Our successful client based in Bristol is seeking a Business Development & Marketing Assistant to join their team.

SALARY: £18,000-£21,000K
CONTRACT: Full time, perm
LOCATION: Bristol

PURPOSE:
Based in Bristol, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing business development and event management support.

MAIN DUTIES:
• Managing the Directories submission process
• Responsible for BD&M experience database
• Support the Events Executive and deliver seminar/conference/event administration
• Data management of the marketing database and Client Information Database (CID)
• Manage the firm-wide professional photography sessions
• InDesign support (social media graphics/small changes to marketing materials/profiles)
• Support the rest of the BD&M team during peak-times throughout the year
• Uploading Intranet News stories
• Updating the website
• Distributing out client eAlerts

PERSON SPECIFICATION:
• Experience of providing administrative support to teams – preferably in professional services
• Marketing, Events and/or Sales Administration experience
• Design/Photography skills

SKILLS:
• Microsoft Office
• Excellent communicator
• Good organisation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a successful company in Bristol. If you are creative, proactive and reliable then this could be the perfect opportunity for you – apply today!

Do you love talking with clients and persuading prospects all day long? Are you enthusiastic, energetic and passionate? Do you enjoy identifying and grasping sales opportunities?

Would you enjoy the opportunity to join a thriving, fast growing business where you can really make your mark?

Having experienced a record year of sales growth during 2017, our Client are looking to fill a new role which will undertake all aspects of Desktop Sales. Our Client has a sales team consisting of 4 fulltime reps covering the UK, and your role would be to help keep their diaries full of appointments with current customers and new prospective customers throughout the year. You’ll be driving out sales and identifying and closing sales opportunities. They have a database full of customers and prospective customers for you to utilise, but you will also be required to use Google and specific websites to identify appropriate leads, enter them on the CRM and contact them in order to make an appointment. You will also be required to assist reps with the preparation and follow up of sales quotes and sales opportunities.

You’ll enjoy:
- A generous salary plus bonuses
- A host of benefits; including free lunch every day!
- A wonderful team of highly motivated, easy-going people to work alongside
- Being part of a business that has grown rapidly in recent years and has great prospects ahead
- Quality office facilities in Bristol with equipment available for your role (remote working from any location also a possibility)

The following skills are essential:
- Good computing skills/IT capabilities – you will be required to constantly switch between the following systems:
• ACT! CRM
• Sage 50 Accounts (basic grasp required – can be trained)
• Excel
• Google Maps
• Sales-i (sales analysis software)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills – you will be required to quickly establish rapport with a broad mix of personalities
- Confident, warm, friendly and enthusiastic telephone manner
- Flexible as elastic – you’ll need to cope with ever-changing work demands
- A genuine team player – team success comes first and foremost at Ashwood
- A love for customers! Superb customer service is vitally important, and you will be dealing direct with customers and potential customers all day long, so it is imperative that you have a passion for delighting them
- Efficient and accurate – you’ll need to be able to work quickly and accurately
- Energetic, enthusiastic and a positive ‘can do’ attitude and demeanor
- Willingness to go the extra 10 miles – team members regularly exceed expectations
- Diligent, hardworking and persistent – you’ll need plenty of mental stamina!
- Dedicated to using a CRM – you’ll need to ‘live’ in the CRM and meticulously record every contact with every customer
- Presentable, driven and motivated, with proven ability to take ownership of tasks and to execute on time
- Strong organizational/time management skills – you’ll need to schedule and reschedule telephone calls and appointments constantly, so the ability to follow up thoroughly as per the scheduled tasks in your calendar will be essential

Hours: To be confirmed (we are flexible)
Salary: £25,000-£35,000 (depending on experience/ability)
On target earnings (potential including bonuses): £40,000

This is an opportunity for you to join a friendly team (currently 11) in a rapidly growing business in a fun industry. They all work hard and help each other, communicate transparently and celebrate success frequently! If this sounds like the right role for you, apply today!