Graduate Marketing Assistant

Purpose

To accelerate a number of cross company projects by delivering various programmes to drive online and offline sales enquiries, and to deliver company and client projects with the aim of helping increase sales and profitability. This is a newly created position, which will offer the successful candidate a unique opportunity to develop, learn and gain some great project management experience.

Background

Formed in April 2013, our client helps businesses in the UK to find and keep more customers and to improve profitability.

Our client offers financial support services. It advises boards, funders, finance directors and private shareholders on funding for business growth, planning and managing successful exits, turnarounds in distress or pressure situations, planning and delivering successful integration, excellence in financial management and reporting, and making informed funding decisions. Its aim is to make money for its clients, using sound financial systems and processes.

Our clients marketing division acts as advisor, consultant or project manager and helps clients create and exploit routes to market and increase sales.

Our clients marketing division also takes products and services to market directly, either in the UK or overseas. Aimed at customers who dont have the will or the skill to take their products to market, our client will take the direct sales responsibility and work on a licence, exclusive distributorship or Joint Venture basis.

Role and responsibilities

In summary
Working across the Group, you will be required to manage a range of marketing and PR projects and a programme of work for this fast growth company and its clients. As well as assisting with major bids, product launches, route to market audits and due diligence, you will be responsible for the launch of new services, database development, online and offline activities, social media, developing and growing the website, preparing marketing materials, updating deliverables and managing a communications programme.

The successful graduate will have an unusual amount of responsibility from day one and will be a key member of the team as the major in-house resource. Creativity, numeracy, design sense, confidence, self-belief, good judgement, ability to thrive under pressure and attention to detail will be essential.

In detail
This is a challenging position for an enthusiastic, hard-working, well-organised marketing and communications professional seeking to increase their marketing, communications and project management experience. The principal tasks are many and wide-ranging and include but are not limited to;
– Scope projects
– Develop project plans
– Lead-handling and tracking
– Social networking
– Link-building
– Service support and launches
– Development of the CRM database
– PR campaign management
– Targeted direct marketing
– Design and delivery of marketing material, including some in-house production
– Market research
– Liaise with suppliers
– Budgetary control
– Ad hoc administrative duties

Who should apply?

This job would suit a bright, dedicated, articulate, results-oriented graduate with at least two years experience in delivering projects, who thinks business and can bring something special to the party. Prior experience in the professional service sector would be helpful but is not essential. Much more important is; how to make a brand punch above its weight; pride in making budgets go a long way, and a natural, relaxed understanding of how to work productively with a mobile, busy executive team.

The prospective Marketing Assistant will be a graduate with a minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline. They will see the bigger picture whilst managing the minutiae to make things happen. Unafraid of the unknown, they are quick-thinkers, fast-learners, have an eye for detail and keen to be part of a team in a growing business. An accomplished writer in both on and off-line media, they will possess an adaptable, creative writing style appropriate to a range of business and marketing topics. It is assumed candidates will be familiar with Microsoft Office, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, be ICT literate and able to acquire new skills quickly. It would be useful if this person lived in Leeds and had flexibility on working hours.

And finally…

The job is for those want to roll their sleeves up, get stuck in, grow, be the best, work with the team and have a bundle of fun along the way. For the right person there are considerable opportunities.

The closing date for this role is January 20th.

To apply, email your CV and a one page covering letter entitled ‘Why Me?’.

Due to the popularity of this vacancy we can only accept applications that include a cover letter.

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