Marketing Assistant – General Media – Gold Coast

A PR and digital media agency on the southern Gold Coast is looking for a motivated individual to assist with digital marketing, events and public relations tasks.

You will be part of a growing boutique business offering a variety of services in communications, marketing and digital.

Working on a contract basis, you will gain unparalleled experience across several industries – including tourism, hospitality, retail, dining, education and events – and be able to work independently to suit your own hours throughout the week.

Tasks will include:

Social Media – creating post content and deciding images, scheduling posts, understanding the follower base and monitoring effective posts.
Content Writing – press releases, blog articles, website content, listicles and other articles as required.
Updating websites – regularly uploading content, blog posts and images, creating new pages, updating events calendars, tracking website statistics and other back-end tasks.

This role would suit a Journalism, PR, Communications or Events graduate or student looking for extra work, gaining relevant experience in their field.

The applicant must be a strong writer and communicator, social media savvy – with a knowledge of establishing and managing profiles on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn – and have some experience with the back end of websites, or be willing to learn.

The ability to grasp concepts quickly and adapt to different communication styles for different industries is a must. Graphic Design skills will also be highly regarded.

Initially, the role will be for up to 10 hours per week, with the potential to increase, and can be flexible based on other work or study commitments. Applicants will need their own ABN.

Send your resume and expression of interest, highlighting any relevant education, work experience and availability to kadie@generalmedia.com.au