Marketing Assistant - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom - Our Bury St Edmunds BID

Description

Job Title:

Marketing Assistant


Hours:

37hrs with 25 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays and contributory pension.


Salary
£23k-£25k depending on experience.


Location:

Our Bury St Edmunds BID Offices in the heart of Bury St Edmunds town centre. Remote and flexible working considered.


Responsible to:

Marketing Manager.


Job Overview

Our Bury St Edmunds is the Business Improvement District for the town, which delivers projects and services aimed to make Bury St Edmunds a better place to live, work, study and visit.

Working with the Marketing Manager, the aim of this role is two-fold to promote Bury St Edmunds Town Centre to local residents and workers and to communicate the work of the BID to its members and stakeholders.

Job function:

• Work with the BID's Marketing Manager to deliver the overall BID Marketing Plan and Events Marketing Plans, liaising with the BID's marketing agency and freelance PR Consultant.
• Support with the development of marketing materials and content including digital content for social media, liaising with BID businesses.
• Work with the Business Support Manager and Events Manager to ensure joined up activity.
• Update content on the BID website.
• Coordinate printed advertising for BID events and initiatives.
• Promote the BID's initiatives including the Bury St Edmunds Gift Card, LoyalFree App, Virtual High Street, Dog Friendly Scheme and Bury Ale Trail.
• Manage the production of the BID town map.
• Develop a new BID enewsletter.
• Represent the BID at a range of meetings and BID events.

Essential Skills

• Experience in working on marketing projects.
• Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Experience in managing projects to deadline and liaising with suppliers.
• Excellent written, communication skills and organization skills.
• Up to date knowledge of social media including hands on experience of creating social media content.
• Proficient in mailchimp or similar emarketing platforms.
• Ability to work on own initiative while being a key member of the BID team.
• Willingness to work flexibly including some out of core hours work.
• A positive "can do" approach, the ability to be innovative, and flexible to meet the demands of a changing environment.

Desirable

• Marketing qualification.
• Content management system experience, although full training will be provided.
• Experience of working with databases and market research software, although full training will be given.
• Photo editing experience.
• Experience with Canva or similar basic graphic design packages.
• Experience of managing media relations activity including handling press enquiries.

Closing date 21 April. Interviews will take place week commencing 8 May 2023.


Salary:
£23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bury St

Edmunds:
reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)


Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• Digital marketing (required)
• Marketing (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 21/04/2023