Marketing Assistant - IT services industry (Information Technology)

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Hi there!

My name is Ryan. I'm a North American entrepreneur. I'm looking for a part time (to start) marketing assistant. I am an honest business owner, who works hard, plays hard (I like to be active outdoors). I am looking for someone who works hard, takes pride in their work, is detail oriented, and proficient in their work. I'm not looking for someone fresh out of school, looking to gain experience, or someone who is looking to become a VA, but rather someone who has done this before. If this sounds like something that is a good fit for you, keep reading.

The job has the following duties:

- Manage mailchimp email list (you MUST have experience with mailchimp)
- Create and manage mailchimp campaigns (you MUST have experience with mailchimp)
- Provide detailed reports on campaigns (how many opens etc)

- Create and update one-pagers as needed. Note, you MUST have good graphic design capabilities. These are informational one-page documents that explain a product or service. It must be created to be on-brand with existing marketing collateral.
- Create and update social media posts (Linkedin and Instagram are probably most important).

- Compose new blog posts and update existing web pages on a wordpress-based website.

- Other duties related to marketing as needed.

If this sounds like something that is a good fit for you, keep reading.

We are a B2B company and so professionalism is super important. We typically work 8-5pm PST and while some flexibility is possible, the more you can work on our time zone (especially to start), the better. We are ideally looking for someone who can grow with our business and as that happens, more hours will be offered.

You should type pretty fast (min 65wpm, faster is better, take this online typing test and send me your typing speed: ---------- /typingtest/). Your english (written and spoken) should be excellent (I want it to be easy to work together). If applying, please include your DISC scores (please don't send me a link to a page describing DISC, I just want the 4x scores).

Here are some applications you must be familiar with:

- ChatGPT (we expect you to use it when writing blog posts, social media posts, and emails).
- Canva
- Mailchimp
- Gmail
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets (data/spreadsheet sharing)
- Google Drive
- Adobe Suite (Illustrator and or Photoshop experience a bonus).

You should have the following skills and experience:

- You've managed email campaigns before on Mailchimp
- You have a degree in marketing
- You LOVE marketing and are constantly working to become smarter/better in this area
- You are good with graphic design and ultimately making emails, newsletters, postcards, and so on, look good.

If you are still interested, then please apply and send the following:

- DISC scores per above
- Typing test per above
- Resume
- 3 examples of your BEST marketing work (graphically)
- 3 examples of your best marketing work from a strategic perspective
- What makes you unique and why we should hire you over someone else

This job has the potential to grow in responsibility and could potentially become full time.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Ryan