WHO ARE THEY
Our client is a local independent company with clients worldwide, who are currently seeking a Marketing Assistant for a 12 month Maternity cover.
THE ROLE
Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the Marketing Assistant will be responsible for the design and marketing duties relating to sales and marketing activities, supporting the marketing team and Managing Director when necessary.
MAIN DUTIES
- Have a good knowledge of Adobe software to create graphics for online marketing/social media and print materials
- Be very creative
- Have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Have excellent attention to detail
- Be highly organised
- Have a good grasp of technology
- Have very good writing and proofreading skills
Agents/Distributors/resellers
- Creating accurate Advance Information sheets, power points, fliers etc. for UK and worldwide distributors
- Complete monthly spreadsheets with advanced information and biblio information for distributors
- Compile agents’ commission information monthly
Marketing and social media
- Twitter monitoring and posting, scheduling infographics, interacting with followers (under supervision)
- Instagram monitoring and posting, creating content, interacting with followers (under supervision)
- Creating and editing video content on iMovie (Apple video editing software)
- Keeping a note of Amazon UK/US dates and tweeting etc when available
- Adding author videos and other videos to YouTube & sharing
- Undertake web-based research when appropriate
- Conduct any follow-up email and telephone contact with bookshops during targeted marketing campaigns
- Attend marketing meetings and contribute marketing ideas for book plans, social media, mailing promotions etc. Keep title and marketing overview spreadsheets up to date with latest activity
- Review book submissions and add comments
- Schedule Twitter posts on behalf of Marketing Manager
CHP and ITP/Glassboxx web sites
- Adding material to websites and social media
- Scan for reviews/features and authors’ blogs where appropriate and proofread copy before adding to website, Pinterest, plans, etc. as well as sharing with marketing team for wider circulation (e.g. Twitter, Mail Chimp).
- Keep front- and back-end of CHP, ITP websites up to date (Information, twitter, blog feeds, ebooks etc.), ensuring they are accurate and correct.
- Update Amazon all titles spreadsheet, Pinterest, LinkedIn etc. – including news and events feed on the website and possible link to Mail Chimp for news items to bookshops etc.
- Monitoring and adding Glassboxx links to the website ensuring ITP titles are branded accordingly
- Creating and adding search insides to the CHP site
- Setting up discounts for special offers
- Escalate any web site queries to web developer including ITP site
- Creating and adding banners to CHP site
- ITPress website: keeping an eye on updates needed
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
- Friendly teammates
- Professional environment
- Global clients
- Interesting industry
- Free parking
ABOUT YOU
- Great attention to detail
- Marketing experience
- Excellent communicator
- Polite telephone manner
- IT literate
- Creative
- Good Knowledge of Adobe Indesign
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