Marketing Assistant Graduate at Mimecast

Job description

Overview

Are you wanting to kick-start your career in marketing and learn from a group of passionate individuals?

To ensure continued accelerated growth we are looking for brilliant graduates to join our super charged Team where your energy and commitment will have a direct effect on your own value creation. To be successful you need to be excited by the opportunity to apply your progressive knowledge and thinking as well as by the opportunity to continually stretch and learn. You will not be ‘a number’ so with that comes greater responsibility and commitment. Be ready to operate at full capacity!

The Mimecast Graduate Program

Commencing in September 2017 and extending 12 months the Mimecast Graduate Program aims to provide young and talented graduates with an opportunity to receive the best start in their careers in one of the most progressive Cloud technology companies in the country.

We are looking for an ambitious, go-getter, who wants to hit the ground running and learn the ins and outs of their prospective future careers by giving them a hand’s on approach. With 10% of our work force being part of our Graduate Program, this is a great opportunity to develop yourself with scarce skills in the world of Technology!

During the course of the 12 month program you will focus initially on core skills training to develop the personal and professional skills needed to establish yourself within the Mimecast community. Thereafter, you will progress into the relevant division in which you have been appointed, where you will have a dedicated mentor, ready to groom and guide you in your first year of work.

Responsibilities

Brief Role Description:

As a member in our Marketing team, you will be part of a fast-paced, customer centric, sales orientated environment, providing efficient skills in the area of marketing and creative design.

As a Marketing Graduate, you will be supporting the marketing department by carrying out the daily tasks to keep the department functioning and facilitate the duties of the Marketing Manager, the PR & Communications Manager and assisting with Creative and Online design

• You will gain exposure to end-to-end marketing campaigns, events, public relations, merchandising, corporate branding and internal communication campaigns as well as many other areas of marketing.
• You will have the support and resources to grow and develop your career in Marketing. You will have the guidance’ input; mentorship and support from senior managers, executives, colleagues and resources to develop a tailored path in a successful career in Marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with peers across Creative, Marketing and Communications to design campaigns across online and print media.
• Assist with building digital marketing emails, landing pages and collateral.
• Design graphics, banners and other Web images to be a part of integrated marketing campaigns.
• Assist with a varying degree of digital projects including, but not limited to, product launch activities, events, promotional pages and regional support materials.
• Facilitate communication timeously between marketing and other internal departments
• Obtain Event attendee lists and post event deliverables
• Maintain an efficient process to manage marketing collateral/ Branding and Merchandising and stock room
• Support the marketing team in driving dedicated marketing campaigns
• Upskill on internal Marketing communication and tracking system to effectively support the department
• Preparing Event Materials
• Quotes for Stock and events
• Working with Suppliers

Qualifications

Essential Qualification/s:

The successful graduates must have completed the following in the last 2 years:

Marketing Diploma /Degree

Essential Personal Characteristics

• Composed
• Strategic
• Analytical
• Task driven
• Goal oriented
• Ambitious;
• Tenacious;
• Energetic and enthusiastic;
• Goal and solutions orientated;
• Passionate about Technology;
• Passionate about learning and self-development;
• Resilient;
• Adaptable and flexible;
• Well spoken;
• Professional and presentable;
• Curious and problem solving

Graduates over the age of 25 years and/or graduates who have not completed their relevant degree or diploma in the last 2 years will not be eligible for the program. Complete and eligible applications must be received prior to 31 July 2017 as applications close on the 31 July 2017.