Marketing Assistant
Assist with marketing campaigns and marketing-related administration tasks
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- What's it like to be a Marketing Assistant?
- How to become a Marketing Assistant
- Latest Marketing Assistant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Marketing Assistants
- Is Marketing Assistant the right role for you?
- Marketing Assistant role reviews
What's it like to be a Marketing Assistant?
Marketing Assistants work on campaigns and undertake marketing-related administrative duties. They work under the direction of Marketing Managers, Marketing Executives and Marketing Coordinators.Did you find this video helpful?
Tasks and duties
- Creating, collating and distributing marketing collateral.
- Supporting market research activities, such as helping to conduct studies and collate findings.
- Copywriting and proofreading.
- Data entry and periodic analysis.
- Monitoring and reporting on key metrics.
- Social media management.
How to become a Marketing Assistant
While not essential, it may be an advantage to hold a qualification to find employment as a Marketing Assistant.
- You can complete a Certificate IV in Marketing and Communication (BSB40820) or a Diploma of Marketing and Communication (BSB0620) at TAFE or through a private college. These take between 6 months and 2 years to complete, depending on the course.
- Consider complete a Bachelor of Marketing, a Bachelor of Marketing and Communication, or a Bachelor of Advertising. The courses will take 3 years full-time, and can be delivered in a classroom or online. University education will require you to have completed year 12 or gain special admission.
- You may be able to find a role without qualifications as an Administrative Assistant and work your way up through the ranks as you gain knowledge and experience.
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Find out how your salary compares with the average salary for Marketing Assistants.Latest Marketing Assistant jobs on SEEK
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Marketing Assistant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Social Media
Marketing Campaigns
Content Creation
Social Media Platforms
Canva
Instagram
Digital Marketing
Social Media Management
Graphic Design
Facebook
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Latest Marketing Assistant reviews
May 2021
Insightful but not a great profession unless proficient in core skills. Hard to learn on the job
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Commerce
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationMarketing Departmen
The good thingsFantastic experience liasing between front/back end of businesses. Makes you understand all perspectives very well.
The challengesWork/life balance between community projects/outreach on top of required deskwork. Depending on the employer- limited responsibilities given
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May 2021
A marketing assistant is a great starting point if you're driven by results and passionate about what you're selling
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Arts
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationBook publishing
The good thingsThis is a great role for someone whose outcome is to a Campaign or Marketing Manager. You work across a variety of products and learn which strategies work best for what audiences and develop a lot of...
The challengesThe ability to multi-task and prioritise is essential for this role as it can be demanding and, in my experience, you will often be working to a very tight deadline. I've mostly worked in a team envir...
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