Location
Fareham, Hampshire | United Kingdom
Job description
We are extremely excited to be assisting a growing organisation based in Portsmouth find a new Marketing Assistant. This position would suit someone with recent studies in marketing looking for their first job to start their marketing career.
Working in a small business this job offers a wide range of duties where you will be exposed to a great deal of learning, development and growth.
Package for the position of Marketing Assistant.
- Salary will depend on experience and ranges from £16,770 – £22,230 per annum.
- Holiday 20 days plus all bank holidays
- Hours Monday to Friday 37.5
- Health Insurance contribution
- Auto enrolment for pension
Overview of the position of Marketing Assistant:
You will be reporting directly to the Marketing and Business Development Manager working on a wide variety of marketing activities. There will also be some administrative duties relating to sales and customer service. The role is split 90% marketing and 10% sales administration.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Responsible for keeping the company website and E-bay site up to date.
- Develop high quality marketing materials for the website, ebay site and hard copy materials.
- Support the Marketing Manager with customers contact list.
- Liaise with customers keeping customers informed of any sales and promotions.
- Monitor sales and assist the Marketing Manager with compliance marketing reports.
- Be involved in supporting the organisation of sales events.
- Answer the phone and take enquiries.
- Communicate with customers by telephone, e-mail and in person.
- Work closely with the Service department, keeping them informed of any sales issues.
- Have a basic understanding of Sage system.
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Driving licence is preferred but not essential:
- If you have a driving licence, be willing to drive a company van as and when required.
- Provide ad hoc support and cover for the Sales Manager during peak and/ or holiday periods or as requested.
- Efficient and accurate processing of customer orders.
- Help prepare produce for delivery.
This role is not exhaustive to the above and you may be required to assist with a variety of other duties on a daily basis, especially during busy periods or to cover staff absence. This is a great opportunity to learn new skills and to get involved with different parts of the business.
Marketing Assistant candidate requirements
- Previous studies in marketing – college or university
- Keen to start a career in marketing.
- Creative in the production of a wide range of marketing materials on and offline.
- An understanding of social media; exposure to design software.
- A creative person willing and able to express themselves and develop ideas and concepts on paper and in electronic form.
- Must be willing and enjoy being involved in a wide variety of tasks
- Strong communication skills – both verbal and written
- Team player but also have the confidence to be able to work independently.
- Takes extreme pride in their work.
- Good problem-solving skills; enjoys thinking outside of the box.
- Work flexibly to meet company objectives.
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Salary
£17k - £22.2k per annum
