Company

Our client is a leader and mogul in the publishing industry, reaching nearly 50 million readers nationwide. They also provide superior integrated marketing, database, and market research.

The Position

There is an opportunity for an Assistant Database Manager within the company. An individual in this position will be responsible for aiding the Database Manager in the maintenance of the corporate marketing database, as well as the management of database count requests, email blasts, and segment selections for mail and email. In addition, the Assistant will be charged with the management of vendor invoices, including screening, tracking, and payment.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years database experience with hands-on utilization of a database or list rental count/selection system, preferably in a publishing or direct response company
• Familiarity with direct marketing strategy, DB structures and technologies
• Understanding of the makeup and data relevance of a marketing database, or minimally, list rental files
• Experience managing data integrity including address hygiene, data conversion, file formatting, and merge-purge processes
• Understanding of list segmentation and selection techniques
• Familiarity with enhancement data (demographics, lifestyle, etc.)
• Familiarity with email campaigns and deployment
• Ability to communicate effectively with marketers and sales personnel
• Ability to fulfill database count and selection requests from multiple publication marketing departments
• Ability to manage vendor invoicing; experience with Peoplesoft system a plus
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines