Graduate Trainee – Sales, Marketing, Research

Hill Start International Pty Ltd currently provides quality solutions to clients across two business units; executive recruitment and outsourced sales and marketing.

Most of our recruitment work is for hard-to-find specialist roles and the outsourced sales has helped many businesses dramatically increase their revenue. We have completed numerous diverse client assignments over the last 10 years which have made a substantial impact on our clients’ businesses.

We have been working with clients in Geelong for 10 years and are currently recruiting a new role for a long standing client with another new role incoming early 2025.

We are now looking to grow the business and identify new clients in Geelong to complement our existing experience and knowledge of the Geelong marketplace. This role is to work with the Director to identify new prospective clients using different research methodologies. Then, primarily, there will be direct telephone outreach to prospective clients to gain a better understanding of their relevant business requirements. Comprehensive training will be provided for this.

Specific duties will involve;

  • Assist and provide input to the Director regarding research, business development and marketing.
  • Research businesses in Geelong.
  • Prepare and execute focused sales and marketing campaigns with the Director. Social media and web analysis and especially telephone outreach.
  • Attend meetings with clients to further understand their complex business requirements.
  • Prepare activity and commercial analysis reports.
  • Any other ad hoc work as required, such as general administration or speaking with recruitment job applicants. 

This is an entry level role, including full and ongoing training for a business which has grown steadily over the last 10 years and is now entering a new growth phase. Not only will this role be interesting, varied and challenging in the short term, but it could offer superb development potential for the future. It is expected that the successful person will attend conferences and events as well as undertake formal/informal learning as an ongoing part of the role in the future.

To succeed in this role you will need to demonstrate;

  • Recently completed degree or tertiary education. Ideally some experience of managing projects or working as a team on, for example business plans or marketing assignments as part of your study.
  • An interest in business and how companies operate. Genuine desire to find out how businesses operate.
  • A desire to take early responsibility for projects and work independently to complete work.
  • Curiosity coupled with a willingness to work hard and spend time on the telephone talking to a wide range of business executives.
  • Ability to use technology proactively, including social media, whether for research or day to day communications.
  • Exceptional communication capability to interact successfully with senior business executives on the telephone.
  • You must be living in Geelong currently. Eligibility to work within Australia.

You will be working with the Director to ensure client goals are achieved. The workplace is in central Geelong. As part of an all-round reward package, you will be provided with current business tools to work effectively, such as PC/laptop/MS Surface Pro, mobile phone. There is flexibility as to how this role will operate.

In the first instance please forward your CV and whatever supporting information you feel is necessary to the Director and Principal Consultant Jeremy Hill quoting reference JH40825.

jeremy@hillstart.me