Brand Marketing Assistant Manager

Biji-biji Initiative

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Remote

Full-Time

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Remote / Kuala Lumpur

Salary: Starting from RM4,000

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Calling all Marketing and Communications aficionados!

Born with the gift of gab? Rife with brand advocacy? Have what it takes as a prolific wordsmith and an excellent communicator? Scroll no further, we’ve been expecting you.

You’re about to embark on a journey to prove yourself as a driver of strategic branding, effective audience engagement, and actively sparking change in society. We’re on a mission to extend sustainable impact and education on society, we can achieve wonders with a marketing maestro by our side!

As an Assistant Manager of Brand Marketing in our books, you will be instrumental in channeling your mojo into creative approaches of audience engagement and a grounded brand strategy that advances Biji-biji and Me.reka’s mission and message to our communities.

Still reading? If you wish to put your skills to good use, apply now and flex your art in capitalizing on warm leads, natural sales instincts, tapping into your competitive nature, and generating awareness.

The ideal candidate should be able to perform the following:

Working with the management, develop and implement organizational and departmental branding, marketing, and communications strategy in line with departmental goals
Working with the business development and sales teams, develop and implement annual business development and sales campaigns for Me.reka Programs’ product offerings (accelerator, boot camp, courses, corporate training, makerspace consultancy, digital consultancy, etc)
Working with the project communications team, ensure all project communications implementations are in line with organizational and departmental branding, marketing, and communications strategy; and identify and implement strategic cross-marketing strategies
Set, monitor, and review budget, timeline, and resources for execution of various branding, marketing, and communications tasks; and identify opportunities to optimize budget, timeline, labor, and other resources
Direct, monitor, and review execution of content creation (website, landing pages, social media, digital ads, blogs, reports, forms, media campaigns and press releases, translations, video scripts, newsletters, etc)
Direct, monitor, and review creative execution (web design, web development, graphics, illustrations, ads, photos, videos, program/campaign branding, collateral design, etc)
Direct, monitor, review, and approves works of in-house and external copywriters, bloggers, translators, scriptwriters, graphic designers, illustrators, collateral designers, web designers, web developers, photographers, videographers, and other media-production specialists integral to the completion of branding, marketing, and communications projects
Strategize and execute successful and cost-efficient search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), and digital marketing campaigns on search engines (Google) and social media (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, LinkedIn, etc)
Research and understand Me.reka Programs key stakeholders, customer/beneficiary behaviors, target audience, client activity and expectations, competitor activity, and find innovative ways to reach and build solid partnerships
Define key performance indicators for each marketing and communications channel which will indicate various campaigns’ level of success, and prepare monthly analytical reports to be presented to the management team
Reviews and approves all brand-related marketing and communications materials prior to publishing
Build and maintains solid partnerships with influencers, media, and beyond to arrange story placement on a national and international level
Interviews and hires freelancers and interns to assist with branding, marketing, and communications based on available budgets
Manage, monitor, and constantly update mereka.my website

Job Requirements

4+ years of experience working in a marketing and communications role
Proven success designing and executing branding, marketing, and communications strategies and campaigns
Excellent leadership and management skills, organizational and project management skills, and ability to lead multiple campaigns to meet deadlines
Strong, versatile copywriting and proofreading skills in English and Malay is a must (Additional language abilities such as Mandarin and Tamil will be an asset)
Design eye and skills are needed (Ability to use traditional and SaaS design software are an asset)
Have an excellent understanding and knowledge of the tech aspects of marketing (web design, web development, content management system, database modeling, google analytics, digital marketing, SEO, etc)
Comfortable with public speaking and representing the brand at events, speaking engagements, and marketing activities
Able to follow internal project management systems, processes, and procedures
Able to work as part of a team and independently in a fast-paced environment
Able to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
Organized, self-motivated, detailed, and proactive
Excellent analytical, operational, and negotiation skills.

Company Benefits

Innovative and Creative Culture

A team of makers, prototypers and innovators are here. Your imagination and creativity are not limited? Say what? Actualize your ideas!

Inclusiveness

We work in a non-discriminatory manner where conscious efforts are made to create, maintain and ensure a fair and equitable environment

Sustainability

At the beginning of 2017, Biji-biji Initiative embarked on a journey to align itself with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

No dress code

Wear anything you like. With presentable apparels and footwear!

Flexible working hours

Want to avoid traffic? We open our business at 9.30am and finish at 8pm. 8 hours is the working hours requirement

Make a difference

Social and environmental impact is just as important to us as financial sustainability. Your work will make a difference to somebody's life.

Additional Info

Experience Level

10 - 15 Years of Experience

Job Specialisation

Digital Marketing

Company Profile

Biji-biji Initiative

The Biji-biji Initiative is a social enterprise that aims to share progressive ideas with everyone. We are a community of educators, designers, makers, prototypers, artists and innovators.

Beyond Bins by Biji-biji Initiative is all about the people and planet. This campaign strives for a sustainable and circular economy by giving waste a newfound value while promoting alternative sources of income to underprivileged communities. Circular solutions comprise a big part of the new paradigm for sustainable development. With Beyond Bins, we embody the practicality of sustainability; we are excited to involve you in this movement.

Mereka (Biji-biji Education Arm) provides an alternative way to nurture creativity in STEAM education ingrained with principles of sustainability. We teach the skills of the future, to prepare youths and changemakers for the demands and opportunities of the 21st century. With the Mereka approach, we aim to build a talent pool that is resourceful, engaged and informed enough to take on the challenges of our common future. Me.reka Programs are often designed for and engage with marginalized and underprivileged youth.

As a pioneer in innovative education, Mereka has been recognized and engaged by various corporates, universities, and schools to develop digital platforms and to support their curriculum development and transition towards a more inclusive 21st-century future.

Brand Marketing Assistant Manager

Biji-biji Initiative

Undisclosed

Remote

Full-Time

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