Your job will be to support the work of the other members of the marketing team, and you will be heavily involved in your company marketing campaigns

Your job will be to support the work of the other members of the marketing team, and you will be heavily involved in your company marketing campaigns
The job of marketing assistant is an extremely important one and you’ll ensure that all the various projects run smoothly.
You will also have the opportunity to learn loads about the contribution of marketing to business success.

What might I be doing?
Your job will include the following tasks:
- Assisting the rest of the marketing team to achieve their targets
- Arranging promotional events
- Dealing with suppliers and customers
- Writing reports and content
- Analysing data
- Updating web based and social media information
- Liaising with other departments and coordinating marketing efforts
- Organising promotional events
What will be expected of me?
You will need to be a confident outgoing person who is able to work independently as well as part of team. You will be expected to be an expert in the use of various media for different campaigns as well as having good written and verbal skills.
What can I expect?
You will most likely be office-based working 9-5 but you will spend a lot of time out and about at exhibitions and other events as well as meeting with customers and suppliers so out of working hours is also part of the job.
You can expect a fair bit of travel depending on where the marketing effort for you company’s products is based.
What about the pay?
This job is entry level position in the marketing department, and you can expect to start at up to around £18000 a year which will increase as you gain promotion to more senior positions. With a promotion to marketing executive, you will be looking at a figure of more than £25000 per year.
What qualifications do I need to get in?
A marketing degree or a degree with a lot of marketing or business-related content is normally a requirement although is possible you may have switched departments. You could have also possibly joined the company having studied subjects offered by the CIM and have a Professional Diploma in marketing or Professional certificate in Marketing.
What about further training?
There are various postgraduate degrees available on a part-time basis as an employee or full-time basis. There are several professional bodies that offer diplomas for example with the CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing) which can be done on a distance learning basis.
Many marketing experts hold membership of the CIM which is widely known and is a respected professional body.
Anything else I might need to know?
Yes, this is a great role for someone starting a career in marketing and you can also use your experience in a wide variety of companies and remember without the marketing effort most products would struggle to stay on the shelves.

A marketing degree or a degree with a lot of marketing or business-related content is normally a requirement although is possible you may have switched departments. You could have also possibly joined the company having studied subjects offered by the CIM and have a Professional Diploma in marketing or Professional certificate in Marketing.