Marketing Assistant Nz Story (Remote)

Marketing Assistant Nz Story | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise| New Zealand

We have a diverse & collaborative environment that inspireslifelong learning
We offer hybrid working that enables work life balance + 5 weeks annualleave

Marketing Assistant Nz Story | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise | New Zealand

We have a diverse & collaborative environment that inspires lifelong learning
We offer hybrid working that enables work life balance + 5 weeks annual leave
We are focused on holistic wellbeing to support you to be your best self.

Who are we – Ko Te Taurapa Tūhono tēnei

New Zealand Story’s purpose is to protect, promote and enhance Brand New Zealand to expand our country’s reputation and value internationally. We create quality resources to give exporters and government agencies the skills and knowledge to communicate compelling stories about New Zealand. We do this to shift perceptions, open doors, and grow opportunities for our country.

NZ Story reaches global audiences through our growing digital channels, sharing inspiring stories of New Zealand. Now we are looking for a Marketing Assistant to join our team.

What you’ll be doing – Te whakamahere

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their marketing career, working on exciting projects to promote Aotearoa New Zealand to the rest of the world.

This role provides marketing support across the NZ Story team including the FernMark License Programme. Your primary focus will be supporting our digital marketing efforts, assisting the Digital Marketing Manager with management of our social media channels, newsletters, websites and toolkit, as well as reporting and insights. You will also provide general support to the marketing and communications team where needed.

What you’ll need to be successful – Ō Pūkenga

You will have experience in digital marketing; ideally having managed social media channels, including growing audience engagement. You’ll be used to supporting a team.

It is important you are an enthusiastic contributor, not afraid to support where required to get the job done. This could be marketing coordination tasks to more general administration support.

Along with this you will be:

Highly organised and planned –able to plan and implement a range of tasks each week, managing workload proactively to ensure deadlines are met.
Great at prioritising – spends time on what is important; zeros in on the critical, eliminates roadblocks; seeks to clarify when required.
Self-starter –responsive, proactive, bold and energetic.
Agile –able to react fast under pressure, especially in regard to social media requirements
Creative – able to come up with new ideas to ensure our social media channels are engaging audiences
Passionate about Aotearoa New Zealand – will see the value of our country’s brand and be inspired to share stories of our place to domestic and international audiences.

Why you’ll love working here – Nau mai ki Te Taurapa Tūhono

At NZ Story, we are a part of the wider New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) whānau, enjoying many great benefits listed here. These include:

A central Auckland office location with a stunning view out to the Waitematā harbour
Tools of the trade with access to an iPhone and MS Surface Laptop
Flexible working arrangements – 2 to 3 days working from home every week
5 weeks annual leave
Wide range of internal learning and development opportunities including having access to a highly rated internal coaching programme
International and local secondment opportunities as a part of NZTE’s network

You will also experience specialised te ao Māori training to grow Māori cultural competency. Māori culture is a key part of our country’s brand, and this course (for all abilities) will help you to communicate our culture in our international storytelling.

What’s next – Te ara ki tua

Read our position description (Marketing Assistant – NZ Story 2024), and if you are interested in joining a company that is all about growing New Zealand, apply now!

Applications close Sunday 29th September 2024 at 11:59pm (NZST).

NZ Story is committed to uplifting the mana of Māori as tāngata whenua and recognise Te Tiriti ō Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi as Aotearoa New Zealand’s founding document.

Please note: you must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this role.

We believe New Zealand is good for the World. NZ Story is an equal opportunity employer. At NZ Story it is all about our people and we seek diversity of thought; we welcome and encourage you to apply regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, neurodiversity or disability. If we need to make specific accommodations in any part of the interview process, please note this in your application or discuss with the Talent Acquisition Team.

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