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Marketing Assistant
Yelp
Virginia Beach, VA, United States
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Summary
Do you heart Norfolk/Virginia Beach? From real local businesses to amazing events and organizations, do you keep tabs on all the Norfolk/Virginia Beach happs? Love attending food festivals, charity events, fashion shows, art fairs and mo’?! Would you consider yourself a connector? A marketing maven? A local with the inside scoop? As the Yelp Norfolk/Virginia Beach Marketing Assistant, you’ll be a part-time Yelp employee (working out of your home or anywhere with WiFi) at the helm of a vibrant, buzzing community of locals who drink, shop and play their way through the city via peer recommendations on Yelp. Marketing Assistants are driven, self-motivated, charismatic, and organized as they’re tasked with wrangling a slew of to-dos both on- and off-line, from writing to marketing!
Community Managers in over 100 Yelp communities are responsible for marketing, PR, other social media outlets, event planning, e-newsletter campaigns, and various odds and ends on the local level — but they can’t do it alone! CM Marketing Assistants play an integral part in supporting activities designed to rally the Yelp community both online and off.
About you:
• Loves to write! Strong writing background and ability to meet deadlines
• Social connector. You are the hub of your social world. You know everyone. Everyone knows you. The fun one. Diplomatic, too.
• Marketing maven. Ability to plan, build and execute marketing partnerships with community organizations and events. Creative. Outgoing. Social.
• You reside in Norfolk/Virginia Beach area and consider yourself a local expert.
About the job:
• Writing. Write locally compelling newsletters weekly as well as persuasive pitches to newsletter sponsors and more!
• Marketing outreach. Connect with the right local organizations; barter weekly newsletter sponsorships for promotion of Yelp.
• Event planning. Conceptualize, negotiate, plan and execute cool, fun and buzz-worthy (big wow factor!) events/parties.
• Communication. Be accountable with stellar communication to your Community Manager, brand ambassadors, interns and those who support you at Yelp HQ.
So What Are Some Possible Responsibilities of a Yelp Marketing Assistant?
• Helping develop, organize and execute marketing events (parties, happy hours) and guerilla marketing programs (festivals, street ambushes, etc).
• Co-managing the Twitter handle.
• Keeping Yelp clean with on-site projects, writing and researching.
• Online community building.
Other fun requirements:
• 4-year college/university degree.
• Currently living, eating, breathing (or working) in Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
• Experience with social networking, social media, guerilla marketing tactics, and event planning.
• THIS IS A PART-TIME POSITION. Flexible 20 hours per week.
• Marketing assistants must be 21+ and have reliable transportation and own laptop.
Ready to apply? Submit the following (all required):
• Cover letter/note showcasing your writing skills and general personality and style.
• Resume showcasing your relevant experience.
• A link to your (full and interesting) Yelp profile – this is your writing sample, so make it snappy!