Company : RPS

Based in: Manchester

Salary: TBC

RPS design division are now looking for a confident, enthusiastic self-starter with excellent written skills and a creative mindset to join our business as a Marketing Assistant. This is a great opportunity to build a career in marketing with a leading global professional services firm of over 5000 consultants and service providers. 

Content development will be a key part of this role, and you will support the development of a wide variety of copy including but not limited to: articles, case studies, brochure copy, website copy and social media copy. You’ll have exposure to a wide range of channels and platforms, with the opportunity to learn and grow your skills in content management systems, marketing automation platforms, social media, webinars, events and more.

We have offices based throughout the UK, and this role would best suit a recent graduate, ideally with some relevant experience and a commitment to a long-term career in marketing with an adaptive, flexible, and organised approach.

This is an exciting place to be and the team works in a fast-paced environment and is often required to turn around content to tight deadlines. You will have access to all the necessary support to build a long-term career path within the marketing team of a great business.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate divisional marketing activities in line with brand and tone of voice guidelines
• Keep a record of divisional activity and liaise with central marketing team on upcoming plans
• Identify content opportunities for social media, website, company intranet and press releases including: project updates, significant wins, new hires and other key content that promotes design service offering
• Content development including: content research, copywriting, proof reading, sourcing imagery, managing approvals and organising publication
• Act as key point of contact and manage content contributions to support central marketing campaigns and bid activity
• Organise event presence and promotion including: graduate fairs, networking events, conferences and client entertainment initiatives
• Support the development of marketing materials including: client presentations, service line brochures and event materials
• Manage professional memberships and seek out appropriate publicity opportunities
• Work with technical leads to develop project case studies
• Support technical leads to develop and update CVs and LinkedIn profiles in line with best practice and company guidance
• Organise and coordinate professional project photography

About you:

• Enthusiastic self-starter who is keen to learn and develop within a global business
• A relevant degree (Marketing or related field) or equivalent work experience
• Proactive and highly organised
• Excellent copywriting skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• A strong communicator and confident to liaise with key stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Strong time management and planning skills with the ability to multi-task
• Able to work independently and as part of a busy team
• Work on own initiative and not be afraid to make decisions
• Creative thinker
• Experience in developing content for social media channels
• Experience using MS Office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint