Other Press
Type: Full Time
Position: Marketing Assistant
Location: New York, NY
Description:
Other Press seeks a full-time Marketing Assistant. Responsibilities range from database management to writing, copyediting, and coordinating the production of promotional material, maintaining the Other Press website, and assisting with various direct marketing tasks.
Essential job responsibilities:
- Direct the trafficking of print and digital advertising, including providing copy, coordinating with design and production, managing approvals and submissions, reserving space and ensuring that deadlines are met
- Maintain departmental databases
- Coordinate and execute marketing mailings
- Write and distribute reading group guides and materials
- Design promotional materials such as posters, postcards, shelf talkers, and web banners
- Input seasonal and title-by-title marketing plans and publicity updates into content-management systems
- Maintain the Other Press website by updating title information and posting promotional content and news updates
- Direct marketing assistance, including researching, compiling data, and following up with prospects
- Assist with social media and digital marketing initiatives
- General departmental support as needed
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience in the book industry in a marketing, publicity, or administrative capacity a plus
- Excellent organizational, verbal and written communications skills
- Must be proactive, flexible and adaptive in a rapidly changing environment
- Must have good time management skills, with the ability to multi-task across departments, activities, and projects
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Familiarity with major social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads
- Experience with online content management systems such as WordPress
- Proficiency with Photoshop (InDesign a plus)
- Basic HTML knowledge a plus
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Scholastic – Corporate Conventions
Type: Full Time
Position: Corporate Conventions Assistant
Location: New York, NY
Description:
- Supports Vice President of Event Management Group with various administrative responsibilities.
- Supports Director of Convention Services group with various duties to insure all details and logistics for conventions are handled in a timely and efficient manner.
- Manage departmental bookkeeping records for all trade shows.
- Manage expenses for Director.
- Process invoices, check requests and wire transfers.
- Coordinate and track NYO ship outs for all conferences.
- Support managers/coordinator with show logistics including ordering onsite services.
- Order and track all product shipments for trade show displays.
- Secure hotel accommodations and/or contracts with convention housing bureaus. Manage changes and updates to company housing lists.
- Secure trade shows details including contracts; housing assignments, shipping and show services.
- Work closely with department managers.
- Maintains sub-basement inventory and facilitates conventions properties ‘loans’ to divisions.
- Assist in proofreading and writing corporate-wide Convention show memos and various convention promotional materials.
- Provides on site support when needed.
Responsibilities:
- Bachelor Degree
- Detailed-oriented with superior organizational skills and ability to handle many projects simultaneously
- Must be an enthusiastic, high energy and well organized individual
- Able to work under strict deadlines and in a fast paced environment
- Reliable, independent and thorough worker
- Ability to work effectively with various people
- Flexible and professional demeanor under stressful situations
- Willing to travel and able to lift heavy materials and work to physically set up some booths
- Interest in trade show planning or event marketing industry
- One year of corporate office experience preferred
- Some travel required.
View the original job posting here.