Mulberry Square Managing Director Craig Johnstone signing the Barrow Signpost contract with Judith Rodgers

Mulberry Square Marketing Services have just secured a website design contract with Barrow upon Soar Community Association to revamp the the functionality and design of their Barrow Signpost village directory website to improve the way that it displays community group information and events to the public. Since it’s initial introduction and launch in 2006, Barrow Signpost has proved to be a much valued and used resource that offers up to date information and contact details for those wishing to get involved in the many diverse and vibrant groups and activities in this rural Leicestershire village.

Barrow Community Association and Mulberry Square have a long standing working relationship stemming back from when the company started out in the village with Barrow Voice, a quarterly newsletter being the longest standing. Managing Director, Craig Johnstone is thrilled to have been commissioned to gain this work, “It will be a pleasure to work with John Nurse and Judith Rodgers to realise this project. The quality of their preparation and their understanding of what is involved is a huge benefit to to the village of Barrow upon Soar. We hope to be able to present the new website and demonstrate the content management system to the large team of administrators in April.”

Mullberry Square are one of the midlands leading print management businesses and are please to be able to produce a printed wallet folder and flyer to support and advertise the website incorporating the new design.

An exciting new position has become available at Mulberry Square. We are looking for a full time personal assistant for our Managing Director.

An exciting new position has become available for an personal assistant to the Managing Director. Please submit CVs in pdf format to jobs@mulberrysquare.co.uk.

• Organisation and prioritisation skills to assist the Managing Director.
• Maintaining client relationships where required and acting as a filter for communication and correspondance.
• Drafting initial replies to emails and writing first drafts of letter correspondence for subsequent sign off.
• Monitoring the Managing Director’s email account, prioritising actions, responses, and ensuring that all information is absorbed and where applicable, that the information or request is forwarded to the relevant person in a timely fashion
• Daily review of the Managing Director’s diary and ensuring planning for the smooth operation of meetings, appointments, telephone calls and project meetings.
• Regular liaison with the Managing Director to flag up any immediate issues or key emails that require prioritisation.
• Supporting the Managing Director in meetings by taking comprehensive notes and formulating action points.
• Tracking and submission of expenses.
• Coordination of meeting schedules to ensure correct provision of meeting papers, PowerPoint presentations and other meeting resources as required
• Arrangement of meetings with clients and suppliers.
• Assisting the Business Manager with work overflow when required.
• Provision of secretarial support to fellow team members (minute-taking; proof-reading; document production) as and when required.
• Provision of rail and flight information and booking of travel tickets.
• Ensuring that all travel and accommodation bookings are in line with policy and that full records are kept.

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Experience of working in an office environment preferably in a similar role.
• Able to competently use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint (or similar).
• Self confident and able to work on own in initiative.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Builds constructive working relationships with colleagues internally and externally.
• Good negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Flexible can do approach to work.
• Experience of working within creative or printing industries advantageous.