Marketing Specialist (Project Management)

The SourceAmerica story is an inspirational one. For more than 40 years, SourceAmerica is the country's leading source of job opportunities for people with significant disabilities. Through our network of nonprofits, we supply products and services that meet the strictest quality standards, at a competitive price, and utilize a dedicated workforce of professionals with disabilities. Learn more about us at: https://www.sourceamerica.org/about

SourceAmerica is looking for a talented Marketing Specialist to join its Marketing business unit.  We want to add a team member who has the best opportunity for success with our organization. Here are a few experiences/skills that are ideal for our needs:

• Do you thrive in a fast paced, collaborative environment where you manage multiple projects and deadlines?
• Do you enjoy customer service and helping others completing their projects?
• Do you love marketing and creative environments where you can grow as a team?
• Do you have agency or in-house agency experience?

If you've had similar experiences or have those skill sets, please read the following summary of the requirements of this position. Please keep in mind this is a summary and an official job description will be provided to candidates at the time of interview.

JOB SUMMARY

This role is a Marketing program support and client services position located in the SourceAmerica National Office in Vienna, VA. Working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, the Marketing Specialist will be responsible for helping to implement the successful development and execution for a wide range of marketing initiatives. Strives to build client relationships, competency in writing and presenting marketing content, ability to manage multiple marketing initiatives at one time, is a creative thinker with the ability to execute on marketing strategies and tasks.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinates creative development and production of marketing materials, promotional items, collateral, and marketing outreach for print, video, digital and web for internal business partners.
• Applies productive questioning skills to understand client goals and assesses information to uncover ways to deliver effective and efficient solutions to client objectives and challenges.
• Works cross-functionally to manage internal and external marketing activities.
• Responds to ad-hoc requests from clients in a timely manner and is able to provide marketing expertise and guidance.
• Researches, develops, executes, and measures email marketing campaigns and collaborates with sales team to set campaign goals and objectives.
• Creates relationships with colleagues — creatives, marketing, and marketing operations
• Collaborates with sales to understand objectives and translate that information into impactful and measurable customer support tools.
• Uses project management software and other digital resource tools to effectively manage projects, client collateral, and digital assets.
• Communicates scope, timing and/or budget changes to team members and key stakeholders, developing contingency plans as needed.
• Understands how to translate client goals and objectives into creative briefs and provides direction for the creative team.
• Manages vendors, consistent with procurement policies and procedures for various assignments.
• Applies marketing best practices, trends, and knowledge of SourceAmerica key strengths and attributes to all marketing initiatives.
• Cooperates fully with meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Agreement.
• Performs additional duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
• Actively participates in SourceAmerica's Everyday Performance Management program.
• Cooperates fully with meeting the requirements of the Cooperative Agreement.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Associates degree in a related field of study from an accredited institution or equivalent (1.5 years work experience = 1 year college)
• 2 years of related work experience

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field of study from an accredited institution
• 4+ background in marketing and communications.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Experience working with Marketing automation software, email campaigns.
• Interest in disability employment, sales, events marketing, and web.
• Collaborative in nature; enjoy working as part of a team with multiple internal and external resources. Must be able to work independently.
• Proactive self-starter comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to perform duties independently – but know when appropriate to seek guidance.
• Experience with sales support, trade shows, or events marketing.
• Must be extremely detail oriented with the ability to assist with multiple, concurrent projects simultaneously.
• Positive attitude and collaborative spirit.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with individuals and teams across a 400+ organization with a national footprint.
• Proficiency in MS Office including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including grammar and proofreading skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Flexible schedule and some travel required during certain time periods.
• Commitment to fulfilling SourceAmerica's mission, vision, and values.
• Exhibit SourceAmerica's STAR behaviors.
• Willingness to follow SourceAmerica's Code of Conduct.

Benefits

SourceAmerica offers a comprehensive, flexible, and market-competitive benefits program including: paid holidays, vacation time, sick leave, health insurance, and retirement benefits.

SourceAmerica is an equal employment opportunity employer. View our EEO Policy here: https://www.sourceamerica.org/sites/default/files/eeo-policy.pdf

 

**This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

 

 

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