Job Description
A rare opportunity to start your career with a leading Solent 250 business, with over 80 years of successful trading and three decades' experience training and developing marketing graduates on a marketing 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 TikTok to TV; Google to press advertising
The opportunity to work towards a Diploma in Marketing (CIM or DMA)
A well-established development path from Junior Product Manager, targeting a full Product Manager position within your first 3 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 can pays out up to 225% of target
Recruitment Day
We're excited to welcome the next generation of talent to our team with opportunities starting in Spring 2026. We will be running a Recruitment Day on Tuesday 17th March.
Start Date
April flexible for the right candidate.
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.
Requirements
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
Free parking
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 + £1,500 Bonus
Application deadline: Tuesday 10th March