Position Description: Marketing Advisor
Term: 6 months
Company: Irrawaddy Media Co., Ltd.
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand

Company Information
The Irrawaddy Media Company, Ltd., based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, specializes in covering Burma and Southeast Asia. It has a Web site that is updated daily (with content in both Burmese and English) and a monthly English-language print edition. The Web site receives between 20 and 30 millions hits per month from around 150,000 visitors.

Job Description
The successful applicant will join our marketing team as a marketing advisor, and will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating marketing strategies for our products. This position is under the direct supervision of the company director.

The marketing advisor will have the following duties: 

• Analyze, develop and set up plans regarding sales, magazine subscriptions and advertising media programs
• Conduct economic and commercial surveys to identify potential markets for products and services
• Identify sales opportunities for the Web site and print edition
• Study demographic data and consumer profiles to identify desired target audiences
• Set up a marketing team and assign marketing activities
• Develop new business opportunities for the company (print/ digital/ online business)
• Plan and achieve the company’s target numbers of new clients and revenue

Requirements

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications: 

• A Master’s degree in advertising, marketing, communications, business or other related field
• At least 5 years’ experience as a media planner within an advertising agency
• Excellent written communication skills, with an ability to explain ideas/ proposals on paper in a concise, professional manner
• Excellent command of spoken and written English
• Excellent sales and marketing skills
• An enthusiastic personality, with a strong sense of responsibility and an ability to get on with others and be a team player
• A positive outlook and work habits that demonstrate a clear focus on achieving the company’s business goals
• Outstanding negotiation skills
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office software

Contact Address
Interested applicants should send a full CV with a recent photograph and salary expectations. You may submit all required documents to the following address:
Win Thu
P.O Box 242
Chiang Mai University Post Office
Chiang Mai 50202
Documents can also be sent to the office manager, Mr. Win Thu, at: winthu@irrawaddy.org