Assistant, Marketing

Overview:
Are you interested in joining a dynamic and international team of professionals to transform education? **IE University's**

**Alumni & Careers** **department** is looking for an **Assistant, Marketing & Communications** to join its team

The Marketing & Communications Assistant for the newly created Marketing and Communications team for Alumni & Careers implements the communication strategy of the department, internally and externally. This position requires a creative mind, strong writing skills, graphic design experience and plenty of proactivity, working with a large and diverse team, and to effectively collaborate with the rest of the IE Community.

**Why IE University?**

With 50 years of experience and founded by and for entrepreneurs, IE University has turned business education on its head through disruptive teaching. We count on high-level faculty who bring real-world experience into the classroom and foster a hands-on approach to learning.

**Our Purpose**

At IE University, we foster positive change through education, research, and innovation.

As a transformative educational institution, we empower students to make their mark on the world. We provide them with the skills, knowledge and environment needed to make a difference, and they join a supportive and international community that lasts a lifetime.

Our spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship has allowed us to drive change and constantly stay at the cutting edge of higher education. And through diversity, we have harnessed the power of people while also understanding and embracing the importance of humanities.

**Our People**

At IE we are:

- People-driven
- Change Builders
- Autonomy Enthusiasts
- Communication Enthusiasts
- Knowledge Champions

We are looking for a person to join a full-time position in Madrid.

**Responsibilities**:
**Your role as an Assitant will involve**:

- Collaborate in the development and reinforcement of the department’s tone and messages so that they are aligned and continue to build the brand positioning, addressing different stakeholders (students, alumni, employers, rest of the IE Community).
- External communications: News and articles for the Alumni and Talent & Careers websites, preparing companies for the Talent Forums (career fairs), employment reports, contributing to IE’s social media accounts.
- Constant coordination and interaction with internal teams, primarily the Marketing, Communication, and Business School.
- Administrate the creation and publishing of relevant, original, and high-quality content, including digital content with the objective to showcase our active and diverse community, partnerships and recruiter relations.
- Plan and implementation of all visual and audiovisual materials (event posters, flyers, recruiting presentations, video recordings, etc.).
- Manage relationship with external marketing agencies.
- Analyze campaigns and events and translate quantitative or qualitative data into recommendations and plans for revising social media and content marketing.

Qualifications:
**To thrive in this role, you should have**:

- Degree from a top University.
- Bilingual in English, fluent in Spanish.
- Background preferably in journalism, communications, marketing.
- Relevant marketing and/or advertising and/or communications experience, ideally in an international business setting.
- Very strong writing skills and experience communicating complex information in concise ways, visually and verbally.
- Experience in marketing across multiple channels (specifically digital marketing).
- Displays in-depth knowledge and understanding of social media platforms, their respective participants (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.) and how each platform can be deployed.
- Understand the right tools to create / manage your content: e.g., WordPress, HTML, SEO, Adobe CC (Figma, Canva, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator, Premier Pro).
- Strategic mindset: being able to translate business objectives into actionable communication strategies.
- Strong coordination and organizational skills. Multi-tasking and the ability to work with a sense of urgency under tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Work collaboratively and effectively as a team member.
- Be self-motivated, highly inquisitive, confident, energetic and creative.
- Interested in working in a highly dynamic and international environment.
- Ability to deliver creative and innovative ideas.
- Positive customer-oriented attitude.
- Ability to hit the ground running.

It’s time to bring your best and make your mark. Now the choice is yours