Graduate Advantage

To provide front line support to the business development and marketing team.  The role will focus on supporting the Commercial Director, Business Development Manager and Marketing Manager covering a broad range of tasks and responsibilities.


Responsibilities:

• Updates to the firm's marketing /client relationship data base and sales pipeline
• Undertake detailed desktop research on competitors and clients to support the business development manager and Commercial Director
• Produce sales pipeline reports from the database and other management information as required
• Collate and report on client satisfaction results
• Co-ordinate mailing and e-marketing activities for existing/or prospective clients
• Maintain up to date content for each team on the intranet and public website
• Maintain reports that will allow the Marketing Manager to evaluate the success of individual mailings (e.g. briefs delivered, bounced, opened etc)
• Produce basic marketing copy for inclusion on the website/ brochures and be confident in proof reading materials produced by other members of the team. 
• Manage stocks of marketing collateral, brochures etc
• Co-ordinating internal events and liaising with suppliers as necessary e.g caterers etc
• Provide general administration support to commercial director as required including booking tickets, setting up meetings, booking meeting rooms etc.
  

• Driven, self motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  Must be adaptable and capable of meeting multiple deadlines in a pressurised environment
  
• Minimum 1 year working as part of business marketing / business development team
• Experience of completing client / competitor research or client segmentation essential
• Graduate in marketing, communications or business discipline

• Previous experience of managing and updating client databases or CRM systems is highly desirable
• Likely to be studying for CIM certificate or diploma

Conveniently located in Birmingham City Centre.