Assistant Marketing Manager

We’re looking for a stand-out marketing professional, experienced in managing a team, who also has the ambition and drive to progress their career. We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Marketing Manager, to join a global engineering business whose work helps to combat climate change by reducing their customers’ impact on the environment.

Great opportunity for career progression | Develop your skillset working across a range of global projects 

As the Assistant Marketing Manager you’ll be managing a team of 3, responsible for helping to drive and grow marketing output, in a varied role where no two days are the same. You’ll need to balance creativity with commercial acumen, working across strategic message development, advertising and public relations. We’re looking for someone who can bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm to our client’s experienced and passionate Marketing Department.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support with planning, implementing and monitoring marketing campaigns, social media posts, press releases and other marketing communications
• Research potential target customers, identify and verify location of prospects, and follow up potential opportunities
• Assist with production of marketing materials and collateral also managing stock levels as agreed with the Head of Marketing
• Assist in the organisation and coordination of marketing events such as conferences, and tradeshows
• Monitor and report on campaigns, evaluating data on key metrics
• Assist in the creation of marketing reports for departmental heads and the board of directors
• Identify and generate new business opportunities through advertising and other promotional activities
• Track leads by working alongside the Marketing Office Coordinator to follow up with the Sales Team
• Support and take active involvement in company CSR activities
• Manage internal and external requests – assigning relevant tasks to the Marketing Office Coordinator, Marketing Administrator and the Senior Graphic Designer
• Actively promote and encourage members of the Marketing Department to further enhance their skills
• Provide administrative and project support for a variety of marketing programs, utilising the skillset of other members of the Marketing team

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Degree (or equivalent) in Marketing or relevant discipline
• Experience of managing a team
• 2-3 years’ experience within a Marketing or Sales department
• Ability to understand engineering concepts and communicate them
• Excellent administration practices and procedures, able to work under time constraints and deadlines
• Advanced IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office packages – particularly excel
• Effective and confident communicator with good presentation skills, exceptional telephone manner, and able to build working relationships with senior staff
• Resilience and the ability to challenge the status quo
• Results driven with an eagerness to assist in the continuous improvement across the organisation

         Desirable

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop etc.)
• Experience with Hubspot
• An understanding of social media campaign planning, strategy, and scheduling
• Creative flair and talent for content writing