Marketing Assistant

at  ESS Employment Ltd

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• GCSE, or equivalent, in English and Maths

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Works well in a team and with a wide range of people
• Proactive and able to take the initiative and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Be able to plan, organise and prioritise workload/workflow efficiently and effectively

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong copywriting skills; with good range of vocabulary and creativity
• Enthusiastic and conscientious approach to work with the willingness to learn
• Adaptable and flexible to changing priorities
• High level of numeracy / literacy
• Strong IT skills and use of Microsoft suite packages
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Understanding of marketing
• Ability to self-manage and work on own initiative
• Excellent presentation skills
• Creative suite literate e.g. Photoshop and Indesign (desirable not essential)
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Proactive and able to take the initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

JOB PURPOSE

As a Marketing Assistant you will support the marketing team and help create, run and monitor a range of targeted marketing campaigns across a wide variety of platforms and maintain the website/photography and companies’ online presence. You will undertake and will be fully supported with guidance and on the job training throughout the length of your apprenticeship.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING –

• Assist with photography and uploading of new products on the company website
• Support the production of marketing materials and literature, e.g., copy, brochures, presentations, newsletters
• Organising the generation of ready-to-use marketing materials
• Creating social media posts, content creation and supporting group websites
• Supporting all marketing activities
• Assisting with and organising events
• Providing support and communication tools to all other departments
• Create and design marketing material including promotional materials, posters, flyers, brochures, adverts and exhibition material
• Create and produce targeted communications to new and existing customers
• Ensure information on websites supports marketing activity
• Produce video content for email communications and other online marketing
• Monitor, report and analyse results to improve performance, using tools such as google analytics and Facebook insights
• Devise marketing projects to enhance the image-making and profit-making goals of the organisation
• Building PPC campaigns and using them effectively
• Work alongside Marketing Manager to improve search engine optimisation across all sites in the Group
• Keep files in an orderly manner where they can be accessed by the team
• Assist with any special assignments / projects as requested, ensuring confidentiality at all times