Korean-Speaking International Communications Representative

**Please note the role is fully remote from New Zealand, and you need to be able to work 1-9pm (NZ time)**

We are a North East scientific marketing agency, based in Durham, England, and we are looking to recruit a Korean-speaking International Communications Representative, who will work remotely from New Zealand.

You will have a proactive and competitive attitude, who can work well both independently and as a team, in order to achieve daily and weekly targets and work well under pressure. You will have the ability to articulate complex information in a clear and confident manner, and have exceptional attention to detail.

You will need to be able to work full time hours and specifically 1-9pm (NZ time) Monday to Friday.

Your role:

You will be responsible for conducting professional calls, on behalf of our clients, in order to communicate complex information about new technologies, raise product awareness and assess the requirements of prospective customers.

• Conduct calls in order to generate high quality leads
• Acquire, with training, good knowledge of product features and applications and be able to utilise this information efficiently within your communication
• Understand the needs of the prospective customer and react accordingly
• Maintain organised and detailed records of customer interactions
• Research contacts and consider their requirements prior to communication
• Support your colleagues and work as a team
• Deliver a very high standard of quality and professionalism at all times

About you:

Essential Skills:

• Exceptional communication skills; both written and spoken in Korean and English
• Positive attitude and result driven
• Good team and interpersonal skills
• Confidence to direct the course of a conversation and handle objections
• Well-organised and conscientious, with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to quickly learn new processes

Desirable Skills:

• Fluency in an additional language (ex: German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Korean...)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
• Scientific background – particularly Chemistry or Biology (educational or vocational)
• Experience with CRM
• Experience in a call centre or any target-driven environment (lead generation, telesales, B2B, customer service, etc

The benefits we offer:

• Option of a flexible contract or a permanent contract;
• Remote work
• Eligible employees can earn a share of the profits from the company as Voicentric became an EOT (Employee-Owned Trust) in 2019.
• Employee of the quarter awards (prizes have included trips for two, brand new laptop or tv, yearly gym membership, etc)
• Ongoing training, coaching and progression opportunities
• Variety of shifts available between 6am and 9pm, a regular weekly shift pattern agreed from day 1, and no weekend work
• Regular parties and events
• EAP (Employment Assistance program) via Healthcare Assured – available to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing.- Free 24/7 counselling, legal & information line- Critical incident advice & telephone support- Online health portal & access to the Wisdom App
• Pension scheme
• Free eye test
• Free flu vaccination
• Informal dress code

Life at Voicentric:

Voicentric is an international and multi-lingual team. As well as being a professional and hard-working place, Voicentric strongly promotes a friendly and welcoming culture. We celebrate our successes together with our annual winter and summer socials. We also organise regular office-based events and also support two charities annually through our ‘VC in the Community’ initiative. We recognise outstanding performance through our Employee of the Quarter awards and many staff become eligible for an annual profit pay-out.

About Voicentric:

Voicentric is a scientific marketing agency specialising in Life and Material science. We promote scientific products to scientists, researchers, and academics all over the world by telephone, in order to generate interest and make them aware of new technologies that can potentially improve their daily work. Voicentric seeks to engage and qualify potential customers on behalf of our clients.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $25.39 per hour

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Language:

• Korean (Required)

Location:

• Auckland, Auckland (Required)

Work Location: In person