Marketing and Business Development Assistant

Job ID: 33236408

Budget: €12 – €18 EUR

I am searching for a Marketing and Business Development Assistant who will support me directly, an independent business development, marketing, and strategy consultant. You will learn the nuts and bolts of how business development works through the many delegated daily tasks and activities given to you. The position will be very hands-on, as you will share real responsibilities and will be able to take this experience with you to any professional job you apply to in the future. 

What will some of the daily tasks include?
- creative: create info-graphics, build simple landing pages, edit videos with provided software, create promotional materials, coordinate post production for podcasts. 
- marketing: promote events on social media, consistently post information or product videos on LinkedIn.
- business development: conduct market research for new industries and opportunities, read articles and create simple summaries, create a report about the market size, competitors, technology used, etc. 
- business plan writing: turn information from market research into a short business plan according to a format provided
- communication: follow up with meetings and external stakeholders, create agendas for internal meetings, produce a monthly report, aggregate emails and prepare responses, fill out monthly invoice
- event planning: email outreach, follow up with attendees, coordinate/invite guests and create bios, promote events, transcribe videos in English, create short content clips and text snippets for social media 

What are some of the requirements?
Must enjoy and be good at online research, comfortable with using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, independent thinker, creative eye for graphic design/videos, strong communication skills, and organised 

In which period (submission deadline) should the tasks be carried out?
Tasks will typically be due "within 7 days" unless noted otherwise 

One-time project or permanent collaboration? 
I am looking for an individual to work with permanently (at least for the next 6 months) 

How many working hours are required per week? 
Need about 10-15 hours per week. 

Are certain working hours required? 
Work days and times are flexible but have to be during regular work hours in the CET (central-European) timezone.  

Which languages are required? 
English and German. Very good written English skills and enough German understanding for reading articles and answering emails. 

What will be the level of collaboration and communication? 
The preferred method of communication is email and Trello for collaboration. We will have a weekly jour fixe and short daily stand-up calls to check-in and discuss progress.