Marketing and Communication Officer

**Over SMT**:
Based in Brussels (Belgium), SMT Africa coordinates the dispatch of vehicles and spare parts to the various African subsidiaries as well as the technical service.

We operate an outstanding own sales and service network with operational agility and entrepreneurial spirit. By engaging in partnerships with our customers, we create value delivering state-of-the-art services and products. Our ambition in both territory coverage and product portfolio is a strong commitment to support our customer’s growth.

**Functie**:

- Marketing and Communication Officer will be involved in all aspects of the marketing strategy with a strong focus on a content creation for our internal and external stakeholders._

**Copywriting, PR and community management**:

- Partnering with Sales and local Marketing team to create, plan and publish compelling content on everyday basis (social media updates, internal communication articles, newsletters, etc.);
- Assist with writing of press releases, trade articles, case studies.

**Events**:

- Working closely with the Marketing Manager you will be required to have a hands-on approach to organising events and exhibitions._
- Help to plan and deliver exhibitions, events, corporate hospitality and conferences ;
- Creation of promotional merchandise, show flyers, pre and post event marketing ;
- Venue finding and delegate management ;
- Detailed event admin and logistics ;
- On-site management and post-event analysis.

**Administrative / General**:

- Manage the Database ;
- Follow up on lead tracking and reporting following marketing campaigns ;
- Update internal office digital signage ;
- Effectively manage multiple briefs at a time, prioritising where necessary and providing updates where relevant ;
- Work with sales and other internal departments to understand their needs ;
- Think creatively, generate new ideas, designs and concepts ;
- Other general duties.

**Design**:

- Basic knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign is advantageous._
- Artwork creation or collaboration together with other members of the team: brochures, adverts, flyers, business cards and other marketing collateral and preparing artwork for print where necessary ;
- Designing and producing highly creative, impactful presentations for new business pitches and client presentations ;
- Create designs for e-marketing campaigns in the Mailchimp ;
- Design or adjust artwork and sales documents in line with brand guidelines.

**Profiel**:

- You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in communication, journalism, languages or similar ;
- You love to write, can do it easily, with the right tone of voice and in an engaging manner ;
- Your grammar and spelling in French are perfect ;
- You have a big eye for details and you are extremely well organised ;
- Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint - mandatory ;
- Adobe CS - InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop - advantageous to know.

**Aanbod**:

- A salary in line with your experience and achievement as well as extra-legal benefits (group insurance, hospitalization insurance, luncheon vouchers, representation allowances,)
- A real opportunity to enhance your experience and develop your skills thanks to our own ‘SMT Academy’
- A function with an international influence that combines autonomy and initiative
- A framework with a human dimension and a dynamic corporate culture, voluntary and ambitious, where team spirit, customer satisfaction, flexibility and the quality of its services are recognized as its main values.

**Taal**:
You are fluent in French and English