Send job to a friend

 Professional Search & Selection Limited

Marketing Executive

Job Description

Our Midlands Marketing and Business Development team are keen to recruit an Executive to join their dynamic team.

This role is varied with responsibilities ranging from providing web and internal communications support, to internal database work; from sourcing/editing website content and liaising with the online team, to working with project teams on the delivery of major events and projects. It will also involve working with the national teams and supporting national campaigns within the Midlands region.

With responsibility for project management and implementation, you will have a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate and develop your marketing and communications skills, team working and influencing skills within a forward-thinking environment.

Requirements

* Experience in communications, ideally in internal communications or web content and events is required.

* Strong project and event management skills.

* Ability to think creatively and work on own initiative.

* Lateral thinking, ability to see the big picture.

* Attention to detail and self management skills including ability to meet deadlines and work autonomously.

* Self-motivated and adaptive to change.

* Excellent written and verbal communication required to develop internal relationships with staff at all levels.

* Additional skills required include, editorial, copywriting and strong IT literacy with Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

* Preferably educated to a degree level and with or studying for a professional marketing qualification.

It is likely the candidate will have come from a professional services or business-to-business background, with a good range of marketing and communications experience.

Responsibilities

Marketing Activity Management:

* Support the team in implementing internal and website communications.

* Support internal campaigns and implement national internal communications as part of the UK network.

* Source web and internal online news copy, draft stories and communications.

* Manage and maintain the Midlands internal communications, making sure content is relevant and up to date.

* Support the team in updating the Midlands section of the UK news channel and two Midlands websites.

* Provide support working with the local PR agendy to handle media inquiries.

* Implement a mix of PR, direct mail, market research, advertising, sponsorship, events and print production.

* Co-ordinate and implement regional marketing projects, as appropriate and in line with a one firm approach.

* Also co-ordinate and implement regional business development projects and research.

* Manage the central database (CRM) for support of local and regional marketing campaigns and promote its use.

Undertake market research to:

• Understand the local business area profile,

• Market position/share

• Trends including competitor intelligence and log activity

• Identify business development opportunities

Additional Information

Amount of time office based:  100%

Amount of time at client sites:  0%

Need to travel/overnight stays away from home:  No

Opportunity for flexible working (hours)?  Yes

Opportunity for working from home?  No

Opportunity for job sharing?  No                                                         

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Professional Search & Selection Limited. Victoria House, 972 Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B31 2PE. 0121 475 6444.