Marketing Assistant

The Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a creative, organised and passionate Marketing Assistant to join our high performing team of marketing professionals in a fast-paced and fast-growing entertainment company.

Reports to:

Marketing and Business Development Manager

Experience:

1-2 years experience is desired.

This role is ideal for a marketing graduate or someone with limited experience to join a growing marketing department and develop their career.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Marketing and Business Development Manager to create and manage engaging marketing campaigns for multiple entertainment centres with a wide range of activities fit for all ages.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Marketing team, Marketing and Business Development Manager and the centres with the planning and implementation of all marketing campaigns through a wide range of tasks covering the full marketing and communication spectrum.

You will need to demonstrate initiative and acceptance of accountability, tracking and reporting on results will be crucial. You will also need to be very organised and thorough in your work, in order to complete multiple and diverse tasks.

Some of your responsibilities are listed below, but your job will evolve in line with the projects we have, your skills and willingness to progress.

Digital marketing:

You will assist the digital marketing team with managing, growing and optimising the various digital platforms, social media, e-mails, websites, search engines, etc.

Design, Printing and production:

• you will be creating simple designs that are needed regularly, liaise with our design and production partners to produce various marketing materials and follow up with all parties involved to ensure the centres have the necessary support for their activity.

Operational/admin:

• you will be a key person responsible for reporting, maintaining various databases, marketing research, data mining, etc and creating valuable tools to be used by the marketing team in the day to day activity as well as to help making strategic decisions.
  

Social partners, listings and influencers:

• you will be responsible with managing all our outside partnerships with various parties by following up on the terms of our partnerships, building out network, following up on results.

Content marketing:

• you will plan, create and manage engaging content for websites, email & social media campaigns across all brands, with great graphics, photo, video and text.

Support:

if all of the above has kept your interest in the position, know that you will not be left alone in all this. You will be part of a professional dynamic and highly motivated team and supported in your activity by your direct manager and your colleagues. You will also be required to offer support within your scope to centre managers, company directors and your direct manager. You will have the opportunity to work with creative and specialised agencies to develop and run campaigns. Your activity will be in line with the brand identity and the overall marketing strategy. You will receive training, attend regular marketing meetings and have continuous support and communication with your direct manager.

What you need to succeed:

In order to successfully perform in your role, you will need to be very organised, very thorough and exigent with the results of your own work. You will have to demonstrate the capacity to understand the business and its goals and integrate your activity with the specifics of the business.

The following are the competencies which are desired or required for this role and will be assessed during the Recruitment Process:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related discipline
• Sound knowledge of the main digital marketing tools as well as MSOffice tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Fluent in English. Excellent proof reading and copywriting skills.
• An ability to effectively manage and prioritise multiple tasks under tight deadlines, working within the team and on your own initiative.
• Working well under pressure goes hand in hand with the strong planning and organizing skills, and being methodical and process driven.
• Full drivers’ licence with access to own vehicle
• “can do” attitude

Desired:

• 1-2 years of experience in a similar role is a plus, but not obligatory.
• Content creation experience, mainly video content i.e. Reels & TikTok is a plus, but not obligatory.
• Experience in managing Social Media channels, in content management, excellent copywriting skills and ability to deliver creative content (text, image and video)
• A passion for marketing, the capacity to think outside the box and, therefore, a creative mind.
• Graphic design skills.
• Tech savvy.
• Having a good attitude and valuing a job well done is a valued quality. We appreciate someone who wants to learn and grow.
• Being a team player is very important in our work.

Please note, this role is mainly office based, with some occasional work on location or in centre and some travel. The hours of work are Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm (with 30 min break). This role could involve some occasional evening or weekend work for special events and promotions throughout the year. Salary dependent on experience.

Application process:

Please apply on indeed or e-mail your CV to [email protected]. Reference ID: Marketing.

Closing date:

19/04/2024

Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Job type:

Full time, Permanent

Location:

Lisburn, Northern Ireland - office based

Salary:

£24000 to £26000 per year

Schedule:

Monday - Friday