PKF Smith Cooper
Events and Marketing Assistant
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Location: Nottingham with travel to our other offices
Contract: Full-time (37.5 hours)
Salary: Dependent on experience
About the Role
We're looking for an Events and Marketing Assistant to join our highly regarded marketing team. This is a varied role where you'll develop skills across both events and marketing while gaining hands-on experience in a supportive team. Working closely with our Events and Marketing Assistant Manager, you’ll help deliver a wide range of events, from technical seminars and webinars to unique networking events for our professional community, including cinema showings, sports activities, and chicken wing eating competitions!
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Marketing activities across a range of platforms, channels, and systems
- Organising and delivering a range of internal and external events
- Publicising and promoting events to ensure attendance targets are achieved and stakeholder objectives are met
- Gathering valuable feedback for continuous improvement
- Wider marketing activities, including content creation, merchandise design, and CRM management
The Important Work You Will Be Doing
- Supporting and overseeing events on the day, including problem-solving, welcoming guests, assisting on event set-up, communicating with staff, organising vendors, and getting high-quality photo and video content
- Understanding the purpose and goals of events and keeping this at the forefront of event planning and creation
- Staying in line with budgets when coordinating events
- Leading on merchandise design for events, recruitment, and wider firm initiatives, managing stock checks, and reorders
- Post-event analysis and consideration for content and improvements
- Updating and cleansing the CRM database
- Producing promotional content and assets for social media
- Supporting team members internally with organising department events or initiatives across our offices
- Maintaining event trackers and plans
- Supporting wider marketing projects and helping colleagues across the team when required
- Visiting other offices and attending events when necessary
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The Skills and Experience You Will Bring
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Confidence communicating and building relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- A keen eye for detail and pride in producing high-quality work
- A positive, collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to team success
- Some experience helping to organise events, activities, or projects, whether through work, education, volunteering, or extracurricular activities is advantageous
Why PKF Smith Cooper?
- PKF Smith Cooper is the 13th largest accounting firm by UK fee income (Accountancy Age Top 50+50) and a member of PKF Global, a network of legally independent firms operating in 150 countries.
- Our team of award-winning accountants and business advisors plans to double the size of our company within the next five years.
- As a fast-growing firm and ICAEW and ACCA Approved Training Employer, we are passionate about developing homegrown talent.
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Why Nottingham?
- Our Nottingham office, refurbished in 2023, is a modern and collaborative space.
- The office is close to several public transport links, making it easily accessible.
What's in it for you?
- Flexible working policy and dress for your diary scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, the option to reduce annual hours for additional annual leave, and your birthday off
- Long-serving employees can request a sabbatical
- Kudos Reward Scheme for embracing and embodying our values and culture
- Regular social events and annual, company-wide away days
- Bonus referral schemes for introducing new talent or clients
- Life assurance, discounts on a huge variety of retailers, and cashback on healthcare
How to Apply
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to a member of the People team at careers@pkfsmithcooper.com or by calling 01332 332021.
Note:
- We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds; however, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who require a visa to work in the UK.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
- Recruitment agencies should not contact us unless we have directly reached out to you.
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