Marketing Clerk Resume

A marketing clerk resume covers the candidate's professional background, bringing into light his ability and expertise in assisting and coordinating the implementation of all marketing strategies within a given organization. Besides, it also showcases your strengths and qualities, laying down your character and abilities, for the recruiter's judging. In general, a resume marks the establishment of a connection between you and your employer, and as an essential part of your job application, its purpose is to convince the reader to consider you as a potential asset to the company. And for that you need to associate your skills and knowledge to the vision of the employer. It is in fact necessary that you understand the vision of the company, before you start writing the resume. Visit the company website or talk to one of its recruiters, to gain more clarity on their expectations. Your resume is an effective marketing tool, and you cannot market your profile unless you know what to advertise. So, know your employer, it's the primordial parameter for drafting a job application.

The career objective

The resume should start with your contact details, followed by a career objective, as shown below in the marketing clerk resume sample. The objective not only puts forth your interests and aspirations, but also acts as an official title to your resume. It provides a brief outline of your profile, where you need to club together multiple details, to project one concrete vision. Carefully study the sentence construction of the objective in the example below. You'll get an idea as to what you need to include in it. Remember, the effectiveness of your career objective will greatly influence the reader's interest in your application. So strive to achieve perfection here.

Executive Summary

Immediately following the objective, include a profile summary, comprising of 6-8 points, which brings to the fore your work experience and your role as a marketing professional till date. While including your previous job responsibilities, you need to avoid all the general duties and tasks that you had undertaken, which if included does not add much to the value of your profile. Again, strive to form brief, yet highly informative sentences here, highlighting them using bullets for better visibility.

Similarly, refer to the sample below and take tips to draw your Key Skills section, which ideally contains about 5-6 pointers, displaying your clerical skills and knowledge pertaining to various marketing principles and methodologies. Keep all the information in your resume highly specific to the requirements of the job position that you are seeking. You may also include your accomplishments, either in the employment section of your academic history, depending upon where you were awarded; or you may also include a separate section.

Given below is a free sample of a marketing clerk resume. Take time to understand the arrangement of information and learn to fit several broken pieces together to project a concrete image of your profile.

Ruby E. Beringer
4349 Golden Ridge Road
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 382-3265
ruby.beringer@email.com

Objective:

Marketing Clerk with 3 years of total experience in the marketing sector, seeks an opportunity to utilize the best of skills and knowledge acquired, in order to aid the growth of your organization through continuous development of its marketing strategies, and make it stand out amongst potential competitors.

Executive Summary:

• Prepared and distributed essential marketing materials, including newsletters, public announcements, promotional brochures, press releases, and trade show passes
• Prepared presentations, coordinated and actively participated in client workshops and promotional campaigns for explaining the product features and advantages
• Responsible for keeping track of the project's progress, maintaining business line calenders and occasionally updating notes for future reference
• Coordinated with advertising agencies to ensure that all advertising principles are in conjunction with the marketing plans established by the management
• Involved in the development and integration of all marketing activities across the assigned service areas
• Social Media Executive for 1 year, wrote articles and promotional content for company website, ensured that all information projected adhere to organizational updates
• Generated daily and monthly reports, showing all marketing activities involved in, throughout the stipulated time period

Key Skills:

• Excellent understanding of fundamental marketing principles and associated ethics
• Sound knowledge of recent innovations in marketing, with adequate ability to implement them accordingly
• Highly self-motivated, with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in handling self-driven tasks, experienced in prioritizing tasks and multitasking, facilitating optimal use of time
• Knowledge of fundamental market research, segmentation, and expansion methodologies
• Efficient in the preparation, interpretation, and analysis of statistical reports

Employment History:

2010 - present
Amtrak - Schenectady, NY
Marketing Clerk

2009 - 2010
Adirontak Web Scriptures - Colonie
Social Media Executive

Education:

Bachelor of Business Administration 2008
Union Graduate College - Westmere, NY
Placed in grade A

References:

Available upon request