This is a full-time permanent position that needs to be filled immediately. We will entertain contract-to-permanent applicants that fit the requirements.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
We are a fast-growing service CRM company selling to automotive service departments across North America. With a growing customer base of over 3000 businesses and over a million users, we are the exclusive or preferred provider for the following automobile original equipment manufacturers: Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Toyota Canada, Hyundai, Chrysler, Nissan, Audi, BMW and Toyota U.S. Many of the industry's leading dealership groups also have contracts with us, including AutoNation, Inc., Group 1 Automotive, and Sonic Automotive. The company is poised for significant growth from existing and new markets; and because it runs lean, gives people the chance to make big contributions quickly. Our team is hard-working, our leadership passionate and accessible, and our product the leader in the market. Our company is venture funded by top tier investors and led by seasoned technology industry executives.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Summary
The Marketing Associate is a full-time position that will report directly to the VP of Marketing and assist in the organization, production, and execution of marketing efforts on a variety of fronts. This key position offers ample room for growth and learning for the motivated marketeer who thrives in a fast paced and highly collaborative work environment. S/he will work at the direction of the VP Marketing and work collaboratively with members of the sales, engineering and support departments in the successful implementation of projects. This job requires strong writing and interpersonal skills, ability to work well both with technical staff and management, and experience working with marketing, public relations, graphics, and web production professionals.
Responsibilities
•Develop content for company and program brochures, product collateral, sales tools, internal and external web sites, tradeshow materials, email blasts, videos, PowerPoint presentations, press releases, articles, and other marketing deliverables.
•Assist with design and production of marketing materials.
•Interface with and manage vendors (e.g. graphic designers, writers, printers, pr specialists, videographers, professional voices)
•Interview customers to produce quotes, success stories and case studies.
•Manage maintenance, updating, and testing of website
•Assist in planning and management of marketing projects, tradeshows, events and campaigns.
•Implement demand generation campaigns including email marketing and webinars
•Develop and maintain marketing calendars, assets and databases.
•Assist with advertising creative, white paper development, as well as, key messaging, positioning, PR and media relations as needed.
Experience/Skills
•Minimum two to three years´ experience working in a technology company in a marketing role (preferably enterprise software)
•Must have strong oral and written communication skills (e.g., grammar, spelling, proofreading). More specifically, excellent copy production skills for marketing collateral and web sites.
•Must have experience producing content for a wide range of materials including collateral, web sites, emails, articles and press releases.
•Must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to effectively reprioritize tasks as business needs change, while being quality and detail-oriented.
•Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to manage projects cross-functionally and at multiple levels of the company with professionalism, humor and persistence.
•Must have expert knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Familiarity with HTML, Adobe CS3 Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver necessary.
•Knowledge of WordPress strongly preferred
•Must be a self-starter, be able to perform independently, and to deliver on time and on budget.
•Experience developing scripts for demos and presentations, as well as experience producing webinars a plus.
•Experience producing videos and working knowledge of Camtasia a plus.
•Demonstrable knowledge of technology blogosphere and social media a plus
•Should have prior start-up experience
•Experience in the enterprise software industry and cloud computing preferred
•Experience in the auto industry a plus
QUALIFICATIONS:
BA/BS in Marketing, English, Journalism or related communications field; and/or minimum of 3-5 years marketing communications job experience, preferably for a technology company. Automotive industry experience a plus.
Please send your resume to Steve at schandless@earthlink.net if you are interested in this position.
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