Marketing Assistant Opportunity At Focus Online

Company Description

Focus Online Travel is a Cape Town-based digital agency specializing in the international and domestic travel and tourism industry. Our team is growing and we are looking for a Marketing Assistant to join our team to assist on a variety of exciting clients.

Even though our team is small, we are fast paced and on top of changing trends in the industry, so there is always room to learn and grow new skills. We have a number of clients that we do once off builds and monthly retainer work for. If you are passionate about digital and would love to work with some of the newest technologies and some really awesome clients, then have a look through the job description below:

Role Description
To assist the Sales and Client Services Director with client correspondence, and coordination and implementation of all day-to-day online marketing activities.

These include, but are not limited to:

• Managing email correspondence within the team, and with clients
• Maintaining client relationships
• Briefing work to the relevant departments
• Updating websites
• Loading and creating content
• Gathering Data from Google Analytics

We are looking for a driven individual who can take initiative and is a fast learner. Organisational skills are important, as well as an ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Managing email correspondence
• Assisting with business development in the form of current and new client relationships and business proposals
• General social media community management, monitoring and reporting through major social media platforms (such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+)
• Use CMS to update website copy and images as needed

Requirements

• High level of English literacy; both language and written.
• Good communication and copywriting skills.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook && Google Docs.
• Proficient knowledge of major social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter && Google+)
• A hunger to learn and grow in the digital space
• Good team player with a strong sense of humour.

Advantageous

• Basic knowledge of WordPress, Google Analytics, and Google AdWords.
• Basic knowledge of Photoshop
• Basic knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation
• Experience is advantageous but not essential.

This is an opportunity to get stuck into some pretty awesome online projects and gain a whole new set of skills – if you’re driven, big on self-development and fit the criteria above, send us your CV now! Please send through a copy of your CV as well as a cover letter explaining why you are the right candidate for this position to [email protected]

Closing date for applications: Monday, 4 July 2016

NB: Focus Online reserves the right not to fill this position if a suitable candidate is not found. If you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.