Marketing Executive

MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy; Belfast; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training and mentoring

Career development opportunities

Exposure to industry consultants

Job summary

MCS Group, located in Belfast, is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support content creation and marketing campaigns. The ideal candidate will focus on email campaigns, social media management, and SEO. This role is perfect for a marketing graduate or early-career marketeer with experience in digital marketing tools.

Join MCS Group to enhance your marketing skills in a supportive environment with opportunities for career development and working alongside industry leaders.

Qualifications

• Minimum one-year placement or 6-12 months' marketing experience required.
• Experience with email marketing and social media management.
• Ability to create and manage website content and SEO.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage email marketing campaigns to capture leads.
• Manage social media and produce engaging video content.
• Support website management and SEO initiatives.
• Assist in candidate attraction and branding campaigns.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisation and planning

Creativity

Video content creation skills

Digital marketing

Education

Marketing degree or equivalent

Tools

Canva

HubSpot

Mailchimp

Job description

Reporting To:

Group Marketing and Communications Manager

Location:

Belfast, with occasional travel throughout Ireland and Great Britain as required

About MCS Group

MCS Group is one of Ireland's leading specialist recruitment consultancies. This role supports the delivery of the MCS Sales & Marketing Playbook through content creation, digital marketing, candidate attraction campaigns, events, and business development support.

This position is ideal for a marketing graduate with a one-year placement minimum or an early-career marketer with 6-12 months' experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Email marketing campaigns: creating content, capturing leads, reporting on results, and conducting ongoing research to optimise performance
• Social media management and content creation, particularly video content
• Website management and SEO support
• Candidate attraction and employer branding campaigns
• Event planning and coordination
• Sales collateral and presentation support
• Marketing reporting and analytics
• Market research and competitor analysis

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Website traffic and content interaction
• Candidate applications and jobs generated
• Campaign delivery and quality

Annual Objectives

• Build MCS brand awareness across key talent and client markets
• Support candidate attraction campaigns across all MCS verticals
• Generate qualified client leads and engagement opportunities for consultants

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Digital marketing
• Social media
• SEO

Skills

• Strong communication
• Organisation and planning
• Creativity
• Positive and proactive
• Curious and eager to learn
• Reliable
• Strong team player
• Driven, hunger to succeed, high performer

Experience Requirements

• Placement experience or a minimum of 6 months' marketing experience
• Experience with Canva, HubSpot, Mailchimp
• Video content creation skills
• Recruitment or B2B marketing exposure

What We Offer

• Award-winning recruitment consultancy with a market-leading reputation
• Structured training, mentoring, and career development
• Exposure to commercial recruitment, sales, and marketing strategy
• Opportunity to work with industry-leading consultants and clients

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.