Marketing Assistant

Salary: £27,600 – £30,000 per year

Marketing Assistant

Birmingham

* Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm, with one hour for lunch

* This is a full-time permanent position. Salary depending on experience

* There is a generous reward package including a pension scheme and company healthcare which all commensurate with a market leader in the UK fenestration industry.

* Currently, there is also a profit related bonus scheme which is based on both personal and company performance as a percentage of salary paid in two instalments throughout the year.

* Holiday entitlement is 25 days per year (of which a proportion must be used for Christmas shutdown), plus statutory Bank Holidays.

The role of Marketing Assistant for UK industry-leading International supplier to the window industry is to support the marketing manager in implementing marketing plans and activities from the Group’s head office in Birmingham (one of four UK depots). The role requires the individual to help build and develop relationships both within the business and externally with a focus on marketing activity to impact on the bottom-line.

There may occasionally be a requirement to attend other UK branches (Wigan, Kent or Belfast), customer premises and UK and overseas exhibitions.

Qualifications

An adaptable and good communicator who is enthusiastic and committed and has excellent planning and organisation skills. Time management skills are vital to this role. The below skills are also required.

* Educated to Degree level and/or relevant Marketing Qualification

* 12 months experience in a similar role an advantage

* Creative Suite Design Package Experience or Similar required

* CRM System Experience an advantage

* PR experience an advantage

Key initial responsibilities include:

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* Website & Online development and promotion activity as required

* Developing and maintaining comprehensive catalogues of products

* Writing press releases & distributing and archiving PR as required

* CRM maintenance and database upkeep

* Sales Coordinator and Sales Team Support

* Design & briefing work as required for packaging, leaflets & marketing literature

* Proof reading as required

* Arranging print as required

* Organising and carrying out direct mail activity as required

* Upkeep of internal communications board

* Marketing research and analysis as required

* Organising product samples, brochures and sample packs etc.

* To assist in any other general duties and business requirements as directed.

Additional Information

Certified as Investors in People, it is this company’s policy to train and develop its people. Full training will be given on accounts/sales order processing systems as well as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Marketing Assistant will receive full in-house product training.

All applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK.

Please note that for GDPR compliance, any unsuccessful applicant’s recruitment/selection details will be kept for 6 months then deleted securely.

Contact

Please send your CV immediately via this advert.