Description

Why work with us? 

With over 70 years of developing advanced composites, Polygon has tailored unique solutions for each customer. Polygon offers a range of dynamic career opportunities from production to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we are always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Tailored Solutions: Medical, Bearings & Bushings, Advanced Tubing, Cylinder Tubing, Dielectric Tubing

Industries: Aerial Lifts, Agriculture, Construction, Electrical, Marine, Material Handling, Medical, Oil & Gas, Pneumatic & Hydraulic Cylinders, Work & Haul Trucks

Capabilities: Design & Engineering, Machining, Material, Production, Quality Assurance

Polygon Composites is looking for a Junior Marketing Associate to support communications functions including digital, social media, print and public relations. This position will assist the sales team in the implementation of all marketing activities, working to increase Brand Awareness, drive Sales, and ultimately generate new business leads.

The Junior Marketing Associate will support the digital go-to-market strategy by developing, creating, executing & measuring strategies that will result in the awareness & engagement of Polygon’s offerings. This individual will collaborate with key external marketing partners supporting the organization in the design and development of material, to include website management, social media campaigns and tradeshow management. The purpose of all initiatives is for the purpose of scaling the customer pipeline and evolving the business roadmap, ensuring our core audience and core values are consistently aligned.

We desire someone who is curious, loves driving results, and enjoys learning and sharing knowledge. This candidate will report to the VP Sales & Marketing.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Grow your working knowledge of marketing, sales, and promotional ideas.
• Build relationships with sales team and communicating promotional ideas.
• Coordinate promotions and organize presentations of sales information. 
• Work both independently and collaboratively to meet expectations.
• Ensure all promotional campaigns are executed successfully within the allocated budget and timeline.
• Coordinate activities with third party marketing companies.
• Support and attend trade shows and customer visits as required – travel expected 5-10%

Skills:

• Solid communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer first focus.
• Ability to perform under pressure and address complaints in a timely manner.
• Articulate, strong interpersonal skills, team oriented and personable.
• Proactive, ability to self-manage projects, high level of organization, ability to overcome obstacles.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Creative thinking – ability to ideate new social strategies, marketing briefs.
• Willingness & ability to own, follow up on and complete any administrative tasks.
• Experience in a marketing or advertising role or internship preferred.
• Legally authorized to work in the US on a fulltime, permanent, and ongoing basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

PHYSICAL DEMAND – The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, climb, walk, use hands, and talk and hear for a minimum of eight (8) hours a day.

PEOPLE

• Supervised by the department supervisor/leader regarding performance, priorities, and quality.

• Ability to work and communicate with other individuals within the department and collaborate with other departments within the organization.

At Polygon, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world. 

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class. 

If you are interested in being part of a world class organization, then we would love to hear from you. 

Apply today!