MARKETING ASSISTANT

Business Services Marketing Assistant

- Our client is looking for a dynamic, self-driven and highly creative individual to work alongside our team of expert consultants. The position is multi-faceted and includes:

- Assisting consultants with collecting relevant marketing and communication industry trends and conducting desk research. The ideal candidate must show an interest in the marketing and communication industry and must be able to conduct desk research, summarise and report insights using PowerPoint or Word to the company’s consultants.

- Maintaining a repository of research and industry information, including the company’s strategic reports and insights.

- Developing and maintaining the layout and design of the company’s digital stationary, documents and reports. This includes creative custodianship of all documentation. The ideal candidate must have a good understanding of business creative, infographics and be able to demonstrate ability and experience in creatively packaging consulting reports (in all MS Office formats, i.e. Excel, PowerPoint and Word).

- Developing, updating and maintaining the company’s credentials documentation, including our standard proposal decks.

- Managing all aspects of the company’s website and LinkedIn pages (including add-ins such as Google maps). This requires basic knowledge of how to update content on Joomla as well as reviewing website/Google analytics.

- Responding to requests received via the website, i.e. company email address and LinkedIn.

- Downloading and following-up on potential leads from the website register of individuals using the company’s proprietary tools.

- Quality control of all company’s external documents and reports. This includes quality checking VI design, layout and templates, grammar and spelling checks.

- Organising internal events/office functions/team building/CSI events, annual calendar events, etc.

- Providing assistance and back-up for other office assistants on various company projects.

- Essential Requirements

• Minimum of 2-3 years relevant working experience
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word)
• Bilingual in English and Afrikaans (both written & verbally)
• Own reliable transport
• Must be willing to travel

- Skills & Competencies

• Professional
• “Business” creative skills
• Analytical and numerical skills
• Accurate, structured and diligent working manner
• Self motivated and hard working
• Ability to perform to deadlines in a pressurized environment
• Taking initiative and pride in work
• Positive and friendly personality
• Must promote a positive and team orientated working environment

Starting date: 1^st March 2022 (negotiable)

Remuneration: TBD (Basic Salary CTC)

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