Digital Marketing Assistant

WE ARE RECRUITING FOR:

Digital Marketing Assistant

+ About the role

We require a Digital Marketing Assistant to join our marketing team to help support our growth plans and overall marketing strategy. The role will require you to use your initiative, creativity and organisational skills to assist the Marketing Team with continuing to develop the group company brands.

You will have the opportunity to work proactively, with opportunities to grow and develop your skillset, however, you will have the support of a Marketing Manager and small marketing team and colleagues in other departments.

We are looking for someone with a mix of skills to assist in many areas of Digital Marketing and business development.

including proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), as well as knowledge of updating websites on WordPress and optimising sites for SEO and PPC.

+ Roles and responsibilities

• Assisting with updating all group websites using WordPress
• Creating content (graphics, videos, articles) to be shared on social media
• Scheduling social media content on Hootsuite
• Updating company documents on Adobe inDesign
• Writing copy for marketing materials
• Liaising with external suppliers to gather quotes and organise the printing of marketing materials
• Liaise with clients to gather information for project case studies
• Liaise with employees internally to gather information for our quarterly group newsletter
• Administer and organise marketing documents
• Assist the Business Development Executive with following up email marketing campaigns
• Assisting with organising company events (looking for venues, helping with setting up and assisting on the day)
• Completing Supplier Set Up Forms with company information
• Gathering feedback from clients on services & events
• Occasional travel to meetings and company events
• Support across other marketing areas as required

This job description only contains the main duties relating to this post and does not describe in detail all the duties required to carry them out, and there will be an expectation that the post holder will carry out other duties that reasonably fall within the general nature of the level of responsibility of the post. The responsibilities contained within this job description are subject to annual review and may need to be adjusted in line with service developments.

+ Required attributes

• Ability to work under pressure and manage various projects
• A strong eye for detail across multiple platforms (physical, mobile, web)
• Excellent organisational skills: able to prioritise a large workload according to ever-changing business needs
• A passion for design and a creative flair
• Ability to work across multiple projects running alongside each other
• A collaborative approach and meticulous level of detail in all endeavours
• A self-starter, able to work autonomously and on their own initiative

+ Desirable attributes (not essential)

• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe InDesign & Photoshop)
• Working knowledge of WordPress
• Proficient & confident in Copywriting

+ Why join our group

Hickton Group comprises of 5 individual businesses, Hickton Quality Control, Cook Brown Building Control, Cook Brown Energy, Morgan Lambert and Qualitas Compliance. Group structure continues our ambition to be a leading multi-disciplinary provider of quality inspection and consultancy services in the construction sector. Being part of the Group means that there is a coordinated approach to Commercial Business, Marketing, Resourcing, Finance, Business Support, Operations and Corporate Governance, to provide technical excellence and exceptional service to our clients. This provides greater opportunities to work for a larger Group of companies, giving you continuous growth in your own personal development plans and careers.

We employ people who embrace and deliver our core Group values: Quality, Client Focus, Honesty, Integrity, Competency, Teamwork, Development, Accountability and Exceptional Service.

If this sounds like a team that you would like to be part of, in return we will provide the following:

• Competitive salary
• Continuous personal development (CPD) opportunities
• Health cover
• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Holiday accrual scheme
• Go 1 online training platform
• A friendly and professional working environment with an ‘open door’ ethos.

+ How to apply

Please send your CV and covering letter to harriet.green@hicktongroup.co.uk

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote