Marketing Assistant

Imagine a place where you are supported to continually expand your knowledge and skills, whilst gaining recognition for your hands-on work with interesting and high calibre clients. That’s Rouse – a collaborative, encouraging workplace, where our culture is driven by our four core values of Respect, Integrity, Care and Excellence which are integral and play a part in everything we do.

About Rouse

With a history spanning over a century, we’re an independent, well-established firm of over 90 team members with a proven track record of delivering high quality financial solutions for our clients and proudly featuring in the top 100 UK accountancy firms.

We recognise that our strength lies in our people, therefore, our focus is to invest in our greatest asset, our staff, creating an impressive team across all sectors of accounting.

Whilst we are devoted to providing a first-class service to our clients, you will find we are not your everyday accountants, we have no formal dress code; we’re creative, forward-thinkers, who love to explore advances in technology and new ways to help clients.

Our clients are based across the UK, and as members of Praxity, the largest alliance of accounting firms in the world, it’s quite likely that you will also be working with international clients – perhaps giving your career a steppingstone into new directions.

We are proud to offer best-in-class learning and development programmes, career progression opportunities, job recognition, wellness initiatives and flexible working to suit your work/life balance.

About you

We’re seeking a creative and driven individual looking to begin or progress their career in marketing. As Marketing Assistant, you’ll be a key contributor to our team, bringing new ideas and energy to the team. Excellent communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing trends are essential in this role.

Key responsibilities and skills

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking and rapidly growing accountancy and business advisory firm. You will be working in a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop and progress your marketing career. Working closely with, and supported by, our Director of Marketing, you will be involved in a wide range of marketing initiatives, including:

This will include:

• Video production, including filming and editing for promotional videos;
• Social media content and drafting updates for our social channels;
• Researching and creating content for our website;
• Designing promotional marketing materials, such as flyers and brochures;
• Designing client proposals, reports, presentations and pitch documents;
• Implementing digital marketing campaigns, including quarterly email newsletters;
• Co-ordinating events and webinars;
• Handling new client enquiries and updating the marketing CRM;
• Adding content and updates to the team Intranet platform;
• Seeking opportunities for client testimonials and case studies.

Essential Skills and Experience

The ideal person for this role will:

• Have studied a marketing or business-related qualification at A Level or above;
• Be interested in furthering their career in marketing and learning new skills;
• Be a driven individual that can bring new creative marketing ideas in to the organisation;
• Be a quick learner, particularly with IT systems and software;
• Have excellent communication skills and telephone manner;
• Ensure accuracy in their work and attention to detail;
• Be able to work well as part of a team;
• Have good organisational skills, with the ability to manage time effectively.

The following experience / skills would be an advantage, but are not mandatory:

• Previous marketing or sales experience;
• Familiarity with Microsoft applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Publisher;
• Social media marketing experience;
• HTML / CSS coding knowledge;
• WordPress / Mailchimp experience;
• Filming or photography experience;
• Video editing experience;