Marketing Assistant

Marketing Assistant
Location: Full-time, office based in Oldbury
Hours of work: Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4.00pm / Early Finish on a Friday! Friday 7.30am to 12.30pm (37hr weeks)
Benefits: 25 days holiday, life assurance, health care plan, company pension scheme and free parking.
Salary: £25,000 to £32,000 (dependent on experience)

Are you an experienced Marketing Executive who is looking to take on a new role with a well-established company, based at one of their sites in the heart of Oldbury? This Marketing Assistant role is pivotal in elevating their marketing strategy and building brand impact across all divisions of the business.

As the Marketing Assistant you will take the lead with the company's social media platforms, producing engaging content for all divisions. You will support the Marketing Manager, utilising a variety of Marketing techniques, to ensure all elements of the marketing strategy are in line with brand guidelines and current best practice.

Key Responsibilities for the Marketing Assistant:

• Lead and energise our social presence (especially LinkedIn); create thumb stopping posts and visuals
• Design branded artwork and campaign assets - from email banners to flyers - using Adobe Creative Suite & Canva
• Keep our WordPress-powered website and downloads portal fresh and aligned with SEO best practices
• Support integrated digital and traditional campaigns-tracking performance and aligning with brand standards
• Curate and manage internal communications via our intranet and contribute to a high-impact employee newsletter
• Coordinate with web and digital agencies to execute bold marketing initiatives
• Play a vital part in organising and promoting exhibitions and trade shows across the UK

What will you need to be considered for this Marketing Assistant role?

• Bachelor's in Marketing or related - or 2+ years B2B marketing experience
• Confident handling of social media tools, brand guidelines, WordPress CMS
• Skilled with Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro) and Canva
• Solid grasp of technical SEO and Google Analytics insights
• Experience using Salesforce CRM for lead generation
• Event planning experience, excellent copywriting and communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office - especially PowerPoint
• Must be eligible and able to prove right to work in the UK

If you have experience of at least 2 years' + working for a large business, fluent in content creation, digital tools and brand storytelling, with eagerness to elevate a world class engineering band then I would love to hear from you! To apply please click on "Apply" and submit your most recent and relevant CV to be considered.