OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

SwarmOnline has an exciting 12 month business development placement for a graduate with a strong aptitude for business and management. The main aim of this placement is to further boost our position in our target markets through brand recognition, events and trade show exposure, partnerships, improved customer engagement and increased sales. You will work closely with the Managing Director and help identify & build relationships with new customers to enable the successful growth of SwarmOnline.

Job description

Project Description

As a key purpose of this project is to assist in the growth and development of SwarmOnline, we're looking for the successful candidate to work closely with the team and:

• Develop and implement a Marketing and PR Strategy for SwarmOnline
• Identify and market to target markets
• Establish links with potential new partners
• Develop mechanisms to enable us to analyse the success of our marketing strategy
• Assist with promoting the company through social media
• Seek new communication opportunities and manage customer relationships
• Assist with office management and administrative duties

Placement Objectives

To give a graduate an exciting opportunity, with lots of responsibility, to help improve the growth of SwarmOnline.

Role Description

Main tasks include:

• Develop and implement a Marketing and PR Strategy for SwarmOnline
• Identify and market to target markets
• Establish links with potential new partners
• Develop mechanisms to enable us to analyse the success of our marketing strategy
• Assist with promoting the company through social media
• Seek new communication opportunities and manage customer relationships
• Assist with office management and administrative duties

Qualifications

Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in business, marketing or related discipline.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• Keen interest in technology within business
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Enthusiastic and ambition to succeed
• Strong independent decision-making, organisational, planning and problem solving skills
• Meticulous
• Excellent administrative skills

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience with Social Media
• Commercially aware
• Ability to set targets and work within them
• Willingness to adapt within a small business
• Desire to manage a team in the future

Benefits

Company benefits

SwarmOnline is a small company that’s growing fast, with great prospects for the future there couldn’t be a better time to get involved!  Other tech/media companies surround our new office and we’ve filled it with the coolest stuff we can find.  In time we hope you'll be managing a team to help us grow the business.

On top of this you'll get

• Excellent holidays
• Training opportunities
• Chances to attend conferences
• Duvet days
• Fresh fruit
• & much more!

Placement benefits

As part of ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the candidate will benefit from support from the ScotGrad team and may have access to training.

Additional information

Location: Glasgow

This placement may result in a permanent employment afterwards

Preferred start date: 10/03/2014

Company information

SwarmOnline build world-class mobile and cloud based apps for enterprise organisations with innovative and open technologies, engaging user experience, agile development and training. Our multi-disciplinary team of engineers, experience designers and managers help clients envisage what's possible with emerging technologies and realise their product vision. As an official Sencha partner and recognised thought leaders in the community we're all about staying ahead of the curve.

SwarmOnline was founded in 2011 and our office is based in The Hub, the digital innovation centre of Glasgow. 

Company sector: Enabling Technology ICT

Company website: www.swarmonline.com