Circle K
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Field Marketing Specialist
Location
Illinois
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree2 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglish
Job Description
• Oversees and supports strategic decisions from the National and Regional level, as well as local.
• Ensure the sales plan and signage is executed at site level; aligning with site level needs.
• Assist our organization with scaling to common sign types.
• Assist National and Regional levels with planning and coordination of all printed and digital sign programming.
• Ensures operation of digital assists in stores and on forecourts.
• Local Media relations (reactive).
• Planning and implementing local public relations campaigns (grand openings, post renovation campaigns).
• Localized Social Media marketing campaign needs.
• Managing the business unit marketing / advertising budget.
• Conducting, summarizing, and presenting local market research.
• Management of internal communications content.
• Providing content for external digital channels when needed locally (web site, social media channels).
• Social investment program management.
• Crisis communication planning and preparation.
• Participation in communications network / weekly communications reporting.
• Media Monitoring.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks; or participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing determined Financial and Key Result Area targets pursuant to Company Plan guidelines.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or related field preferred.
- Two or more years of experience working in marketing, merchandising and communication and/or related field required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop/InDesign/Illustrator)
- Proven success record with media relations/PR campaigns.
- Excellent project management skills and ability to collaborate with other departments.
- Must be well organized and possess ability to handle multiple responsibilities under constant deadlines with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Track record of managing third-party relationships and/or direct reports.
- Customer focus: Identifies and understands customer needs and puts them first in all activities and efforts.
- Commercial mindset: Goes the extra mile to drive the commercial success of the company.
- Creative thinker who has proficient design and organizational skills.
- May require up to 50% travel.
- Retail experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions