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Jobs - Nov 07

Posted in Jobs on November 7th, 2007

Account Executive - PR

A great opportunity for an enthusiastic Account Executive exists with Direction@JWT Public Relations. We work on a wide range of consumer, corporate and lifestyle clients and have big plans for the future. The successful candidate will be involved from day one and will get ample opportunity to put knowledge gained into practice. You should be comfortable using your organisational skills and be prepared to keep on top of the administration side of the job. In return you can expect to work in a fast paced, rewarding and creative environment with exciting clients.

Interested? Send your details to: deirdre.mcnamara@direction.jwt.ie

Project Co-ordinator: Conference Management Company

Role: Project co-ordinator required for assisting the management of conferences both nationally and internationally.

Responsibilities:

Working closely with the project management team on conference organization

Project administration

Co-ordinating conference logistics

Booking flights and accommodation

Liaising with delegates attending conferences.

The candidate:

Proficiency in word, excel and powerpoint

Ability to work to tight deadlines

Attention to detail essentail

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Location: Co.Clare

Salary: Not disclosed

Contact: Gemma Cooper 087 6896376 or emailgemmaccis@gmail.com

Online Marketing Manager

Our client is Ireland’s largest bookmaker and is now one of the UKs fastest growing eGaming businesses. They are currently looking for an Online Marketing Manager.

From launching an online sportsbook in 2000, we have now extended our services to include Reverse Auctions, an online Casino & Poker Room plus a range of fixed odds and multiplayer games. Our continuous development of new online revenue streams is not stopping there and we are looking for an ambitious individual to take on marketing responsibilities for our latest online business.

Overall Purpose of Job: To assist the product manager in the marketing of the companies newest online business.

Details of duties & responsibilities:

Management of third party relationships e.g. affiliates, agencies and online partners.
Compile regular reports on customer acquisition and retention performance.
Plan, write and manage distribution of promotional emails.
Analyse and report on all marketing campaigns.
Analyse and report on web traffic using the latest web analytic tools.
Manage SEO and PPC strategy ensuring website has highest possible search rankings.
Work with design team to create compelling promotions that reflect brand values.
Ensure that content of the website is of high quality and up to date.
Liaise with IT teams on new site developments.
Work with marketing teams from other channels to development mutually beneficial campaigns

Essential Competencies:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Good commercial acumen.
Ability to work in a Team environment.
Enthusiastic & Flexible working attitude

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (preferably in marketing).
Minimum of 12 months work experience in an e-commerce environment.
Knowledge of the online gaming industry would be advantageous.

All interested applicants should call Diarmuid on 00353 1 6680500 or mail in their CVs

Salary: 60,000

Location: Dublin 24

PR Executive

This is fantastic opportunity to join a Cork based PR & Advertising agency in a role, which will expose you to all aspects of PR, Advertising and Media.

This would suit a proactive, driven and self-motivated candidate who is familiar with Cork based publications and media, looking for a client-focused company in which they can develop and add value.

Key Responsibilities:

- Managing and tracking performance of PR campaignsØ
- Writing press releases and organising PR events on behalf of clients
- Account Management of key clients with regards to their advertising and PR activity
- Working with key publications in Cork to deliver results for your clients
- Help brainstorm ideas and come up with creative solutions on various client campaigns
- Attend client meetings, get involved in planning and organising and take on tasks to make things happen and get things done
- Using your - network of contacts, bring in new clients and generate new business from existing account base
- Develop relationships with key figures in Cork media publications to ensure you can deliver the best for your clients in terms of exposure and visibility
- Understand client’s needs and deliver increased
Ø awareness and profitability for each account

Skills Required:

- Highly organized, able to meet deadlines and take on the challenge of this exciting role and make it your own – opportunities for progression will exist for the right candidate
- Must have an education in PR & Advertising or Marketing Communications
- Must have previous work experience at Account Executive level within a PR agency
- A passion for the PR & Advertising industry
- Creative flair, able to contribute ideas and bring energy to the
Ø team
- Passionate and really self-motivated
- Proactive and able to see what needs doing
- Highly customer focused, able to deliver results for clients
- Excellent IT skills, MS Office
- Bubbly and bright personality able to interact with customers, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Team Player, with ability to take on responsibility and work independently
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Fluency in English is essential.

Location: Cork City

Salary: Negotiable - depending on experience

Internet Marketing Executive

Role Description: RingJohn is an established Internet marketing company based in Dublin 8.
We were the 1st Google-Adwords qualified company in Ireland and work with a wide variety of UK and Irish clients.

We are seeking a young and ambitious self-starter to perform and manage all online marketing activity for 3 of our clients in the UK finance, insurance and personal injury sectors. The challenge is to successfully compete with some of the largest brands in the most competitive commercial sectors on the Internet.

You will be required to manage a €180K search engine optimisation (SEO) budget to assist with this task. This is an enormous opportunity for the right candidate and offers management possibilities depending on results.

Excellent qualifications are not necessary but motivation, ambition and cop-on are.
Full training is provided.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Implement clients’ Internet Marketing strategies

Co-ordinate relevant resources for delivery on strategy

Manage online marketing budgets

Source & negotiate online media buys

Blog proficiently on all relevant blogs

Actively participate on discussion forums relating to finance, insurance and personal injury

Distribute articles and press releases to a wide variety of relevant websites

Establish & manage relationships via phone/email with owners of relevant news websites

Compile and personally deliver regular reports to our UK clients
Requirements:

- Arts, English, Journalism, or Legal qualification preferable

- Superb research ability

- Passion for online media

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong interest/ability in online PR (using blogging, forums, online communities etc)

- Enthusiastic & Flexible working attitude

- Good time management skills with ability to work under pressure and on own initiative

- Superb attention to detail

- Ability to take ownership & resolve issues

- Excellent MS Office skills

- Confident in dealing with people via email & telephone
Desirable Experience:

- Knowledge of HTML, Dreamweaver and Google Analytics is desirable but not essential

- Strong negotiation and influencing skills

- International customer or client service experience

- SEO knowledge

Location: Dublin

Salary: Good Basic + €40K OTE