Union Square are currently recruiting for Sales and Marketing placement students for the 2010/11 placement year. We are looking for candidates from business or technology courses. Please see below details of the jobs on offer. If you would like to apply please email Holly Fenton with a covering letter detailing three reasons why you think you would be suited to the company and the position along with your CV.
Position Offered – Marketing Assistant
The position offered will give the successful candidate exposure to both the sales and marketing areas of the business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants a varied and challenging role. The role will include marketing support, assisting in the delivery of events, PR, direct marketing and canvassing interest from the market. The successful candidate will also be given technology and sales training and will gain invaluable experience of “Solution Selling” within a high technology sales environment and will provide the successful candidate with a significant advantage upon graduation. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious and goal-oriented individual to kick start a career in sales or marketing.
Ideal Candidate:
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, confident, organised and hard working. They must be flexible, have a keen attention to detail and be able to multi-task, prioritising their own work and meeting deadlines. They will be a keen team player and able to adapt to new skills and new situations quickly. The successful candidate will be expecting to achieve a 2:1 degree on a business related course and possess basic IT skills.
Key responsibilities:
• Marketing Support
• Specific market development research projects
• Management of market intelligence database
• New market development campaigns
• Targeted telesales campaigns to drive attendance at events
• Contacting potential clients to discuss technology/project issues
• General support of corporate marketing and sales functions
Position Offered – Trainee IT Sales Executive
IT Sales Executives are amongst the most highly paid professionals in the UK economy. Gaining access to this career path as a graduate can be one of the most difficult and competitive options to pursue. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious and goal-oriented individual to gain invaluable experience of “Solution Selling” within a high technology sales environment and will provide the successful candidate with a significant advantage upon graduation.
Ideal Candidate:
The successful candidate will be articulate, have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic, people focused and have an outgoing personality. They must have strong initiative, be goal orientated and have an overriding desire to succeed above all else.
Key responsibilities:
• Specific market/sales research projects
• Targeted telesales campaigns
• Contacting potential clients to discuss technology/project issues
• Management of market intelligence database
• General support of corporate sales function