Marketing Executive recruitment

Eastspring Investments is a leading asset manager in Asia, with approximately US$80bn of AUM. We have operations that span ten markets, with investment teams in eight countries, including our Singapore regional hub. Our Asia-based investment teams manage assets across a broad range of investment strategies for both Asian and non-Asian institutions. With over 17 years of investment experience in Asia, we are the Asia Investment Expert the World Trusts.

In February 2012, we rebranded the Singapore office of our Asian asset management business from Prudential Asset Management (Singapore) Limited to Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited. The name Eastspring Investments has created a single, unified brand that will allow our Institutional Business to expand beyond Asia, while remaining a proud member of the Prudential plc (UK) family.

Eastspring Investments Institutional business currently manages approximately US$5.7bn of assets for a range of central bank, sovereign wealth fund and pension fund clients. The core distribution team of is split between Singapore and Hong Kong, with additional support in the form of coverage for Korean, Taiwanese, Japanese, Malaysian and Middle Eastern prospects being coordinated by respective on-shore teams.  We also work closely with our US and European affiliates in order to maximise the coverage of our opportunity set.

An aggressive expansion strategy is currently underway for the Institutional business. We are actively looking for a Marketing Executive to join our Institutional Marketing team.

The role

The successful candidate will provide marketing support for Eastspring Investments’ Institutional business. This is a development role designed to train the candidate in all aspects of Institutional Marketing within an asset management firm.

The Marketing Executive will work closely with the Institutional business Sales Directors in order to produce a range of marketing material detailing our investment approach, key investment strategy features and performance. Accuracy is imperative when producing this material - therefore an eye for detail, being comfortable with numbers and a high level of competency in PowerPoint are all essential.

In addition to producing marketing material, the Marketing Executive will support the Consultant Relations Manager by administrating all existing consultant databases and launching any additional ones as required. He/she will also function as the core data gatherer for the Institutional Marketing team, managing internal relationships that supply the team with a range of statistics.

The role requires a self-starter who has the ability to initiate new marketing projects and develop existing infrastructure.

The candidate

It is essential that the candidate is organised and methodical in his/her approach to tasks. The candidate should be highly motivated and be able to manage multiple projects within strict deadlines. Frequent interaction with a range of internal teams is required therefore a personable team player with an execution focus is preferable. 

Communication skills are also extremely important, as we are looking for a candidate with the ability to build and maintain relationships with both Product Specialists and Sales Directors. The candidate will be expected to build good working relationships with wider teams such as Compliance, Performance and Operations.

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