Marketing Assistant

Benchmark Education Company•New Rochelle, NY

13d

About The Position

The Marketing/Project Management Assistant partners with a creative marketing team to develop and manage marketing initiatives, driving projects from concept through completion. The role supports workflows and schedules, maintains project standards, and helps ensure timely delivery. Projects include print collateral such as catalogs, brochures, flyers, and advertisements, as well as exhibits, webinars, and events, including advertisements, signage, program ads, and booth collateral or premiums. Through self-study and provided training, the Assistant learns the instructional design behind Benchmark Education Company’s educational products and resources and how to position their value in the market and against competitors. The position also provides occasional event, multimedia, and administrative support to the Marketing team.

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.
Provide 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 Marketing team members as appropriate.
Learn the instructional design behind BEC educational products and resources and how to position their value in the market and against competitors through self-study and provided training.