This week’s employment opportunities

November 18 2009, 2:06 pm | BY Martin Trevaskis | No Comments

The following job opportunities are currently available. Each week Campaign Brief posts available positions within the industryas a free service. Email any jobs you have going (with a description)to martin@campaignbrief.com

PROMOTIONS MANAGER – THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

The West Australian is seeking an experienced and disciplined Promotions Manager who enjoys a role that offers variety, excitement and a challenge.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager you will be responsible for implementing and managing the day to day promotional activities for each of our core brands utilising all elements of the marketing mix. The role will also be tasked with identifying market and channel specific opportunities to grow circulation and readership in conjunction with the Marketing Manager. The planning, development and implementation of integrated promotional activity and communications will be key success factors in this role.

 

The environment is fast paced and extremely diverse and it is imperative that the successful candidate has excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, project management capability, a can-do attitude and actively takes a hands on approach to deliver results. A tertiary degree with at least 3 years experience in a similar position is mandatory.

Publishing or media experience whilst beneficial are not prerequisitesfor this role and therefore candidates from outside the industry areencouraged to apply.

 

If you consider yourself a team player,take a customer focus to achieve results, and believe you can make adifference, please send your application detailing previous experienceand qualifications in strictest confidence to marijke.schlingmann@wanews.com.au or call 9482 3168 for more information on this role or to obtain a full job description.

Applications close 27th November 2009.

MARKETING AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – BARKING GECKO

Barking Gecko Theatre Company, WA’s leading professional theatrecompany for young audiences, is looking for a passionate and meticulousperson to fill the role of Marketing and Audience Development Managerto complement a small and progressive team.

The Marketing and Audience Development Manager is integral to thecontinuing success of Barking Gecko and is primarily responsible for:

  • Imaginative, efficient and timely promotions, communications and marketing across all of Barking Gecko’s operational areas
  • Strategic development and implementation of marketing and audience development programs

For further information, please visit www.barkinggecko.com.au for a full position description.

Applications close COB Thursday 3rd December 2009.

JUNIOR / MID-LEVEL STRATEGIC PLANNER – BLOCK

This role provides support to the lead strategist in delivering marketing and brand planning services to integrate business and communications strategies.

Qualifications/Experience    

  • 2-4 years of brand and marketing planning and research experience
  • Proven experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods
  • Bachelors degree

Personal qualities

  • Driven by a desire to “dig beneath the surface” to uncover insights
  • Strong team player

Necessary skills

  • Strong interpersonal and people skills
  • Ability to work with people at all levels in an organisation
  • Strong marketing and strategic skills
  • Possess both intuitive and analytical skills
  • Outstanding communication skills (articulate, good writer, strong presenter)
  • Proven ability to comprehend complex information and present it simply
  • Willingness and ability to extrapolate from experience in the absence of data
  • Ability to turn knowledge of how a target thinks into insights/ideas
  • Passion for the target, the brand, and for developing great branding and advertising

Key responsibilities

  • Coordination and development of strategic brand and marketing reports, presentations and proposals
  • Participate as part of the agency pitch team in drafting and presenting strategies in new business presentations
  • Together with the lead strategist, provide an understanding of the target customer and the brand throughout the entire strategic development process
  • Have an integrated vision and point of view on the brands’ entire communications mix
  • Have the ability to address complex problems and propose viable solutions through analysis of key research and data sources on an on-going basis
  • Support the Creative Team throughout the creative development process (provides research results and other stimulus materials)
  • Together with the Creative Director, nurture and champion the “big creative idea”
  • Lead the design and implementation of primary research as needed (in conjunction with Account Team/Client) based on excellent qualitative and quantitative research skills

Please send your confidential resume via email to Emily Birch at Emily.Birch@BlockBranding.com

MEDIA ASSISTANT – GATECRASHER

Gatecrasher is looking for a Media Assistant within the advertising and communication industry. You must have either 6-12months experience within a similar role or a university communications degree.

The suitable applicant must have excellent

• oral and written presentation skills

• interpersonal skills

• analytical and numerical skills

The successful applicant will assist media team with administration, reporting and buying tasks and will report directly to the Media Director.

Written applications should be forwarded to reception@gatecrasher.com.au by Friday 27th November, 2009.

ART DIRECTOR

Perth agency wants an art director based creative with Apple Mac skills. Email kim@campaignbrief.com for contact details.

AQUENT

We are looking for the following talent:

Marketing, PR & Creative

2010 is almost here. Scary thought, I know! What that means however is that organisations and agencies are looking at their 2010 staffing needs. Are you looking for a new role in the new year?

Account Service

ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER – mid to senior level  (January start)

A solid knowledge of media production is essential and experience on a broad range of accounts is highly desirable. Great fun loving team! To register your interest, please call Karen Thompson on 08 9381 7655.

WANT TO DISCUSS YOUR FUTURE WITH AN AQUENT AGENT …

For creative roles visit www.aquent.com.au/go/angelaclegg and for marketing, media, communications or account service positions visit www.aquent.com.au/go/karenthompson or telephone 08 9381 7655.