Marketing Assistant

Assistance Plus is seeking a Marketing Assistant to assist in the day-to-day marketing initiatives for its growing agency. This position will be responsible for providing general marketing data management, graphic design support, and assisting with executing internal and external events. Creativity, strong project management skills, and good attention to detail are needed to be successful in this position. Direct, in-person outreach will be a strong focus for this role.

Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Managing communications for small events
• Assisting with the execution of events, both internal and external
• Assisting HR with overall wellness initiatives as it relates to marketing 
• Distributing marketing materials
• Assisting with maintaining the agency’s social media presence
• Creating marketing collateral in the form of printed matter, advertising materials, and social media advertising
• Generating leads and managing a contact database
• Collecting information via internal and external surveys, reports, and questionnaires
• Preparing data reports in a clear format to be used to measure marketing impact
• Working with departments to build an understanding of their general marketing needs
• Assisting the Marketing Executive with other general marketing tasks as needed

This position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based at our Benton Office. 

Position Requirements:

• A minimum of a high school diploma. Associate’s degree in the field of marketing/communications or English/Journalism preferred.
• Previous marketing experience or training will be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Must be 18 year of age or older
• Must have a valid State of Maine driver’s license and automobile insurance coverage of $50K/$100K
• Experienced use of Microsoft 365, Google Docs, Canva, and/or Adobe Cloud tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Generous Earned Benefit Time
• Working in a team-oriented environment
• Agency-paid life insurance in the amount of your annual salary with a max of $50K
• Agency-paid Short-Term Disability
• Medical, dental, and voluntary insurances
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Assistance Plus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.