Are you confident speaking to businesses, highly organised and looking for a part-time role that fits around family life or other commitments? Would you enjoy helping local businesses grow while playing an important part in producing much loved community magazines?Ashby Life is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Sales & Admin Assistant to join its friendly, close-knit team.Ashby Life works with local businesses to connect them with the community through its magazines. This is a varied role combining advertising sales, lead generation and general administration. You will help build relationships with local businesses, coordinate advertising bookings and support the team in keeping each magazine on track for publication.You will be joining a small, supportive team where your sales activity, organisation and contribution will make a visible difference.Key ResponsibilitiesSales & Lead Generation: Contact new and existing businesses by telephone and email to promote advertising opportunities.Campaign Support: Work with the Sales Manager to identify potential advertisers and support monthly sales campaigns.Customer Communication: Respond to enquiries, manage advertising bookings and keep customers updated.Magazine Coordination: Help track advertising content, artwork and approvals to ensure publication deadlines are met.CRM Management: Maintain accurate and up to date records of leads, conversations and sales activity.Team Administration: Provide general administrative support and be willing to help with the varied tasks that come with working in a small, collaborative business. To thrive in this roleSales Experience: You will ideally have previous experience in outbound sales, telemarketing or business development. Experience within media or print sales would be an advantage.Communication Skills: You will be confident speaking to businesses and able to build positive relationships by telephone and email.Organisation: You will be able to balance sales activity with important magazine and artwork deadlines.Attention to Detail: You will take pride in keeping information accurate and making sure nothing is missed.IT Skills: You will be comfortable using IT systems, including CRM software, and able to learn new processes quickly.Teamwork: You will bring a positive, flexible approach and be happy to get involved wherever your support is needed. What's in it for you?We know how important it is to reward our team for their hard work. As a Sales & Admin Assistant, you'll benefit from:
Flexible Working Pattern: Monday and Thursday are essential, with the third working day to be agreed.Generous Holiday AllowancePaid time off over the Christmas/New Year PeriodFriendly Team: A welcoming and collaborative working environment where everyone's contribution makes a difference.Local Impact: The opportunity to support local businesses and contribute to magazines at the heart of the community.
Apply today by sending your CV and a short covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and your preferred working pattern. Applications will not be considered without a covering letter.We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.We are expecting strong interest in this position and may close applications early where we receive a high volume of suitable applications.....Read more...
Social Media & Content CreatorRemote / UK BasedFlexible hours | Freelance initiallyThe Luxury Draw is an exciting new start-up bringing together luxury, lifestyle, social media and the opportunity to win aspirational prizes.With our website nearing launch, we are looking for a talented and creative Social Media & Content Creator to join us at the very beginning of our journey and help build our social presence from the ground up.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves social media, understands what makes great content and wants the freedom to bring ideas to the table.The role can be carried out remotely from anywhere in the UK, and we are open to flexible working arrangements.Role OverviewWorking closely with the founders, you will help launch and grow The Luxury Draw across a wide range of social media platforms.A key focus of the role will be building our audience and growing followers across all relevant social media platforms, helping to establish The Luxury Draw as a recognisable and engaging online brand.We want to create plenty of engaging, fresh content, so we are looking for someone who enjoys being hands-on – generating ideas, creating content, editing and experimenting with what works.Your responsibilities will include:
Creating engaging content for Instagram, TikTok and other relevant social platformsProducing Reels, short-form videos, stories and postsHelping launch and build our social media channels from scratchGrowing followers and building The Luxury Draw’s presence across all relevant social media platformsDeveloping ideas and strategies to increase reach, engagement and audience growthDeveloping creative ideas around luxury prizes, lifestyle and brand launchesCreating and editing content in collaboration with the foundersKeeping up with social trends and identifying opportunities for relevant contentHelping establish the personality and tone of voice of the brandEngaging with our online communityMonitoring follower growth and content performance and using this to shape future activityExploring new platforms, content formats and creative tools, including AIContributing ideas as the business and social strategy develop
The ideal candidateWe are much more interested in your creativity, ideas and understanding of social media than how many years you’ve been doing the job.You may already be working in social media or content creation, be at the beginning of your career, or have built your own successful social presence.We would love to hear from you if you:
Have a genuine passion for social media and content creationUnderstand Instagram, TikTok, Reels and short-form videoCan create and edit engaging visual and video contentHave a good eye for what looks great onlineUnderstand how to build an audience and grow followers organicallyKeep up with social trends and understand what gets people watching and engagingAre confident using content creation and editing toolsAre interested in AI and new ways of creating contentHave plenty of ideas and aren’t afraid to suggest themAre proactive, self-motivated and comfortable working remotelyWould be excited by the opportunity to join a new business at launch and grow your role as the business developsHave an interest in luxury, fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle – this would be particularly useful
The opportunityThis is an opportunity to get involved at the ground floor of a new luxury lifestyle business.Rather than joining an established marketing team and following an existing formula, you will be working alongside the founders to help create the social presence from the beginning.You will have the opportunity to play a real part in growing The Luxury Draw’s audience, building its following across multiple platforms and helping shape how the brand presents itself online.We are initially looking at a flexible, freelance arrangement, but as The Luxury Draw grows, there is potential for the role and hours to grow with us.If you are talented, ambitious, full of ideas and looking for an opportunity where you can make your mark, please send your updated CV and a short cover letter outlining why you are a suitable fit. INDLSEquals One is an advertising and recruitment agency working on behalf of our client to promote this vacancy. You may be contacted directly by the employer should they wish to progress your application. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide specific feedback if your application is unsuccessful.....Read more...
