Job Opportunity: Marketing & Content Assistant

A job opportunity has arisen to join the editorial and marketing team at Benchmark Sport, working across the company’s portfolio of events and industry-leading content spanning Sport Industry Group, Beyond Sport, Benchmark Talent, the Bloomberg Square Mile Relay series and thinkBeyond.

The candidate will need to support the editorial output for industry-leading content including the Sport Industry Daily and Sport Industry Informer, the management of the company’s global websites, and the day-to-day execution of its marketing and communications strategy.

• Will be required to write and upload news stories, video content and Cutting Edge Sport articles
• Support the Bloomberg Square Mile Relay online team with team registration and digital process
• Support social media output across the brands
• Draft press releases for relevant announcements across the brands
• Assisting with creation of marketing collateral and branding for all events and projects
• Regularly writing copy for frequent HTML emails to promote events
• Creating comprehensive proposal/feedback documents for partners and sponsors before and after each event
• Generating creative content to promote events and projects through owned social media channels
• Event support where relevant

The candidate should have/be:

• Strong writing skills and grammar
• Ability to work quickly and correctly
• Willingness to learn different operating systems, including CMS, database and mailing platforms
• Experience with video and/or photo editing software is preferable.
• The ability to multitask and work to deadlines
• Exceptional organisation skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• A sound understanding of multiple social media platforms and experience in managing an organisation’s social media channels
• Educated to degree level or equivalent with professional qualification

To find out more, interested applicants should send their CV with a covering letter to jason@benchmarksport.com