Marketing Assistant

Title: Marketing Assistant

State Role Title: PR & Mktg Spec II

Hiring Range: $20.00 per hour

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Gunston Hall

Location: Gunston Hall

Agency Website: https://gunstonhall.org

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Marketing Assistant will assist the Marketing Director with various tasks including: developing and researching content for website, social media and public relations, assist with designing ads – digital or print, responding to marketing material requests and alerting Director to incoming requests from journalists and potential issues percolating in the press, monitoring media alerts for mentions of Gunston Hall, take photographs for social media or website posting, assist with retrieving data from Google Ads, Analytics, Business and other social media platforms.

Responsibilities:
•Social Media – assist Director in researching and preparation of social media content for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
•Writing, editing and proofreading content – print or digital
•Retrieve data from various sources for dashboards and reports
•Designing graphics or advertisements when needed
•Retrieve data from various databases or sources and put into dashboard(s) or spreadsheets
•Photographing events when needed
•Respond to marketing material requests
•Monitor media alerts for mentions of Gunston Hall

Minimum Qualifications

•Some years of work experience related to marketing and social media
•Strong written and verbal skills
•Demonstrated proficiency with social media – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and with a social media platform program like a Hootsuite
•Graphic Design skills including proficiency with Adobe PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premier Pro or Rush
•Experience with Google Ads, Business and Analytics
•Microsoft Office: Proficiency in Word, Excel, Access, Teams or Power Bi
•Photography, video and editing skills with phone or digital camera
•Experience writing, editing and proofreading
•Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Additional Considerations

n/a

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Debbie Wyatt-Smith

Phone: 804-225-2007

Email: Debbie.wyattsmith@dhrm.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.