Marketing and Sales Assistant

We are looking to add a marketing and sales assistant to our team. The ideal candidate will have boundless enthusiasm and take a key role in implementing marketing programs for our customers and developing our own marketing and sales efforts. The candidate will be a detail-oriented and have outstanding writing capabilities. Our web sites are all built using our MightyMerchant system and the successful candidate will learn how to use MightyMerchant's capabilities and convey to others the value of our system. The person we are looking for has a unique blend of drive and initiative, creative ability, and strong communication skills.

Position: Marketing and Sales Assistant
Posted: March 22, 2009
Company: HEROweb/MightyMerchant
Location: 3831 Main Street, Suite 206, Springfield OR 97478

Company Description: HEROweb/MightyMerchant is a web services firm based in Springfield, OR. We specialize in providing Internet marketing services, ecommerce and dynamic content website development, and hosting services for small businesses.

Overall Responsibilities

  • Implements multi-faceted marketing plans for HEROweb/MightyMerchant customers.
  • Assists in implementing the strategic marketing efforts of HEROweb/MightyMerchant.
  • Puts in place processes and documentation for marketing practices.
  • Works closely with our customer base to help them develop their online businesses.
  • Assists with HEROweb/MightyMerchant sales process.

Essential Functions

  • Develop expertise in a range of Internet marketing techniques, including SEO, PPC, email marketing and content development
  • Assist in creating and implementing marketing programs for our customers
  • Assist in executing marketing plan for HEROweb/MightyMerchant
  • Gain proficiency in analyzing marketing data and taking action to produce results
  • Develop creative marketing ideas
  • Communicate with our customer base (via blog/email/newsletter/social)
  • Communicate with customers about progress of marketing campaigns
  • Do site updates
  • Assist in building multiple avenues of lead generation
  • Follow up with the leads
  • Write proposals
  • Document all work processes
  • Build customer confidence and excitement about our products

Skills and Abilities

  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Awesome writing skills
  • Quick thinker
  • Loves to learn
  • Great business sense
  • Excellent at listening and asking questions
  • Looking to work for a small company where you can be part of a team and make a difference
  • Able to take lots of things thrown at them
  • Full of energy
  • Outgoing
  • Able to speak in front of groups
  • Ability to work independently
  • Ability to keep a consistent work schedule
  • Keep MightyMerchant's proprietary technology confidential
  • Excellent grammar and spelling
  • Ability to understand the goals of our business customers
  • Ability to prioritize projects and meet deadlines
  • Understand the importance of professional quality work
  • Strong interest in E-commerce and web development

    Job Demands

    • Continuous alertness, precision, and concentration to ensure accuracy of work
    • Continuous performance of basic numeric calculations, as well as writing, reading, comparing, and analyzing
    • Frequent use of judgment, reasoning, patience, and negotiation in solving problems
    • Normal workday with occasional overtime

    Compensation

    Hourly - based on experience
    Includes:
    Medical Insurance (80% covered by HEROweb, available if working full-time)
    5 Paid Holidays
    5 Paid days off annually, after 6 months

    If you are interested in working for HEROweb, we encourage you to review the content of our site to learn about our company. We also recommend checking out http://www.mightymerchant.com

    NOTE: Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for successfully executing this job.

    If you would like to be considered for this position, please send your resume, salary requirements, and a cover letter to 0109jobs@hero-web.com


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    HEROweb/MightyMerchant

    4660 Main Street
    Building D, Suite 600-1
    Springfield, OR 97478

    Toll-Free: 1-888-257-2567
    Local: 541-746-6418