marketing assistant

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

• Develop policies
• Supervise professional and support staff and students
• Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas
• Perform administrative tasks
• Develop venture capital sources
• Recruit and hire staff
• Respond to enquiries from members of the business community concerning development opportunities
• Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers
• Develop social and economic profiles of an area to encourage industrial and commercial investment
• Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles
• Answer written and oral inquiries
• 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
• Prepare sports, literary, performance or other contracts
• Conduct analytical marketing studies
• Review and evaluate commercial or industrial development proposals
• Design market research questionnaires
• Evaluate customer service and store environments
• Ensure appropriate business / commercial licenses are in place
• Develop and implement business plans
• Write and edit press releases, newsletter and communications materials
• Supervise office and volunteer staff

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Large workload
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

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

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years