We are looking for a Marketing Intern to join our team!

Job Role:

Managing social media channels

Analyse effectiveness of promotional programs

Supporting the marketing team

Forecasting trends

Direct promotional campaigns

Completing administrative tasks

Perform any other ad-hoc duties or projects as assigned

Job requirements:

Min Certificate or Diploma/Degree in Business Related Studies

Proficient in Office/Mac Software

A team player and adaptable

Creative, meticulous with an eye for details and aesthetics

Able to do artwork and designs

Send us your resume to [email protected]

Main Responsibilties

1. Develop all promotional materials for using internal resources and external agencies so that potential students, agents etc receive accurate and reliable information on courses

2. Develop and implement communications campaigns with appropriate media to attract enquiries from prospective students and agents. (Advertising, direct mailings, newsletters etc)

3. Develop a reliable and accurate marketing information system (statistics, target market info, competitor research etc) to facilitate strategic decision making for marketing & management purposes.

4. Develop and maintain a database of student, academic and agent contacts to facilitate customer relationship management & direct mailing to recruit prospective students.

5. Represent company at relevant conferences and events and visit overseas agents and clients to promote our courses and recruit students. (China)

6. Managing the marketing & promotions budget to meet the student targets in the most cost-effective manner.

7. Prepare an annual marketing report to facilitate strategic decision making by management.

Planning and Organising

1. Planning marketing and promotions strategies over a 1 – 3 year period and presenting these to management for discussion and agreement.

2. Planning and organising the production of promotional material (print & online) up to one year in advance to ensure that deadlines are met.

3. Planning and execution of communication campaigns for all courses (advertising, direct mailing, CRM) a year in advance to facilitate lead in times of prospective students.

4. Planning, organising and carrying out overseas trips up to a year in advance.

5. Planning the allocation of the annual marketing budget to cover all aspects of the marketing plan that year.

Problem Solving

1. Problem: low student numbers on specific courses. The job holder is responsible for advising other members of the management team of possible solutions and for then implementing them as appropriate.

2. Problem: lack of marketing infrastructure / materials eg information systems. The job holder seeks out possible solutions and implements inline with budget.

Decision Making

1. In general, the job holder identifies and implements key marketing activities as per the marketing strategy. Collaboration is generally sought from the director of the institute on larger projects eg redesign of website, overseas travel.

2. Decides on which publications to advertise in.

3. Decides on allocation of marketing budget inline with marketing strategy.

4. Determines own work load and prioritisation.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed for the Job

- Appropriate first degree.

- Professional qualification in Marketing.

- Wide knowledge and experience of consumer and marketing (China and Singapore education system)

- Project management skills

- Strong communication skills (Chinese and English)

- Strong organisational skills

- Innovative & strong initiative

- Able to travel

- Able to work long hours including weekend.

Job Responsibilities:

• Generating leads and meeting sales goal

• Negotiating all contracts with prospective clients.

• Evaluate and build business of identified prospects in the industry

• To maintain good business relationships with existing as well as new clients

• Compile weekly customers and sales reports

• Responsible for the entire sales process from quotation, closing of sales, processing of contacts with client till project completed

• Any other ad-hoc sales assignments as and when required

Requirements:

· Experience in sales.

· Understanding of the sales process and dynamics.

· A commitment to excellent customer service.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with both customers and suppliers.

· Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.

· Competency in microsoft applications including word, excel, and outlook.

· Able to work comfortably in a fast paced environment.

A Sales Supervisor plays a critical role in supporting the success of an organization. They are the leader in coordinating the day-to-day activities of the sales representatives and ensuring that they are meeting their goals. The sales supervisor must work closely with the store manager, general manager, and production manager to communicate changing customer needs. As a liaison between the organization and the customers, the production supervisor must anticipate changing customer needs and design products that meet such needs.

Sales Supervisor Job Responsibilities

• Supervise the activities of the sales team including marketing activities like product activations.
• Assist the line manager to recruit, training, enumerating, and retaining a competent sales team.
• Provide reports to top management like sales reports, lead generation reports, customer complaints reports, and new customers’ on-boarded reports.
• Prepare sales presentations and other sales tools.
• Assist the line managers to ensure adequate client communication, maintain contacts with clients and provide feedback.
• Initiate sales activities, strategies, and sales plans required to build brand visibility.
• Serve as a point of reference to employees in terms of showing great work ethic, habits, personal character, and professional character.
• Develop and maintain accurate records of prospects, leads, pricing, sales activities, and active clients.
• Controlling company marketing expenses to ensure the marketing expenditure is kept within budget.
• Attend trade shows and other marketing events and represent the organization.
• Evaluate the performance of the sales team and seek ways to improve the team’s performance.
• Identify the trends in the market, both current, and future that are likely to affect the performance of the organization.
• Ensure the items are displayed correctly in the malls, supermarkets, and other sales points.

Sales Supervisor Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related course with emphasis on marketing.
• Proven work experience in marketing and achieving set targets.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal communication.
• Ability to lead and motivate a sales team, and put in place measures to retain a great team.
• Excellent selling skills, ability to close deals, and deal with post-purchase anxiety.
• Excellent selling skills, people-oriented, and ability to motivate a team.
• Ability to identify potential areas of growth and identify new business partnership opportunities.
• Strong organization skills and multi-tasking skills.
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).