Description

SCHEDULE

Monday – Friday; 9:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Hybrid schedules and remote work welcomed 

May be required to work evenings and weekends as needed 

This position requires you to be available on-call as necessary

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Who we are.

From astronaut training facilities to steampunk-style restaurants, AOA creates once-in-a-lifetime destinations for guests across the globe. Specializing in creative concepts, turnkey project management, and innovative technical direction, we bring rich, immersive experiences to life. 

Role Overview.

At AOA, marketing is not only about understanding our industry, but also about understanding people — and building awareness about who we are. We’re looking for an experienced and versatile B2B brand marketing professional who is excited at the opportunity to be a part of the solution and not another cog in the wheel. Someone who excels as a creative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial thinker.

About You.

Our ideal candidate is both player and coach with a desire to help build our brand and grow our outward presence. A hands-on brand marketing professional, you are comfortable developing and executing strategies amidst tight deadlines and changing needs. You are a self-starter who can spot an opportunity and identify the path to execution. You operate with an entrepreneurial spirit and are not afraid to go the extra mile to deliver your best product or idea. You enjoy the ideation as much as the creation, employing excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with a strong creative eye, to communicate who we are with authenticity and simplicity.

Marketing is more than your job; it is your professional passion!

If you thrive and are motivated by the challenge of building a brand, we want to hear from you.

Even Better If.

You have public relations and outreach experience, with an ability to create publicity content that expresses our culture, experience, and services. You have brand building experience, and are able to create, curate, manage, and analyze engaging content to be published on various digital and social media channels. You have 5 years of experience. 

Why You Might Be Excited About Us. 

We operate with an entrepreneurial spirit and at high energy levels. You will be expected to identify and define opportunities, pursue those opportunities, and asked to add value in any way you can. You will be the ultimate marketer, touching all aspects of our organization as part designer, producer, and copywriter. You will also be the external voice of our brand. 

CORE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Brand Management and Activation. 
• Develop local and global marketing strategies to contribute to our growth, while working in tandem with our overall business goals.
•  Establish positioning, identify target audiences, and develop marketing plans with specific objectives across different channels and segments.
• Lead the execution of marketing programs from start to finish, leveraging internal support and driving collaboration.
• Analyze customer insights, consumer trends, market analysis, and marketing best practices to build successful strategies.
• Create, maintain, and conduct analytics reporting across multiple platforms and extract critical insights for future campaign development and go-to-market strategies, complete with formal proposals and recommendations on tactics.
•  Lead brand management and execution across the entire brand experience journey - online, offline, in physical, and virtual environments - driving a consistent narrative across the organization and externally. 
• Ensure the brand is flawlessly manifested across all touchpoints – own digital and social media, editorial touchpoints, partnerships, and paid media. 
•  Collaborate with and support senior leaders on key company priorities including industry events, key meetings, etc. 
•  Lead our PR and communications to drive brand storytelling forward. 
•  Work closely with journalists and media partners to promote AOA on a global stage. 
•  Gather customer and market insights to inform outreach strategies, increase customer conversions, and generate more qualified leads.
• Oversee a distinctive social strategy (includes all social media platforms - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.).
•  Oversee channel management (posting, copywriting, etc.), community management and analytics.
• Ensure brand consistency, including effective editorial content, cadence, voice, tone, and engagement. 
•  Identify the effectiveness and impact of current marketing initiatives with tracking and analysis, and optimize accordingly.
• Stay abreast of current events, conventions, and strategic partnership opportunities.
•  Present ideas and final deliverables to internal and external teams, and communicate with senior leaders about marketing programs, strategies, and budgets.

Content Strategy and Asset Management. 

•  Work alongside the AOA business development / marketing team to develop and execute our content strategy across multiple communication channels. 
• Responsible for all content creation.
• Produce / generate, edit, schedule, publish, and share engaging content (brand, blog, newsletter, social, PR, whitepapers, etc.) across multiple communication channels.
• Manage content and updates for customer and internal touchpoints, establish budget guidelines, participate in events, document business processes, and provide additional sales support.
• Create effective editorial content, cadence, voice, tone, and engagement. 
• Develop and implement distribution plans including the management of an overall editorial calendar, setting specific objectives, and posting calendar.
•  Maximize existing storytelling platforms (owned channels) and identify creative ways to leverage external platforms (PR, partners, industry events, etc.) to communicate our story broadly.
• Keep a finger on the pulse of existing/emerging trends to inform future content roadmap.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field; Master’s degree a plus.
•  5 – 7 years of experience in marketing.
• Familiarity with B2B marketing practices required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•  Proven experience developing marketing plans.
• A strong understanding of the various social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.) with a passion for generating and sharing content.
• Hands on experience in content management, editorial calendar management (Hootsuite, SocialBu, Later, etc.) and social media cadences.
• Experience in and understanding of managing social media tools and technologies, including monitoring and digital marketing metrics via Google Analytics and similar tools. 
• Proficiency with software including Adobe Photoshop and MS Office. Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere is a plus. 
• Works well under pressure and is able to multi-task on concurrent projects within a fast-paced team and entrepreneurial environment.
•  Strong project management and decision-making skills.
• Metrics-driven marketing mind with a good eye for visual design and strong graphic skills; an emphasis on quality photography, graphics, and digital layout capabilities. 
•  Experience with marketing automation and CRM tools.
• Proficiency in online marketing and social media strategy.
• Proven experience designing interactive applications and networking platforms.
•  Willingness and ability to travel.
•  Established press and media contacts.