Marketing Assistant

Job Title:                Marketing Assistant

Department:            Marketing

Reports to:             Innovation Brand Manager

SUMMARY: The Marketing Assistant is responsible for assisting in daily marketing operations and supporting long-term goals and execution of tradeshow logistics.  These activities will include working closely with the Marketing Events and Logistics coordinator on the execution of trade show plans, organization of marketing property, and assisting in daily photo/video tasks.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Responsible for executing daily activities of the marketing department.


• Maintain event timelines, pack lists, and schedules to ensure that events are executed correctly.


• Develop presentation and proposal material including internal event plans, meeting schedules, and marketing communications.


• Track event-related expenses and invoices related to marketing events.


• Supports trade shows, photo-shoots, and product field demonstrations as necessary.


• Assists in the development and maintenance of the marketing database to include trade show plans, photo, and video.


• Provide support for in-studio content generation (photo/video).


• Coordinate support materials for trade shows, business development, and external marketing efforts.


• Maintain and track Marketing physical property inventory to include check-out/check-in of products.


• Maintain/organize trade-show equipment, the marketing cage, and studio assets.


• Collaborate in cross-department efforts to ensure proper marketing support for business development efforts with respect to brand, application, and customer base.


• Coordinate with trade show vendors to ensure progress on booth improvements, trade show deliveries, and trade show return shipments.


• Assist in the coordination of pre-event promotion to include email invitations and social media campaigns.


• Coordinate storage and organization of event materials.


• Provide a key role in pre-event checks and trade show booth pack out.


• Coordinate with marketing partners for onsite collaboration at trade shows and events


• Contributes to the total effectiveness of the department, communicating openly, solving problems proactively, offering creative ideas and working as a positive, engaged team member.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES  

None

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

EXPORT CONTROL DETAILS

US based job, US Person required.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be self-directed and able to work autonomously.


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.


• Experience in strict inventory tracking.


• Demonstrated above average attention to detail.


• Ability to lift up to 50lbs, with assistance.


• Program proficiency in one or more of the following preferred: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premier Pro


• Military familiarization is a plus.


• MUST LOVE GUNS!

This role is expected to be onsite.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

N/A

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Microsoft Office Suite software including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.


• Adobe Creative Suite for print applications (Photoshop, Lightroom, Premier Pro).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires the incumbent to stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl occasionally and regularly requires walking, sitting, talking, and using hands to finger, handle or feel.  The employee may occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job are close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate in an office environment. (Examples: business office with computers and/or computer printers, light traffic).

Employee may be tasked with supporting off-site content gathering exercises.  Up to 15% travel.