Marketing assistant

Closing date: 10am on Tuesday 22nd October 2024 Salary: £27,500 per annum Contract: Full-time, permanent contract   An exciting opportunity has arisen for a smart newcomer to join Curtis Brown Creative's small team, which provides innovative and highly successful creative writing courses to aspiring writers, online and in London. You’ll be working full-time as part of our marketing and digital team, focusing on the promotion, advertising and marketing of all our creative-writing courses , as well as our Breakthrough Writers’ Programme for under-represented writers. You’ll answer queries from our growing community of aspiring writers and students through our help inbox, social media channels and phone calls. You will help create new website, blog and newsletter content that is relevant to budding writers, as well as continuing to grow our social media presence. You’ll be based at our central London offices, but please note we are currently using a hybrid working pattern which involves a minimum of three days a week in the office with some working from home, subject to ongoing review.   Knowledge, skills and experience We’d love to hear from you if you have: Confident, clear and sensitive communication skills The ability to write engaging, tailored copy Familiarity with Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Strong administrative skills and attention to detail in your work Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under pressure Experience using social media (X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok and YouTube) Experience with website CMS and e-commerce systems Familiarity with Email marketing and CRM systems (E.g. Klaviyo, MailChimp) Strong planning and problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude A strong interest in the creative arts – particularly books and publishing And are: An innovative thinker with the desire to keep learning Digitally native and analytical A self-starter with a strong work ethic An avid reader A confident, warm personality – a person who inspires trust Enthusiastic to work in a small team – drawn to the flexibility, pace and creativity this enables   To apply Please send: Your CV A covering letter (please include details of the dates you are available to start) A sample blog post, written by you, which could potentially be used on the Curtis Brown Creative website. We suggest you choose a topic of interest to aspiring novelists who might be considering applying to one of our courses (Hint: our blog posts which offer writing tips/advice all come from our tutors, agents and published authors – don’t be tempted to write a blog post which gives writing advice yourself unless you have an appropriate level of experience).   Additional information This role closes for applications at 10am on Tuesday 22 October. All applicants will be contacted by Friday 25 October, and successful applicants will be asked to complete a short written test. Interviews will be held from Monday 28 October (and will be held in person at our central London offices). Start date: Immediate (depending on notice).   Why choose to work for the Curtis Brown Group? We are passionate group of people who love what we do and love working with each other. We care about employee wellbeing and offer free yoga, personal training classes and mindfulness classes, plus social activities to relax and unwind together. We also offer season ticket loans, a bike to work scheme, enhanced pension contribution up to 5% of your base salary, private healthcare (after 2 years’ service) and enhanced annual leave.   We aim to build a creative environment that celebrates the differences of our students and colleagues, offering equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, socio-economic background, age, disability, sexual orientation and national origin. In our role as conduits and champions of cultural expressions we are conscious of our responsibility to reflect the world around us. This means making a considered effort to create an inclusive culture in the workplace and promote opportunities for the broadest possible range of talent. We welcome all applications from people with interesting ideas, skills and experience. You must be either a British citizen or already have the right to work here (you will be asked to provide original documentation as evidence of this). Unfortunately, Curtis Brown Creative is unable to help with work permits, finding accommodation or travel costs. Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.