Marketing Assistant

Company Overview:OCULUS is a family-owned company founded and headquartered in Germany. As a global partner for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians for more than 125 years, OCULUS develops first-class instruments for eye diagnostics (ophthalmic medical equipment). OCULUS, Inc was established in the USA more than 20 years ago to support our North American customers. Our team of professionals take pride in providing comprehensive product education and exceptional customer service to doctors and their staff. Join us to contribute to an evolving health-care organization dedicated to enabling eye care practitioners to preserve vision.

Website: https://www.oculus.de/us/from-idea-to-product/

Benefits:Company covers 100% healthcare insurance premiums for employees and 60% for dependents, paid time off starts at 120 hours annually, nine paid holidays, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and a retirement plan with generous company contribution.Application Process:NOTE: All applicants must submit an application as well as complete an online assessment to be considered. Please take your time, focus, and be as honest with yourself possible when responding. Copy and paste the URL below into a web browser to begin the assessment: https://www.ondemandassessment.com/link/index/JB-RPSY3J1KJ?u=186909Job Overview:The Marketing Assistant is responsible for a variety of administrative tasks to ensure a smooth operation of department activities and successful completion of planned marketing programs. This position will also handle all coordination and logistics of special events.Essential Responsibilities and Duties (other duties may be assigned):

• Collaborate with the Marketing Manager, Executive Team, Sales, Business Development, Clinical Application, and Marketing Team at Corporate Headquarters on marketing related initiatives.
• Assist with marketing program execution including collateral development, direct mail campaigns and digital marketing.
• Assist in writing content and creating flyers for different platforms such as social media posts and e-blasts in conformance with internal and corporate guidelines.
• Assist with preparing and submitting journal ads and other announcements to publishing companies.
• Respond to customer inquiries for marketing collateral and other marketing queries via phone, email, or social media.
• Update marketing tools and templates in conformance with internal and corporate guidelines.
• Download and maintain new marketing related material from corporate marketing department.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate national and regional meetings, tradeshows, virtual events, other special events.
• Document activities prior to and during events to develop internal and external communications.
• Plan events within defined budgets and monitor the costs.
• Maintain inventory of mailers, brochures, and other marketing material; coordinate shipping of materials as needed.
• Assist in compiling data and creating reports to analyze program efficiency, trends, and market research.
• Document and maintain marketing department processes; propose new ideas of continuous improvement of processes.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communication, business administration, or related field preferred
• 2 years of relevant work experience in a marketing administrative role
• 1 year experience with event coordination and logistics
• Knowledge of relevant social media, marketing tools, and applications
• Experience with Trello, Canva, and Story Chief or similar software preferred
• Office 365 knowledge (Email, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proficient with the latest version of Adobe platforms (Acrobat, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro) preferred
• Highly motivated, self-starter, with a desire to learn
• High quality customer service oriented
• Professional work ethic and demeanor
• High attention to detail, ability to multitask and prioritize, and problem-solve
• Strong organizational skills and ability to meet daily deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Teamwork mentality

Schedule: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 4:00pm

Physical demands and work environment: Ability to perform a desk job for several hours. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

The company provides a smoke and vape-free environment on company premises for its employees, customers, and visitors.

Scope and changes: The job description is not intended to cover every single requirement of the job and that the company reserves the right to change job duties at any time.

Application Process:NOTE: All applicants must submit an application as well as complete an online assessment to be considered. Please take your time, focus, and be as honest with yourself possible when responding. Copy and paste the URL below into a web browser to begin the assessment: https://www.ondemandassessment.com/link/index/JB-RPSY3J1KJ?u=186909