DIARY directory - Admin Assistant (Remote Working, UK-based)
Date Posted: Monday 15th November 2021
Date Expires: Sunday 5th December 2021
DIARY directory is a news and contacts platform for fashion, beauty & lifestyle press, PRs, marketers and other media & creative industry professionals. We organise and collate huge amounts of data within the fashion, beauty and lifestyle media industries. We are looking for an Admin Assistant to help manage our ever expanding information database.
The Role:
- Assisting in the upkeep of a large database of industry contact information, with a particular focus on PR and marketing contacts for fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands
- Contacting industry professionals on a daily basis (mainly PR & marketing contacts) in a clear and concise manner
- Using sources to verify information and understanding GDPR-compliance requirements (training will be provided)
- Recognising news, and if necessary finding source verification, for inclusion in the DIARY daily
- Online research to track down elusive brand contacts as part of the helpline service for members
- Recognising other opportunities to build our industry relationships - be it a membership sale opportunity, recruitment need, or DIARY dates to be added to the database - and directing the opportunity to the relevant page on site / Dd team member.
Requirements:
- An understanding of the importance of accurate and well recorded data - attention to detail is a must
- Self-organisation and self-motivation skills and an ability to prioritise
- A confident, positive personality and a willing, 'can do’ attitude!
- Some experience of working within the PR / marketing / media industry preferable
Good to have but not essential:
- A working knowledge of Excel and sending mail merges
- A familiarity with tools such as MailChimp, Trello, Asana and Slack
We will provide:
- Laptop with stand, keyboard etc
- Training in Excel, mail merge, GDPR, any other tools - as required
- Ongoing support to settle you into the role via Slack calls and screen sharing
The Dd team currently works remotely - so we are looking for someone reliable, trustworthy and with a good work ethic and positive attitude. We have various systems in place to help the team keep in touch and to help manage our individual workloads and collective team targets. We also aim for a team meet-up in London twice a year.
The successful candidate will be working closely with the Client Relationships Manager and the MD.
This is a permanent, full-time position. Accepting UK-based applicants only.
Please send a covering note telling us a bit about yourself, how you fit the requirements and salary expectations (please note - this is a junior position) with your CV attached.
No recruitment agencies
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