Marketing Assistant at e4 Strategic

Job Purpose
Junior level role within the Marketing Department in order to assist the Group Marketing Manager. Performs certain marketing duties and has limited accountability. Assists with projects and activities for marketing products or services by executing marketing strategies and objectives. Maintains marketing database. Produces regularly scheduled reports and status updates. Co-ordinates various marketing fulfilment. Assists with company communications, client emailers, marketing banners, reviewing content, website updates, supplier sourcing, liaising with general suppliers, working on adhoc projects

Minimum Requirements

• Related Diploma or Degree.
• 1-2 yrs. of relevant experience is required. Administration experience is an added advantage
• Reliable transport with a valid driver’s license

Principal duties and responsibilities:     

Marketing

• Assist the Group Marketing Manager with the marketing strategy and implementation plan for each year
• Maintain updated and correct CI Guides to be used throughout the Group and track that the relevant rules are being implemented;
• Co-ordinate and participate in internal and external activities, working with various suppliers to implement a final product and successful event, both external suppliers and internal staff members.
• Work with the Group Marketing Manager on development of marketing materials such as brochures and company overviews, power point presentations etc.  
• Source marketing gifts as well as other items when necessary for the Group.
• Liaise with suppliers on price, branding and quality products to distribute thereafter.  
• Ensuring Marketing folder on the server is neat and organised.
• Ensuring all approved quotes that have been signed by the Group Marketing Manger are filed to match with invoices once received.
• Ensuring Marketing storeroom is kept clean and tidy and all items kept on a log and signed in and out.
• Ensuring that all Marketing activities for the month are recorded and status is updated and adhoc tasks are completed.
• Ensuring that all new employee signatures and business cards orders are completed and delivered correctly, and all new starters communications are developed and produced.
• Ensuring that internal activities i.e. launches, events, office changes are overseen, and Group Marketing Manager’s requests are completed.

Communication

• Work with the Group Marketing Manager on developing, coordinating, monitoring and public relations activities for the Group.  
• Facilitate or prepare information for the Group Marketing Manager to draft press releases.
•  Liaise with the Human Resource Team and relevant staff members to develop internal communications that keep employees informed of company activities.
•  Form relationships with various media houses for the purpose of placing adverts and or securing editorial opportunities.

Projects

• Establish and maintain working relationships with numerous suppliers assisting on adhoc projects for the company.
• Work with the Group Marketing Manager on new projects from conception to completion for the CEO and or relevant MD’s e.g. The ABSA audit, office relocation.

BEE

• Assist the Group Marketing Manager with any BEE projects where Marketing’s assistance is required throughout the year.

NB: e4 Strategic will give preference to South African citizens and those that advance its employment equity goals, suitably qualified in line with the inherent requirements of the job advertised. If you have not heard from e4 Strategic within 2 weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.