marketing assistant

Work setting

• Business and / or industry
• Consulting firm
• Willing to relocate
• Professional association or organization

Tasks

• Perform administrative tasks
• Plan development projects
• Recruit and hire staff
• Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers
• Conduct comparative research on marketing strategies for industrial and commercial products
• Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles
• Advise clients on advertising or sales promotion strategies
• Assist in the preparation of brochures, reports, newsletters and other material
• Co-ordinate special publicity events and promotions
• Gather, research and prepare communications material
• Initiate and maintain contact with the media
• Prepare and / or deliver educational, publicity and information programs, materials and sessions
• Conduct analytical marketing studies
• Develop portfolio of marketing materials
• Design, conduct and analyze quantitative and qualitative research projects
• Develop marketing strategies
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Develop and implement business plans

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Area of specialization

• Project management

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Overtime required
• Large workload

Own tools / equipment

• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Other benefits

• Free parking available