Marketing Specialist - German Speaker

Kaplan Language Group (KLG) is a reliable and respected leader in the language travel industry that provides highquality languagetravel programs across the world. The group consists of some of the biggest names in educational language tourism: Alpadia Language Schools ESL Languages and Kaplan International Languages. With more than 130 combined years of experience and thousands of happy and satisfied alumni KLG is a reliable and respected leader in the language travel industry.

KLG offers a wide range of language and cultural programs in more than 100 countries across the world allowing students to embark on a unique lifechanging journey specifically tailored to them.

We are recruiting a Marketing Specialist ( German speaker) to support sustain and grow the strong presence of the brands in the local markets. You will be part of the Regional European marketing team reporting to the Marketing Manager Switzerland & Germany and have the opportunity to work with an international team with offices across Europe.

The post would ideally suit someone who got previous experience in marketing or similar role inhouse German speaker but also in English depending on what is appropriate and engaging for our target audience of students parents and professionals. The role would provide you with an excellent exposure to international marketing using a variety of digital and traditional offline channels.

Tasks

Revenue and Lead generation

• Creating and implementing a marketing activity calendar across the three brands to contribute to lead generation and conversion efforts both online and offline
• Supporting the development and implementation of all planned marketing activities with focus on the ROI and high growth in leads bookings revenue
• Evaluating and optimizing marketing campaigns

Brand development

• Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including clients suppliers and partners
• Organizing and attending events as conferences fairs seminars and exhibitions
• Coordinating the production and effective distribution of promotional materials and merchandise
• Sourcing and securing sponsorship/blogger partnerships /influencers
• Social media management (Instagram Tiktok Facebook)

CRM

• Building and localising engaging emails

Content and localization

• Writing translating and proofreading copy
• Supporting the management of content and website
• Creating reels social media posts across various social media platforms
• Monitoring performance of website using Google Analytics and other tracking software and centrally produced reports recommending improvements
• Supporting the development of local SEO strategy
• Seeding content and link building
• Contribute to local content development and management to keep it relevant to local market

Others

• Regularly monitoring competitor promotions and marketing initiatives
• Support the relationship with the local sales team gathering insights from the market
• Evaluating and optimizing marketing campaigns
• Assisting regional sales managers

Requirements

To be successful in the role youll have the following:

• Bachelors degree or above in Marketing (desirable)
• German C2/C1 level fluent in English and preferably knowledge of French or Italian but not mandatory
• Relevant marketing experience dealing with local German markets
• Knowledge of Social Media scheduling platforms website management (CMS) mass email (CRM)
• Experience in traditional offline marketing identifying good potential opportunities for collaboration negotiation and maintenance of those longterm partnerships
• Keen interest in following marketing online trends technology social media blogs travel
• Creative thinker who can contribute new ideas follows latest trends
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks to prioritize those tasks and meet deadlines
• Proven success in applying strategy managing both offline and online marketing channels
• Experience with website analytics tools
• Complimentary experience of offline marketing
• Highly energetic and selfmotivated selfaware innovative and team worker
• Have global mindset

Benefits

What We Offer You:

• The opportunity to develop your skills in an international environment in the exciting field of language travel
• A dynamic work atmosphere
• An environment where corporate ethics and sustainable development matter
• Competitive salary
• Lunch vouchers
• Free coffee and tea
• Free breakfast on Mondays and fresh fruit on Thursdays
• Language courses abroad
• Medical insurance benefits

Place of work: Barcelona (ES)

Start date: ASAP

Reference: KLGMKT

Type of contract: Permanent contract with 6 months trial period

Activity rate: Full time

Please apply with a CV in English and a cover letter in English and in German inform us during your application about your salary expectations.