Marketing Assistant

Recruitment Direct; Leominster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Marketing Assistant

Our rural Leominster client is seeking a full-time, permanent Marketing Assistant to join their friendly and knowledgeable team. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the wider marketing and sales strategy with a focus on increasing customer communication and brand awareness.

What you can expect:

1. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
2. Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm with a 30-minute lunch break
3. 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing after 2 years' service by 1 additional day per year, up to a maximum of five additional days)
4. NEST pension scheme
5. Discretionary company performance bonus

What you will be doing:

1. Managing social media accounts, creating content using Canva and other digital tools
2. Planning and scheduling campaigns
3. Designing engaging emails with Mailchimp and other digital tools
4. Copywriting for product descriptions, blog posts, and other pages
5. Optimising listings and website content to increase traffic and sales
6. Developing informative product listings that showcase product features
7. Working with the Marketing Manager on exhibition stand designs, attending trade shows, keeping track of industry trends, and analysing competitor activity
8. Working closely with the Marketing Manager to align all activities with the company's brand and goals
9. Maintaining good communication with all departments including sales, technical, warehouse, and management
10. Liaising with suppliers to understand their marketing activities, goals, and targets to influence and combine with our own
11. Helping the sales team field customer calls and emails to understand customer requirements

What we are looking for:

1. Excellent IT skills to utilise CRM, Microsoft 365, Canva, Mailchimp and other applications
2. Marketing experience or qualification
3. Ability to work well as part of a team
4. Interest in renewable energy and technology
5. Experience working in a sales environment
6. Experience in product-based marketing, interpreting technical specifications into easy to understand content

Recruitment Direct are working as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. You must be able to prove your right to work in the UK to apply.