The Rocket Marketing Group are looking to recruit a highly driven, motivated and results orientated Business Acquisition Manager, who will be responsible for driving and identifying new targets and winning profitable new business.

Job Description

Candidates will need to demonstrate a solid track record of sales and securing new business. Working at a management level in a similar environment you’ll have the drive and motivation to make major contributions to the continued growth of the company.

The scope of the role will range from identifying targets, sourcing contact information, initial contact through to face to face negotiations and contracts. You will have strong communication skills and be an extremely commercially focused individual.

You will work very closely with, and report directly to the Managing Director.

Required Skills

The successful candidate will be results focused and have a proven track record. Drive and motivation will go a long way!

We are looking for:

• Excellent communication skills, both at a commercial and senior level.
• Drive to continuously seek further ways to promote the company, help identify growth markets and recommend approaches.
• Ability to develop target lists for key markets and provide support and consultancy to the Directors.
• Strong written skills to prepare persuasive documentation to support pitches.
• Strong face to face persuasion, negotiation and presentation skills.
• An ability to quickly understand the business models, competition and market trends, making appropriate recommendations to the Directors.
• A background in the Marketing Promotions and/or Incentives Industry is an advantage
• Someone who is excited about the challenges and pressures of a fast growing, fast paced, multi priority environment.

Annual Salary – £50k OTE. Basic of £25k, additional results related bonus of up to £25k.

Please send your C.V with covering letter to alan.saunders@rocketmarketinggroup.com

Businesses throughout the UK are reaping the rewards of promoting from within, rather than looking to external candidates to fill roles.

The Rocket Marketing Group are a Brighton-based company that specialise in creating loyalty and membership programmes, sales promotions and consumer rewards. The company’s dedication to developing a culture of employee development that emphasises training, support and internal promotion has led to a substantial growth in incremental revenue over the last three years. (more…)

Job Description:

The Rocket Marketing Group is a fast growing marketing and incentives agency based in central Brighton, specialising in the creation and sales of membership clubs direct to the public.
Rocket is seeking an Artworker to join our fast paced, dynamic Design team. At a Junior level, you will already be specialising in Print and proficient with QuarkXPress + standard Adobe CS, with an enthusiastic, self-motivated and energetic attitude to bring to the table.

You will support our existing Design team and will need to take a flexible approach to the execution of projects from concept to delivery, working to tight deadlines in a fast-moving, pressurised environment. You’ll be a creative self-starter with an excellent eye for detail. Your execution of brand and design work will be complemented by your own initiative and enthusiasm for Graphic Design and Print.

The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of all things print related and be proficient in the use of QuarkXPress as their primary tool for creation and maintenance of multi-page documents up to 150 pages in size.

A minimum of 1 – 2 years experience in Quark is ESSENTIAL to make a rolling start into our existing workflow. Applicants without this experience will not be considered.

All applicants – please provide a CV and work examples or a link to an online portfolio.

Skills Range:

The successful applicant will have a minimum of 1 year commercial experience of the following:

ESSENTIAL…
Minimum 1 year of commercial experience in design for print using primarily QuarkXPress

Excellent knowledge of the full Adobe CS2 Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) (CS2 minimum)

Skills that will provide a distinct advantage:
Anything else you can bring to the table – brand? web? typography? photography?

Qualities:

Must be able to work to a high degree of accuracy, progressively seeking the improvement of their own work

Must be a fast learner and keen to extend their existing skills base

You will be keen to progress your own career and to create work at the best of your ability – you’ll be happy to put in the extra hours toward project completion

Must be able to accept and work forward from criticism of existing work

Must be able to form clear critique and analysis of other existing work

Must be confident in working toward and presenting original design concept

Most importantly must love Graphic Design, creating mm perfect, functional & accessible design, and seeing final work in print.

Salary:      18k

Closing date: 30/09/2009

Additional Information:     NO AGENCIES

How to apply:     Email your CV and portfolio to Richard Monk:

richard.monk@rocketmarketinggroup.com