Marketing Assistant

Location: Lisburn
Full time, Permanent Position

Hybrid role, reduced hours considered

We would like to invite pro-active, empathetic people to join our dynamic and forward thinking team where you have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children with additional needs. As the Marketing Assistant, you will report to the Digital Marketing Manager, and work collaboratively with your team to implement marketing campaigns across a multitude of channels. You will also be required to work individually, managing a busy workload to execute marketing campaigns effectively. There will be a focus on social media with the expectation to build and improve our social media presence.

About Leckey

Leckey, www.leckey.com work closely with parents, therapists, and our partners around the world to design, develop and manufacture innovative therapeutic equipment which improve the lives of children with additional needs. Firefly www.fireflyfriends.com, a subsidiary of Leckey, is a multi-award-winning ecommerce business, selling products in over 100 different countries around the world with a sharp focus on family participation.

Leckey and Firefly are entering a significant period of growth and opportunity following the recent acquisition of the company by Sunrise Medical, a world leader in the innovation, manufacture, and distribution of advanced assistive-mobility devices.

Main responsibilities as Marketing Assistant will include, but are not limited to:

• Answering general enquiries and offering administrational and marketing support
• Contributing to, and developing, marketing plans and strategies

• Managing the print, production and delivery of marketing materials. This includes but is not limited to campaign graphics, promotional materials and event collateral
• Planning and creating content for each social channel including creating briefs for design
• Scheduling content for social media across various channels
• Analysing competitor activity
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, understanding appropriate tone of voice and how to represent a brand.
• Being proactive and suggesting relevant marketing opportunities to drive awareness
• Keep up-to-date with traditional and new media and alert Leckey to any new activity we should be participating in
• Monitoring and reporting on organic social media performance and using this to shape the content going forward
• Respond to customers on social media in a timely fashion and signposting to customer services were relevant

Essential Criteria: Skills & Experience

• A Degree in Marketing or working towards similar relevant field including sound knowledge of marketing principles
• Ability to work as part of a team and take direction
• Ability to demonstrate interest in social media or previous experience of content creation for social media as a brand
• Enthusiastic, pro-active, with eye for design / creativity
• IT confident; experience of using all Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good commercial focus and ability to interpret data
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organisation skills with an excellent eye for detail

Desirable Criteria:

• 1 year’s previous marketing experience in a commercial environment is preferred

If you believe you can make a difference and you are ready to join the team please email your CV along with a covering letter to recruitment@leckey.com.  

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer