Marketing Assistant

We’re Looking for a Marketing Assistant who’s a Killer Content Creator with Great Organisational Skills and Technical Know-how.

If you’re a talented and passionate marketer with a hunger to learn new things and to be involved in a wide variety of projects from conception to delivery, SOLIDitech is the perfect place for you.

We are one of Africa’s leading software development companies, based in Kenilworth, with a growing team of seriously talented people. More importantly, we build and continuously develop and improve on SOLID, our Business Automation Platform that is changing the way ISPs operate in Africa.
- Our growing Marketing Team is on the hunt for a kick-ass Marketing Assistant to help us spread the word, communicate the value of automation, and to generally help create compelling content that educates our market.Here’s a quick overview of what will be expected of you:
To directly support the Marketing Manager in the execution of the SOLIDitech Marketing Strategy:

- ** Social Media**: Assisting with the research, curation and publishing of social media content
- ** General campaigns**: Help with the development of focused marketing campaigns and internal newsletters
- ** Administration**: General administration tasks required by the marketing team such as budget development, new starter support and reporting
- ** Event Planning & execution**: To provide planning and logístical support and execution for any SOLID events (internal and/or customer facing)
- ** Design**: Assist with the design and development of artwork to support any campaigns and/or events
- Our small but powerful marketing team works across a variety of mediums to attract, convert, close and delight our customers. Our strategy is an Inbound one and we strongly believe that in order to be a trusted expert and thought-leader within our industry, we need to be a valuable and relevant supplier of strategic information and advice.Required Experience/Skills:

- 1-2 year of Marketing-based experience
- Degree or Diploma, preferably in Marketing or related fields
- GREAT communication skills (verbal & written)
- Excellent written command of the English language and an ability to spot a spelling or grammar mistake a mile away
- A solid understanding and core belief in Inbound marketing
- Experience producing visual content using tools such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator
- At least 6 months of electronic writing experience is necessary (Any of blog, magazines, newspapers, user guides, technical documents, websites etc.)
- Experience with WordPress and/or a basic working knowledge of HTML
- Very detail-oriented and a good planner
- A very keen interest in the technical industry
- Someone who is able to take initiative, and who is not afraid to stand by their decisions
- Super savvy on social media
- Very comfortable creating great online and educational content
- An understanding of SEO and creating well-optimised content across all of our communication mediums
- Design flair
- Valid code 08 drivers licence
- Be based in Cape Town and be available to attend events
- Exciting? We think so.