Marketing Assistant Leicester, England
Job description
Parkside is a B2B porcelain, ceramic and natural stone tile specification company with over 500 designs on offer, and many exclusives, from some of the world’s most dynamic manufacturers. Whether for commercial, hospitality or high-end residential projects, Parkside’s knowledgeable team of architectural consultants are able to help specify the right products to match any design brief. Offering the latest technological innovations and tile trends, Parkside provides an unrivalled bespoke service including waterjet cutting, porcelain worktop fabrication and digital printing on to tiles. With showrooms across the country and more to follow, the company has over 50 years’ combined experience in assisting the architecture and design community to create original and inventive interior projects.
Job Summary
If you are a passionate about marketing and looking for an entry level role within a market-leader, then this Marketing Assistant role would be perfect for you!
We are looking for a recent graduate who is looking for that first step in their career who will support the Commercial marketing function with lead generation, commercial product launch, events, brand awareness campaigns and general sales support.
Based between our Support Office in Leicester and our Studio in Clerkenwell, the role will also support the development and rollout of the SPARK CRM platform to assist engagement and produce relevant marketing intelligence.
Key Accountabilities:
Support the implementation of the Commercial marketing plan under the direction and supervision of the Marketing Team (e.g. social media, emails, events and website)
- Assist with lead management as detailed below:
- Research and map prospective clients in target markets
- Create and generate outreach programs to prospective clients
- Execute digital lead generation campaigns
- Develop relationships and nurture to a sales ready lead
- Track progress of lead through sales funnel
- Work with the Digital Marketing Exec to build a social media presence and be responsible for scheduling and posting in their absence
- Work with the Digital Marketing Exec to manage website content
- Collaborate with sales teams and provide sales support for their clients
- Collecting and analysing data for reporting
Skills :
- Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English, ability to write compelling marketing copy for use across different channels including emails, social media, banner adverts
- Strong analytical skills: Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data
- Strong desire to learn
- Good relationship building and networking skills
- Commercial drive
- Social Media savviness with the ability to post across platforms in keeping with brand guidelines
- Passion for marketing and its best practices
- Working knowledge of Adobe Suite and familiarity with WordPress would be advantageous.
In a culture where hard work is recognised and great results are rewarded, you can look forward to a company bonus that will give you a share of our success - up to 20% of your base salary. Then there’s a generous staff discount, a Share Save scheme, pension and life assurance, a holiday allowance that increases with length of service and a wide range of other benefits. Plus flexible working, free on-site parking, generous discounts on products and services and more. A lot more. We’re committed to promoting talent from within too, which means you’ll be well-supported to build a rewarding career with an individual development plan and lots of training on offer.
