Marketing Assistant / Content Creator

Company
Established in 1930, Benson Stone Company is an award-winning Rockford family business specializing in high-quality home design. We provide a wide variety of building products and home goods to retail and commercial customers, offering "Everything for a beautiful home... All in one place." We've earned a glowing reputation in our community, thanks to our commitment to attracting and retaining the best and brightest local talent.

Position Overview
We're seeking a marketing assistant with a focus on branded content creation. This role blends creative, technical, and administrative responsibilities, and the ideal candidate will demonstrate an aptitude for all three.

This is an entry-level position offering interesting and dynamic work and the chance to use and develop your creative and technical marketing skills.

This could be a part-time or full-time position, depending on the availability of the most qualified candidate. Working hours are in-office, approximately 30-40 hours per week, weekdays only.

Full-Time Benefits

• Generous Employee Discount - Employees pay just 10% over wholesale cost on products throughout the store
• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance - Excellent employee health insurance with only $500 deductible per person
• 401k plan with matching contributions
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Reliable schedule with nights, weekends, and holidays off
• Fun, supportive team environment in a beautiful, historic workplace
• Onsite cafe with 10% employee discount (HearthRock Cafe)

Responsibilities

• Learn & follow our brand style guides and tone
• Film & photograph projects, products, and employee activities in the store and on-location (mileage reimbursed)
• Compose social media posts, videos, eblasts, blogs, landing pages, and product listings and publish them according to a set schedule
• Assist with ongoing marketing projects including mailers, review requests, organizing customer spreadsheets, prep for seasonal sales & events

Qualifications & Skills

• Social Media Management: Ability to manage and optimize multiple social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) to engage target audiences.
• Copywriting: Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills to produce engaging short-form content, including blog posts, social media captions, product descriptions, and video scripts.
• Photo & Video: Good at capturing and editing attractive photo and video content, especially related to home design and retail.
• Creativity: A creative mindset to develop fun and engaging content ideas. Aptitude for keeping track of social media trends relevant to the home design industry.
• Love of Home Design: Keen interest in home design and basic knowledge of home design concepts.
• Community Engagement: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with followers and build our online community.
• E-commerce Experience: Knowledge of e-commerce platforms and online sales strategies.

This is a creative position, so please include samples of your creative work along with your application (either as attachments or URLs). Any type of creative work is acceptable, whether personal, professional, or school work.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Application Question(s):

• Please highlight the reasons why you feel you would be the best fit for this position, based on the job post.

Ability to Commute:

• Rockford, IL 61104 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $19