Marketing Assistant Job Description Summary
About REST:
Launched in 2022 and headquartered in Cincinnati, REST is a fully-curated experiential short-term rental provider rooted in high-quality amenities, seamless booking, and world-class customer service.
REST is more than a temporary place to crash. It’s revolutionary, tech-powered lodging done right. Our team of experts boasts decades of experience in the hospitality and wellness industries, so we know what it takes to create the happiest guests in the world.
Our company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to assist the marketing department with its initiatives and campaigns. Day to day, you will help to create and/or co-ordinate content, track results, build relationships with our sales team, and otherwise support the implementation of all marketing strategies. Often, you will act as the intermediary between Marketing, Operations and other teams within our organization.
This Marketing assistant will support the work of our Chief Marketing Officer, Sarah Burgett, as well as our executives on projects directed at maximizing company profits by developing sales strategies and marketing campaigns. This Marketing assistant will provide support for marketing teams and campaigns. While some of their work is administrative, they can also be involved in creative tasks such as writing marketing copy, managing social media accounts and coordinating press releases.
This Marketing assistant will also often work closely with colleagues in other teams such as sales, advertising, market research, production and distribution. They will often use data to analyze the success of marketing work, so the role is a good way to learn how to develop effective campaigns.
In addition to working in the marketing department, the marketing assistant may be called upon at times to perform routine/admin tasks in any department of REST. We as a company tend to wear as many hats as needed for our concept to be completely 5-star service/guest-oriented.
Typical duties include:
-Monitor and report on email, digital, social media and content marketing campaigns.
-Assist with maintaining and developing databases and mailing lists.
-Maintain a directory and inventory of marketing, sales and office support materials
-Take notes, type up documents, populate spreadsheets and input data.
-Schedule and arrange meetings and travel itineraries.
-Compiling and distributing information such as website and social media analytics
-Monitoring social media accounts, creating content and responding to messages
-Analyzing questionnaires
-Responding to reviews
-Contributing ideas to marketing campaigns
-Writing marketing and website text
-Organizing presentations and events
-Assisting with promotional activities
-Liaising with customers/external agencies
-Helping to organize market research.
-Assisting with operations tasks
-Helping with the flow of communication in all departments
Graduate salaries for marketing assistants range from $28,000- $38,000. You will be provided a performance appraisal after your 90-day probationary period. It is likely at that time you will receive a wage increase.
Key skills for our marketing assistant:
-Guest service oriented
-Organizational skills
-Commercial awareness
-The ability to analyze data and spot trends
-Adaptability
-Creative skills, including writing, design and video editing
-Good teamworking skills
-Communication skills
Our motto at REST is… we take care of everything, you can do the REST.