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Marketing and Branding Assistant
Salary: $23/hour to $25/hour
We are currently seeking talented, energetic individual to join our Chicago team as a Marketing & Branding Intern. This position reports to the Digital Marketing & Communications Manager, Rockfon, North America.
This is a 3-18 month assignment, depending on your availability, with a requirement to work full time, regular business hours. This position works in the office 4 days/week.
1. Job Purpose & Scope
Leverage your education and gain practical hands-on experience! The Marketing & Branding Assistant is responsible for administrative support for Marketing & Branding functional area, including samples, collateral, promotional and tradeshow items replenishment process; creation of basic graphic design assets; administration of accounts for RFN-NA CEU courses; uploading the assets to Brand Community, DSF and Showpad; new vendors setup and payments processing.
The role will uphold to the highest standards of communication in line with local as well as Group processes and procedures.
2. Key Result Areas
- Restock of marketing materials in a timely manner
- Ensure availability and shipments of samples and sample kits
- Manage timely content updates on internal platforms (Showpad, Brand Community, Digital Store Front, Promo items website)
- Support the commercial teams and distributors in the basic level requests
- Ensure CEU courses are submitted to all the major accounts
- Build collaborative working relationships within Rockfon and externally with key customers
Key Responsibilities & Job Content
- Ensuring restock and providing basic support in creation of existing and new marketing materials (including but not limited to: product/brand/sample collateral, ads, banners, SoMe graphics, certificates, email signatures, memos) in accordance with the brand standards and licensing agreements for the visuals
- Samples stock replenishment: review of the inventory and weekly reports; coordinate replenishment process with internal team and external vendors (ARC, Envision, Chroma, French vendor, etc)
- Digital Storefront website maintenance: adding photos, moving/removing/adding samples or new sample categories, changing or renaming samples
- Basic support for the Sales team and Distributors in their marketing activities, such as tradeshows, events, special samples, etc, including production of tradeshow items and graphic design pieces
- Promotional items replenishment: re-stock, new items creation, administration of the promotional items website
- Act as a basic level user for Brand Community platform, uploading the visual assets
- Act as a content administrator for Showpad platform, making necessary updates
- CEU courses: administration of the accounts for AIA, IDCEC, AIBC, OAA, AAA and check on USGBC; submit to the appropriate certificate site; assist with partnerships that put our presentations online; ex. Arch Record, Hanley Wood, etc.
- Work with external vendors to process payments (photos for case studies, association payments, etc)
- Help plan and take part in internal trainings and customer visits
- Regularly update the internal Sales team on new marketing materials, availability of the samples, etc.
Professional Skills & Personal Competencies
- A student (college or university) or entry level professional, available to work full time and pursuing/graduated with Degree in Marketing, or business related field
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, i.e. InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, strongly preferred
- Providing vision, strong work ethic and collaboration
- Solid written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain good relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Strong organizational and analytical skills with a keen attention to detail
- Demonstrates initiative and shares ideas
- Positive, ambitious, team player
Who we are:
Founded in 1937 in Denmark, ROCKWOOL Group transforms volcanic rock into sustainable and innovative products that enhance lives and communities. With a global team of over 12,000 employees and 51 manufacturing facilities across 40 countries, we are united by a shared mission: unlocking the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.
This role is part of our Rockfon business, a division of the ROCKWOOL Group. Rockfon delivers comprehensive ceiling system solutions, integrating stone wool and specialty metal ceiling panels with Chicago Metallic suspension systems, providing high-quality, sustainable offerings to our customers. To learn more, visit www.rockfon.com.
Job Types: Full-time, Internship
Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to Commute:
- Chicago, IL 60638 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23 - $25