Marketing & Content Assistant

Location: San Jose, CA
Job Type: Part-Time, Non-Exempt, Hourly
Department: Marketing
Reports To: Janae Salinas, Marketing Director
Pay Range: $20.00 – $24.00 per hour
Schedule: Approximately 20 hours per week, with schedule established weekly

About Valley Services

Valley Services is a family-owned and operated company that has proudly served the Bay Area since 1986. Through our Transfer Facility and Rentals & Site Services divisions, we provide construction and demolition disposal, portable sanitation, temporary fencing, dumpster rentals, and additional site services throughout our community.

At Valley Services, our team is guided by our core values of Attitude, Excellence, Presentation, and On the Move. We believe in providing exceptional service, supporting our team, and continuing to grow while staying connected to the communities we serve.

Position Summary

The Marketing & Content Assistant supports the Valley Services Marketing Department with a primary focus on capturing, organizing, and preparing photo and video content that showcases our people, services, equipment, jobsites, company culture, and community involvement.

This is a hands-on, entry-level marketing position that combines office-based responsibilities with regular fieldwork at job sites, the Valley Services yard, Transfer Facility, company events, and community events.

In addition to photo and video content creation, this position will support email marketing, newsletters, graphic design, social media, digital asset organization, reputation monitoring, and other marketing initiatives as assigned.

The ideal candidate is creative, dependable, highly organized, comfortable working in both office and field environments, and interested in developing their experience across multiple areas of marketing and content production.

Key Responsibilities

Photo & Video Content Capture

• Capture photos and video at job sites, the Valley Services yard, Transfer Facility, company events, community events, and other designated locations.

• Capture content highlighting employees, company culture, equipment, vehicles, services, projects, events, and day-to-day operations.

• Capture content with social media, email marketing, website, recruiting, internal communications, and other marketing uses in mind.

• Log, tag, organize, and back up content from each shoot within the same workweek.

• Maintain an organized and searchable digital photo and video library.

• Follow established Valley Services brand standards and direction from the Marketing Director when capturing content.

• Coordinate with the Marketing Director regarding upcoming content needs, field opportunities, events, and priority shoots.

Newsletter & Email Marketing Support

• Gather and organize photos, company updates, employee highlights, event information, and other content for newsletters and email campaigns.

• Assist with building, formatting, reviewing, and proofreading email marketing materials.

• Maintain email lists and assist with list organization and hygiene.

• Pull and organize basic campaign performance information following email sends.

• Support additional email marketing initiatives as assigned.

Graphic & Marketing Asset Production

• Create social media graphics, flyers, event materials, signage, and other basic marketing assets using Canva and approved Valley Services templates.

• Perform basic photo editing, cleanup, cropping, resizing, and formatting.

• Prepare marketing assets in appropriate dimensions and formats for social media, email, print, and other platforms.

• Follow Valley Services brand standards to maintain consistency across marketing materials.

Marketing Organization & Reputation Monitoring

• Maintain organized marketing folders, files, naming conventions, templates, and digital assets.

• Ensure photos, videos, graphics, and other marketing materials are properly saved and easily accessible.

• Assist with maintaining current versions of approved marketing and brand materials.

• Monitor online reviews, company mentions, and other relevant brand activity.

• Flag reviews, comments, mentions, or other activity requiring attention to the Marketing Director.

Social Media Support

• Assist with drafting captions and preparing content for the Valley Services social media calendar.

• Organize photos, videos, graphics, and other assets for scheduled content.

• Assist with researching relevant content ideas, trends, and opportunities.

• Support the creation and editing of short-form video content for platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.

• Ensure content remains consistent with Valley Services branding, messaging, and company standards.

• All social media posts and public-facing content must be reviewed and approved by the Marketing Director prior to publication unless otherwise authorized.

• Perform additional marketing and content-related responsibilities as assigned based on department and company needs.