Mid-Level Marketing Communications Coordinator

OM Seating is a vibrant, warm, design-forward manufacturer of office seating. Our small but mighty marketing department is looking for a hands-on, multi-talented, effective product Mid-Level Marketing Communication Coordinator to join us.

The ideal candidate is someone who is organized, clear, quick to understand a given product or product line, and also skilled at writing descriptions to highlight the product—and our company—and put both in the best light possible.

Are you a roll-up-your-sleeves person with some experience in marketing or sales? We want you! The role supports all aspects of our marketing and strategic direction: supporting marketing, product development, and sales.

Job Responsibilities

• Apply your creativity and clear-minded communication skills to write original copy in OM Seating’s friendly-but-professional “brand voice”
• Build, maintain and organize an up-to-date, segmented, marketing database of our customers, influencers, and followers
• Conceptualize & Design graphics for use within our constellation of marketing touchpoints (e.g., brochures, website, newsletters, social media posts and various other digital/printed marketing tools), while also keeping in-line with our overarching visual style & “image”
• Interpret project briefs into copywriting concepts and/or graphics storyboards to achieve project requirements
• Collaborate with our team in planning our social media presence & posts… and then help to execute that plan!
• Collaborate within a close-knit team (that you would become a part of) on large- and small-scale marketing projects (e.g. email campaigns and landing pages)
• Use SEO principles to maximize copy’s reach and effectiveness
• Stay current on trends and competitors within the industry
• Play a key role in seeing projects through the whole creative lifecycle—from inception to deployment to results measurement
• Drive brand consistency across all company communications and visuals
• Develop concepts by hand or with various software programs, and execute original content by determining the ideal usage of color, text, font style, imagery, and layout
• Manage the design and uploading process for all project materials, based on best practices for using a content management system
• Support the planning and logistics for several annual trade shows
• Support messaging around product launches and sales updates
• Support sales teams with training materials, videos, custom product demos, and the like
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Flexibility is key!
• A zest for “Storytelling”—sharing our brand and product stories in compelling, and inspiring, ways!
• A passion for learning and growing within a team setting
• A Great sense of humor
• Ability to work independently & proactively
• Ability to work, collaborate, & thrive within a mutually-supportive team environment
• Ability to grasp complex product knowledge/descriptions and simplify it into clean and concise content
• Strong organizational & time-management skills
• Keen eye for detail and appreciation of great design and aesthetics
• Strong research skills
• Solid Communication and presentation skills
• Ability to travel in support of trade shows and special events, approximately 5 or 6 times a year

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Marketing, journalism, Graphics Design, English, communications, or related discipline
• 5 years or more of experience in:
• Email Campaigns (Mailchimp experience preferred, but not required)
• Content Marketing:
• Copywriting and Copy editing
• Graphics Design software, including:
• Adobe Suite (Photoshop – In-Design – Illustrator)
• Social media campaigns across various platforms (specifically Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn)
• Exceptional writing, grammatical, and proofreading skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Light coding experience a plus (HTML preferred)
• Solid portfolio of work on both Copy & Graphics Design

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k
• 401k Matching
• Sick Leave
• Vacation time
• Paid Holidays

Details

• Job Type: Full Time (40 hours a week)
• One location: Ontario, CA
• Typical workday: 8:30a to 5:00p, M-F
• Pay Rate $27.00 – $33.00 Compensation may vary commensurate with experience.