Vacancy - CCNZ Design and Marketing Executive

Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) is the national association for civil contractors, providing a voice for more than 800 member businesses and organisations involved in constructing and maintaining New Zealand's transport and water networks, including rail, roads, ports, airports and other infrastructure. We work to support and promote a healthy civil construction industry, founded on expert knowledge.

We are looking for a Design and Marketing Executive to help us on our mission to represent the civil construction industry and connect members with avenues to interact with decision makers, career development opportunities, networking events, technical knowledge, and up-to-date information on industry trends.

The Design and Marketing Executive will operate out of CCNZ National Office in Wellington which has a tight-knit team and will report to the Communications and Advocacy Manager.

CCNZ has 12 branches across the country, and has a collaborative, friendly and social culture. Management is supportive and encouraging. The team is spread across the country in different offices and from their homes, so after settling into your position you can expect this work flexibility to extend to you also.

There are exciting opportunities to bring your flair for design and marketing to a significant industry. CCNZ is turning 80 this year and hosts many high-profile events including a national conference and New Zealand's national excavator operator competition. We also run a national careers promotion campaign, a national trade certification programme, publish industry guidance and have many other interesting projects and events.

This is an important support role, where you can work alongside industry subject matter experts and be hands-on, teaming up closely with colleagues and industry professionals to understand their national and regional marketing needs and implement marketing strategies. Be creatively involved in promoting large annual national events and expect to travel for these events with the team.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and maintain advertising and promotional campaigns
• Work alongside relevant managers, and internal and external vendors/agencies to raise engagement for events, publications and memberships
• Work on market segmentation and increased targeting of communications
• Hands-on coordination of marketing activities such as graphic arts, media, product management, content writing and creation
• Manage digital marketing requirements such as SEO, direct social media marketing, EDMs, driving web traffic, monitoring any PPC, and social media including content management
• Conduct market research, for example using customer questionnaires and focus groups to gather and organize information, collect customer feedback/suggestions and implement changes
• Support content production, including factsheets and infographics.

We are seeking:

• Experience supporting a marketing function, preferably for an association or trades industry.
  You must be computer/technology proficient in marketing applications and design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience managing social media communities on relevant platforms (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram)
• Ability to display initiative with a sense of drive and the ability to remain focused on results and goals.
• A self-starter with excellent communication skills and a consultative approach, the ability to take feedback and to make independent decisions when needed

We are offering flexibility to work from home 1-2 days per week once fully trained up, full digital set-up including laptop and phone and any creative licenses needed, trade discounts and a group health insurance policy.

If this is something that interests you or you know someone from within your networks that might suit please apply now, or don't hesitate to reach out to our recruiter Brianna Keogh by email at briannak@roblawmax.co.nz or by phone on 021 541 736!

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