Marketing Content Specialist
Cogent Breeding Ltd · Direct employer
- Primary Location: Heywood House
- Department: Business Support
About the Role:
This exciting opportunity combines hands-on farm visits with creative content creation, giving you the chance to travel extensively, meet leading farmers and showcase some of the best dairy and beef genetics in the world. You'll work closely with experienced colleagues across Genetics, Sales and Marketing, learning from industry experts while developing your skills in photography, videography, storytelling and brand marketing. If you're passionate about agriculture, enjoy building relationships and want a career with genuine development opportunities, this role offers the perfect platform to grow within a leading genetics business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Travel across the UK to farms to capture high-quality photos, videos, and content of dairy and beef cattle
- Identify and showcase animals that meet key genetic and phenotypic standards for marketing purposes
- Work closely with Genetics and Commercial teams to highlight priority animals, sires, and breeding programmes
- Work with the marketing team to produce content for use across catalogues, digital channels, social media, websites, and marketing campaigns
- Attend and capture content at industry events, farm open days, and conferences
- Build strong relationships with farmers and internal stakeholders
- Support the wider marketing team with campaign content and storytelling
- Ensure brand consistency and high visual standards across all materials
- To comply with Company policy and best practise in security, legal and regulatory compliance.
- To ensure that all H&S responsibilities are fulfilled and that the team’s (including the role holder), visitors and contractors’ safety and welfare is maintained
Essential Skills:
- A graduate (or recent graduate) in agriculture, marketing, animal science, or a related field
- A genuine passion for cows and the livestock industry
- Strong understanding (or willingness to learn) of dairy and/or beef phenotypes and conformation
- An eye for a great cow – able to recognise key traits valued in genetic marketing
- Interest or experience in photography, videography, or content creation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Selfmotivated, organised, and comfortable working independently while travelling
- Willingness to travel extensively across the UK and attend events
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable (not essential) skills:
- Basic photography/editing skills (DSLR or mobile content creation)
- Understanding of genetics or breeding programmes
Enhanced Benefits
- Annual leave entitlement starting at 23 days plus bank holiday, increasing with length of service up to 28 days plus bank holidays
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)
- BUPA healthcare and Dental Plan
- Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years
- Enhanced Family Leave
Additional Information:
This is a hybrid role after 6 months of probation, with a preference for candidates based within commuting distance of our Chester office, combined with regular travel across the UK visiting farms and attending events.
Application opens at the source listing. Free for jobseekers.