Office Assistant - Marketing & Tech

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Position: 37.5 hours per week
Package: TBC
Status: Closed

Do you love using Facebook and Trade Me, and enjoy buying stuff online? Then you won’t want to miss this opportunity to work for a company who uses these sites everyday as part of what they do!

Doubledot Media is a highly successful Christchurch-based internet start-up undergoing rapid expansion. We specialise in providing online business training products for budding entrepreneurs, including affiliate marketers and eBay and Trade Me sellers.

We are seeking a capable office assistant who is quick on the uptake and can turn their hand at anything from writing communications and organising meetings, to assisting with basic online marketing tasks. The office assistant will be providing team support to senior management staff and must have excellent communication skills and a positive 'can do' attitude.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

  • Answering the phone.
  • Organising meetings and taking minutes.
  • Preparing high quality documents such as reports, letters and emails.
  • Assisting other staff with correspondence, data entry and some online marketing tasks.
  • Keeping the office tidy and organised.
  • Contributing to general operating efficiency with duties such as filing, sorting and answering mail and running errands.

To be considered for this role, you must:

  • Be an accurate and fluent writer and have previous business writing experience.
  • Have an excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word and/or Open Office, Outlook and Excel.
  • Have exceptional verbal communication skills and the ability to work well with people at all levels of an organisation.
  • Be highly organised, able to prioritise work, have a flexible attitude and be willing to rise to new challenges.
  • Be a confident and experienced internet user, familiar with using social networking sites and using the search engines to find information.
  • Have an interest in technology and business start-ups.
  • Basic book keeping and accounting skills will also be regarded favorably.

This is a new position in the company so there will be opportunities for advancement for the right person.

Ready to Apply? Please follow these steps very carefully!

  1. Visit some of our websites (www.affilorama.com www.salehoo.com www.zeadoo.com).
  2. Surf around and make sure we're the type of company you'd be keen to work for.
  3. Create an email for jobs@doubledotmedia.com (Subject: Office Assistant Position).
  4. Write a short (but not one-sentence) introduction with a description of yourself and why we should hire you.
  5. Attach your CV as a PDF.
  6. Send!

About Doubledot Media

Founded in 2005, Doubledot Media has rapidly become a global leader in online business training, helping people achieve their business goals by providing multi-media training resources and web applications.

Doubledot Media has developed more than 10 different training programs, the most notable of which are Affilorama, a free multimedia portal for affiliate marketers; SaleHoo, an online wholesale supplier directory; and the most recent tool to join the fold - Zeadoo, a free browser homepage that helps businesses organize and manage the websites.

The company was named in the Deloitte/Unlimited Fast 50 index as the 23rd fastest growing company in New Zealand. Doubledot Media also won a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Award for achieving one of the fastest rates of annual revenue growth in Asia Pacific during the past three years.

Doubledot Media headquarters are located in Christchurch, New Zealand. The company currently employs 22 staff throughout NZ, Australia, USA and Asia.

Central city location
Inside our offices