Marketing Communications Assistant

Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education is the global leader in integrated education publishing. With such renowned brands as Prentice Hall, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, NCS Pearson, and many others, Pearson Education provides quality content, assessment tools, and educational services in all available media to a worldwide marketplace, spanning the learning curve from birth through college and beyond. Internationally we operate in 55 countries and 27 languages and have more global publishing than any other competitor.Pearson Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/V/D. Our industry-leading, internal marketing communications group is searching for a motivated, multi-skilled, and proactive individual to become an integral part of our Boston-based team, which supports a $550 million dollar publishing organization. This administrative role will work under the supervision of the Director to administer the day-to-day operations of our 12-member department. This individual will additionally provide support for our Executive Marketing Manager for Alternate Channels. We are looking for a strong Admin with a blend of left-brain/right-brain thinking ¡V one with creative flair who enjoys project management, working with financial data, and juggling a variety of different tasks under strict deadlines. Must be highly detail-oriented, possess exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills, and have the ability to communicate effectively with personnel of varying levels within the organization.Responsibilities:?¿ Work with management to process invoices and check requisitions, and maintain accurate report system for budget management and reconciliation.?¿ Maintain project planning spreadsheets. ?¿ Provide proofreading and editing support for design team.?¿ Handle time-sensitive and confidential information.?¿ Receive and organize marketing communications material shipments from our vendors.?¿ Distribute marketing communications collateral and manage Sales Rep Distribution system to facilitate accurate, timely shipments to our 250-member sales force.?¿ Arrange meetings, schedule conference rooms, handle catering needs, order office supplies, book travel, and photocopy/scan/file documents.?¿ Coordinate various marketing activities for product, including instructor reviews and author travel. ?¿ Assist with special marketing projects, implementing new initiatives that come from executive management direction.?¿ Attend meetings and take minutes. Requirements:Excellent computer skills, as well as a 4-year college degree are required for this role. A minimum of 1+ years experience in a corporate environment is preferred with special consideration given to those with writing/proofreading and/or expense/budget experience. Additional requirements include:?¿ Superb grammatical skills and the ability to quickly and accurately produce and proofread ads with minimal supervision.?¿ Excellent project management skills.?¿ Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.?¿ Comfortable with both Mac and PC platforms. ?¿ Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word. Working knowledge of PowerPoint and Filemaker. ?¿ Familiarity with QuarkXpress, Illustrator, and Photoshop and/or graphic design processes and terminology a plus.?¿ Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, while paying attention to details.?¿ Ability to coordinate programs and accomplish projects independently.?¿ Ability to identify and provide supervisor with critical information in a timely manner.?¿ Follows a pro-active, service-oriented, approach to finding solutions -- problem-solver.?¿ Strong analytical, communication, organizational skills -- verbal and written.?¿ Must live in commuting proximity to Boston.Please visit www.pearsoned.com/careers to apply for consideration.