Marketing and Sales Support Officer

Job description

Avion designs and builds full flight simulators that challenge the status quo in pilot training. As a Dutch OEM in a market dominated by large incumbents, we compete on innovation, agility and close customer relationships. Our simulators support airline training operations worldwide, including our flight training centres in Luton and Mumbai. We are a compact team where your work is visible, your ideas land directly with decision makers, and no two weeks look the same. Tasks The role As Marketing and Sales Support Officer, you own the full marketing function and support the commercial front line. The balance leans clearly towards marketing, roughly 80% marketing and 20% sales, with the sales side focused on first-line contact and business development rather than closing deals. You are part of the sales team and work closely with our training centres and partners across the industry. The sales side is deliberately a support function — you enable the sales team, you do not carry a quota. This is a broad, hands-on role. One week you are launching a geo-targeted campaign around a trade show, the next you are hosting press at our Luton training centre or researching a new market segment. You get the freedom to shape how Avion presents itself to the world, and the responsibility that comes with it. What you will do Marketing and communications Own and maintain the Avion websites, including content, SEO and campaign landing pages. Plan and run digital marketing: Google Ads, LinkedIn campaigns and HubSpot, including automated workflows, email sequences and lead nurturing flows. Grow and manage Avion's LinkedIn presence with content that resonates in the aviation training community. Write and distribute press releases and maintain relationships with trade press worldwide. Develop brochures, promo materials and campaign assets for global markets. Plan and manage Avion's presence at 3 to 5 international exhibitions per year, including WATS, APATS and EATS, from booth design to post-show follow-up. Sales support and business development Handle first-line sales contact via email, phone and events, and qualify and route leads in HubSpot. Support customer fly-outs at our Luton training centre. Prepare market research and data analysis to support business development, and flag new segments or initiatives worth exploring. Support the sales team with proposals, tender documen…