planning and management, including online and offline conferences, exhibitions, seminars, etc.
• Planning and production of content such as PR materials, newsletters, videos, etc.
• Collaborate with sales team to expand customer base and promote customer engagement

• Experience taking the initiative to create and execute marketing strategies
• B2B business marketing experience (3+ years)
• Confident English language skills(communication with international partners)
• Managing own goals and schedule in a flexible work environment (working from home 2 times a week)
• Communication and Management skills with outsourcing partners

• Confident in writing with a sense of style and high quality visual expression (images, videos)

What we offer

Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own personal needs, including: 

<Health>

1. Managing of employee’s health after event and overtime work

1.1  Support the expanse of Taxi at event: Employees consider the distance and time and can use corporation expenses.

1.2  Employees can adjust the working hours on the same day or the next day if the event (or meeting) ends after business hours.2. A medical check-up - Support 50% expense for employee’s-self and parents

3. Meal support- Support KRW 200,000 added on the monthly payroll.

4. Fitness membership/lessons support - Support 50% expense 

<Education>

1. Education expenses - Support the expenses when employees attend paid seminars or training or conferences anything that is related to the work. 

2. Monthly magazine subscription - Discuss individually and make payment through company expenses. 

<Family>

1. Holiday bonus (Lunar New Year/Thanksgiving)  - Support KRW 300,000 

2. Family events - When an employee itself and immediate (parents/children) in marriage, childbirth, and obituary, support paid annual leave for 5 days plus KRW 1,000,000 in cash.

3. Celebrating parents’ birthday - Support a gift card worth KRW 100,000.

<Life>

1. Government Vacation support project

2. Clothing - Support annual limits of KRW 1,000,000 Employees' to purchase clothes for business meetings purpose.

3. Mobile communication expense - Support KRW 50,000 to monthly payroll

4. Workshop - Every other year, overseas workshops. 

 More about WGSN WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting.

We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow’s consumer.

Our values

We Are Everywhere

The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN is the world-leading forecaster because we track and analyse consumer behaviours, product innovation, design and creativity, everywhere.

We Are Future Focused

We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce our forecasts. Everything we do is focused on working with our customers to create a successful and positive tomorrow.

We Are Rigorous

We source, review and assess quantitative and qualitative data to produce robust, actionable forecasts. To provide credible insights and design solutions for our clients, it is essential that rigour runs through everything we do.

Our culture

An inclusive culture is one of our key priorities. We want our people to truly be themselves and thrive. We love having a diverse team of people who bring new ideas, different strengths and perspectives & reflect the global audience we work with.

Inclusive workforce

We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability, including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030.  

Recognising great performance is a key part of our culture. Our Awards schemes recognise and reward the brilliant achievements of our people. 

We have a truly flexible working environment with a wide range of flexible, hybrid and agile-working arrangements. Conversations about flexible working have always been - and will continue to be - actively encouraged here.

We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you.