Marketing Assistant
About The Position
The Marketing/Project Management Assistant partners with the creative marketing team to develop and manage a variety of marketing initiatives, driving projects from concept through completion. The role supports the creation and management of workflows and schedules, maintains project standards, and helps ensure projects are delivered smoothly and on time. Projects may include print collateral such as catalogs, brochures, flyers, and advertisements, as well as exhibits, webinars, and events. Through self-study and provided training, the Assistant learns the instructional design behind Benchmark Education Company educational products and resources and how to position their value in the market and against competitors. The position also supports marketing materials across channels, project documentation, marketing databases, sales and marketing reporting, collateral inventory, copywriting, event assistance, multimedia needs, and administrative tasks.
Requirements
- Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Detail-oriented, flexible self-starter and team player.
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities under deadline.
- Ability to sustain focus on multiple projects and request clarification as needed when following assignment direction.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or comparable iWork applications.
- College degree.
Nice To Haves
- Woodwing experience.
- HTML experience.
- Canva experience.
Responsibilities
- Support creation of marketing materials for all channels and events.
- Manage projects, including trafficking marketing materials.
- Partner with marketing, procurement, design, and production teams to create high-quality resources and deliver them on time.
- Anticipate risks and escalate project blockers to the Project Management lead.
- Propose alternative solutions to resolve problems.
- Create, support, and maintain project documentation, including daily status reports and updated trackers.
- Maintain marketing databases, including calendars and collateral.
- Assemble and summarize sales and marketing data to report on promotion results.
- Support collateral inventory management and lifecycle status.
- Perform basic copywriting and proofreading.
- Occasionally assist at off-site and/or virtual exhibits and sales events.
- Provide multimedia assistance as required.
- Perform administrative support tasks as needed.
- Support members of the Marketing team as appropriate.
- Learn the instructional design behind BEC educational products and resources and how to position their value in the market and against competitors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
