Marketing Assistant

Location: Swansea

Guide Salary: Dependent upon experience and qualifications

Report To: Marketing Manager

If you are looking to kickstart a career within marketing or are looking for the next step in your marketing career then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!

Bevan Buckland LLP are currently recruiting for a Marketing Assistant to join our team based in Swansea. The successful candidate will provide support to our Marketing Manager with the strategic Marketing plan by taking responsibility for various marketing tasks.

Responsibilities/Duties:

- Support the Marketing Manager with the implementation of the yearly Strategic Marketing plan

- Coordinate and take ownership of the tenders and proposals process, conducting research, producing documentation and presentations for tenders

- Collate information regarding tenders and new enquiries

- Coordinate, distribute and collate results from the firm’s client satisfaction survey

- Drafting posts for the firm’s social media platforms

- Creating recruitment related social media posts and promoting any job vacancies within the firm

- Organising and attending corporate and marketing events

- Staying up to date with industry/topical news and updates to use information for marketing purposes

- Create graphics for various purposes using Canva

- Sending out mailshots via Mailchimp

- Act as a first point of contact for all marketing-related enquiries

- To take ownership of and continuously review and improve existing processes/procedures

- Conduct administrative tasks such as maintaining Excel Spreadsheets to measure marketing metrics.

- Proof-reading of blog posts and documents etc

- To liaise with third-party agencies to ensure that merchandise and stationery is ordered and delivered.

Essential Criteria

Education and Experience

- A minimum of 3 A-Levels at grade B or above, or equivalent

- Experience of working in a professional environment

Knowledge

- Good working knowledge of MS Office to a competent level, especially Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

- Understanding of Marketing and an interest in pursuing a career in Marketing

Skills & Aptitudes

- Outstanding written communication skills

- Approachable with excellent interpersonal skills

- High level of administration and IT skills

- Willingness and desire to learn new skills and develop

- Ability to take ownership of processes and contribute new, innovative ideas

- Ability to work to deadlines and to multi-task

- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks

- Ability to work as part of a team

- Effective problem-solving skills

- Polite and courteous

- A good standard of personal presentation

- Willingness to work flexible in response to changing organisational requirements

Desirable Criteria

- Degree in Marketing, Business Management or another relevant subject

- Previous experience of working within Marketing

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Swansea: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Marketing: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person