Marketing Assistant

MDPI Romania; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publishing company is seeking a full-time Marketing Assistant based in Singapore. You will be responsible for tasks such as managing social media channels, assisting in content creation, and conducting research on industry trends and competitor activities. The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in marketing or business, excellent communication skills, and be a team player. This role presents an opportunity for career development in a dynamic international environment.

Benefits

Professional and personal development

International work environment

Trips to other MDPI offices

Attending Scientific Conferences

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree majoring in marketing and business related.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Team player capable of working in a dynamic international environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Good communication and coordination skills.
• Experience in academic publishing is an advantage.
• Digital marketing skills are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of industry trends and evaluate conferences.
• Conduct research on industry trends and competitor activities.
• Assist in the creation of marketing content.
• Manage social media channels and community engagement.
• Organize online and offline workshops and conferences.
• Support corporate events and training at universities.
• Represent MDPI at academic conferences in Southeast Asia.
• Build relationships with scholars and academic media.
• Handle inquiries about MDPI services.
• Provide administrative support for promotional activities.

Skills

Written and spoken English skills

Team player

Strong organizational skills

Time management skills

Communication skills

Digital marketing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business

Tools

MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

To strengthen our marketing team and build the market in Southeast Asia, we are looking for Marketing Assistant who are eager to stay connected to scientific research and promote academic publishing service in academic field.

Marketing Assistant is a full-time position based in Singapore.

Responsibilities and Main Duties

• Keep abreast of industry trends, source and evaluate conferences across all academic field.
• Conduct research on industry trends and competitor activities for improved marketing strategies and decision-making.
• Assist in the creation of marketing content, including social media posts, newsletters, and promotional materials.
• Manage MDPI Singapore’s social media channels, including content writing, community engagement and tracking of metrics.
• Conceptualize and manage online and offline workshops, webinars and conferences.
• Support corporate events like author training in leading universities and institutions in Southeast Asia.
• Represent the company in some academic conferences held in Southeast Asia and take responsibility to set up booth on site.
• Build and maintain relationship with key and relevant scholars and academic media in Southeast Asia.
• Handle incoming inquiries for information about all services of MDPI.
• Provide administrative support in handling databases and logistics involved in clients outreach and promotional activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree majoring in marketing and business related.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Team player with the capability to work in a dynamic, international environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.Good communication and coordination skills.
• Professional experience with Academic publishing, exhibition or strategy planning is an advantage.
• Digital Marketing skills is an asset.

What We Offer

• Professional and personal development
• An international work environment
• Trips to the other MDPI offices
• Attending Scientific Conferences
• Competitive salary and benefits

Additional Information

• You must have the right to work and live in Singapore.

As a successful candidate, you will receive full training in marketing work, working closely with worldwide colleagues in marketing department. Training supervised by an assigned tutor will take place on the job during the first six months. Depending on your background, you will be assigned to work on basic marketing projects. No previous working experience is required; however, a familiarity with the brand and communication is an advantage. This is a great opportunity to start a first job in a dynamic multinational company that offers a range of career development options to talented, enthusiastic, and hard‑working people.

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving your application.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer‑reviewed, open access journals supported by over 84,200 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

MDPI has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland with additional offices in Europe and Asia. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.