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3 Days left CLOSING DATE: 19/10/2014

Provista UK Ltd

Marketing and Communications Executive

HND, Undergraduate Degree, Postgraduate Degree

Closing Date:: 19/10/2014
Skill:: Marketing market research and PR
Region:: Lanarkshire
Salary: £18,000 – £20,000 plus Benefits
Length:: 12 months
Ref code: TUHOMOHDLY

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Placement summary

Provista UK Ltd have an excellent entry-level role for a graduate looking for a career in marketing. This Hamilton-based placement, will offer the opportunity to get involved in all aspects of marketing for one of Scotland’s fastest growing companies in the Technology & IT Sector. With guidance and mentoring from Directors, you will increase market awareness of the company through developing and implementing integrated marketing campaigns. On completion of a successful 12 month placement, there may be an opportunity of a permanent, full time position.

Job description

Project Description

The primary objective of this entry-level marketing role is to increase market awareness and customer acquisition for the company. To do this, we would expect you to be able to develop, deploy and manage integrated marketing campaigns by working with our internal sales team and external stakeholders.

This role will bring key additional resource to our Sales and Marketing department and if successful would hope to develop this into a permanent full time position. We are looking for the position to start immediately.

Placement Objectives

To assist the successful candidate in developing a career in marketing, while assisting the company in developing and executing marketing projects in order to raise brand awareness.

Role Description

Reporting into the company’s Senior Directors, you will work on strategic marketing projects including campaigns using online, written and tele sales resources. You will be expected to manage marketing budgets and track the success of your marketing campaigns for future strategic planning and development.

As the successful candidate, you will gain experience working in a marketing role in a business technology environment and receive guidance, training and direction in the role.

Some of your key day-to-day roles would see you in charge of:

maintaining the company’s corporate branding,
updating the company website and releasing news articles,
handling the company’s social networking accounts,
planning event attendance,
managing databases and CRM systems
managing the company’s collateral portfolio – case studies and product information sheets.

In addition, you will play a key role in helping to develop new IT services in order to take them to market.

Occasional travel may be required for the role and the company is looking for the position to start immediately.

Qualifications

Graduate from an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or HND, in a relevant marketing or business discipline.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Confident presentations skills
Good attention to detail
Ability to work alone or as part of a team
Self-motivated and performance driven
Strong analytical skills
Good level of IT competency, especially with Microsoft Office
Experience of online applications, e.g. content management systems, and social media and networks.

Experience of working in a marketing, IT, or business technology environment, either in a university or commerical environment, would be beneficial, however the successful candidate will receive a large amount of guidance and direction in the role.

Desirable Skills

Experience of working in a marketing, sales, IT, or business technology environment, either in a university or commerical environment, would be beneficial, however the successful candidate will receive a large amount of guidance and direction in the role

Any knowledge or experience of any of the below would be a bonus:

Experience working with external suppliers, agencies and stakeholders
Budget management
Creative ability
Website Development and Management
Telesales Experience.

Benefits

Company benefits

You will gain real industry experience working in a marketing role in a business technology environment
You will receive a guidance, training and mentoring in the role
The role will also provide competitive salary and benefits
Potential for a permanent role once the placement period is complete.

Placement benefits

As part of ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the successful candidate will have access to a free two day business and employability skills residential course and also benefit from ongoing support from the ScotGrad team throughout the duration of the placement.

Additional information

Location: Hamilton

Planned interview date: Weeks Commencing 20th or 27th October

This placement may result in a permanent employment afterwards

Preferred start date: Early November