Marketing Assistant

**Description**

This is a very rare and exciting opportunity for a Marketing Assistant to join Hitachi's Global Marketing & Sales (GM&S) team, a high-profile corporate initiative at the very center of the Hitachi Group.

You’ll gain exposure to the whole of the Hitachi Group (600+ separate businesses) and will be connected to marketing teams across the globe. You’ll gain unparalleled insights into how we engage with and provide complex sustainable solutions to solve our global customers’ problems across energy, mobility, digital, healthcare, & industry domains.

Assisting the Head of Strategic Marketing, your mission is to enable the smooth running of the strategic marketing team on a day to basis. As well as providing support with administrative tasks, you’ll get the opportunity to provide ad-hoc support on marketing projects such as workshops and customer events and assist with internal and customer marketing programs.

**About GM&S**

Hitachi is transforming to ensure sustainable growth and profitability in digital and green sectors by establishing a customer-centric business model. Part of this transformation is setting up global account management to better understand customer needs and increase Hitachi's market share.

This transformation is led by GM&S, whose vision is to become our customers’ preferred partner of choice for their most critical challenges by providing impactful, sustainable solutions, delivered by experts spanning the full breadth of Hitachi’s portfolio.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Provide general administrative support to the Head of Strategic Marketing team (e.g., scheduling meetings, preparing reports).
- Organise team workshops and key engagements.
- Help organize promotional events, trade shows, or webinars.
- Day to day management of GM&S intranet updates.
- Assist in the creation and scheduling of marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels.
- Support the production of marketing materials including brochures, flyers, and social media content.
- Preparation of internal progress reports.
- Liaise with external vendors, agencies, and freelancers as needed.
- Assist in proofreading and editing copy to ensure accuracy and consistency.

**What you’ll bring to the team**:

- Basic knowledge of design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) and proficient in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
- Good attention to detail and accuracy.
- Creativity and willingness to contribute ideas.
- Familiarity with social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.).
- Understanding of digital marketing and content creation principles.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

**About Hitachi**

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has supported the development of society and the improvement of people's lives. Throughout the world, Hitachi Group employees exemplify outstanding teamwork that transcends the boundaries of geographical regions and business fields. Together, we share the Hitachi group identity and put it into practice worldwide.

With a mission to deliver the best experience to employees and customers, you will be joining a global team setting the standard for excellence and innovation in Marketing and Sales (M&S).

In pursuit of sustainable growth and profitability in the digital and green sectors, the Global Marketing & Sales transformation team, established in 2022, seeks to position Hitachi as a trusted partner for its customers.

**Our values**

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:
**Wa** - Harmony, Trust, Respect

**Makoto** - Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

**Kaitakusha-Seishin** - Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

If, like us, you’re motivated by delivering first class services, thrive in a fast paced and supportive environment and want to help Hitachi drive social innovation, we’d love to hear from you.