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Marketing & Communications Assistant

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
City of London, London, England
Salary
£21000 - £24000 per annum
Closing date
18 Oct 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Marketing & PR

Job Details

Are you looking for the next step in your marketing career? We are seeking an enthusiastic and hard-working marketing & communications assistant to join a friendly and busy marketing team in this well-known travel company.

You will report to the Senior Marketing Manager and work alongside five other really friendly marketing professionals. This role focuses heavily on communications and campaign management, spanning both B2B and B2C. The support you will give the Senior Marketing Manager will include delivering the very busy comms schedule of emails, press releases and occasional direct marketing, assisting with delivering a wide range of B2B and B2C campaigns and taking a lead in managing our social media communications.

Main areas of responsibility:

*Communications
*Campaign management
*Social media

Preferred requirements and experience:

*Thrive in a busy environment, getting your head down when required but also not afraid to pipe up, challenge ideas and bring new ones to the table.
*Have a good understanding of general marketing principles with a more in-depth view on comms and engaging through social media.
*Be very organised and able to juggle multiple task where priorities can change at the drop of a hat.
*Have experience of using an email broadcast platform to create and send batch emails. An understanding of automation programmes would also be useful.
*Be able to analyse data to spot trends that can be used to improve campaigns and communications.
*Get social media and be prepared to try new things in this area aimed at improving engagement.
*Have an appetite to learn new skills and a desire to achieve and grow.
*Be a great team player and enjoy a bit of banter, after all there's no reason why work shouldn't be fun!
*Degree educated ideally with a relevant marketing qualification
*At least one year's previous marketing experience, ideally in a travel related role
*Having an understanding of both B2B and B2C marketing principles, and specifically email marketing, corporate comms and social media
*Using an ESP to deliver email campaigns
*Working within a multi-disciplined marketing team
*Building relationships with business partners/suppliers by phone/email/face to face
*Basic knowledge of design software such as Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
*Excellent written, copy writing and proof-reading skills
*An exceptional eye for detail
*Able to apply a test, learn, refine approach to work
*Able to work independently with a level of autonomy
*Naturally enthusiastic and committed
*An excellent planner and organiser who can deal with a bit of stress by prioritising work-loads and communicating with their manager
*Able to adapt and work flexibly
*Knowledge of CRM platforms to manage contacts and generate email communication lists

The Package:
The successful applicant can expect a competitive salary and benefits package, and the chance to work for a leading travel industry company.

Are you interested?
If this excellent opportunity interests you and you have the right skills and experience, please forward your CV by following the online application process or contact Michael at Travel Trade Recruitment.

Company

TRAVEL TRADE RECRUITMENT
Travel Trade Recruitment handles vacancies from hundreds of employers each year. We have a wide variety of permanent and temporary job opportunities within all sectors of the travel industry, including business travel, tour operations, retail travel, and reservations.
We want to help you find the ideal travel industry job, make the next career step, and maximise your potential. We do this by finding out about you, as well as what is important to your career goals and lifestyle aspirations.

TRAINING
We also offer CRS training courses in the four major systems of Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, and can advise which course would enhance your career.
Find more details at www.traveltradetraining.com

VOTED 'BEST UKTRAVEL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY'
Travel Trade Recruitment won three awards in 2009 for Best Travel Recruitment Consultancy, including 'Best UK Travel Recruitment Consultancy' at the Globe Travel Awards, Star Recruitment Consultancy at the Travel Bulletin Awards, and Travel Recruitment Company of the Year at the recent British Travel Awards. We are an official ABTA Industry Partner, Members of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (IATA) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

All information supplied to Travel Trade Recruitment will be dealt with confidentiality. Your details will not be passed onto a Client without your specific permission.

Our service to job seekers is completely free. Contact your nearest office and speak our friendly consultants for free advice, or register for our online recruitment services at

www.traveltradejobs.com

London Office
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: london@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Birmingham Office
Tel: 0121 222 2624
Email: birmingham@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Manchester Office
Tel: 0161 923 6120
Email: manchester@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 394 4147
Email: leeds@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Scottish Division
Tel: 0141 248 5222
Email: scotland@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Temp Division
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: temps@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0203 887 9444
Location
3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB

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