What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Marketing Associate position at Scandinavian Tobacco Group?
ABOUT THE ROLE –
The Retail Marketing Associate’s primary role is the responsibility for planning, executing, reporting and analyzing opportunities to increase sales, traffic, market share, and brand awareness for our retail division. The position necessitates strong math skills, good negotiation skills, and general knowledge of creative and production practices to assure marketing activities are executed on time. Punctuality, good time management and organization skills are necessary to meet deadlines, and a high attention to detail is expected at all times.
WHAT WILL YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR?
The candidate for this position will support a specific set of stores. He/she will possess strong organizational, planning and execution skills as well as analytical experience to ensure success in the following key functions:
- Plan, select and execute promotional advertising under the guidance of the Retail Marketing Manager, including:
- Ensure the end-to-end process for vendor events and other in-store events are executed accurately and on time.
- Constant dialogue with vendors and the retail and corporate support teams to execute across channels.
- Manage email and social campaigns to drive customers to retail locations.
- Coordinate with design, merchandising, photography, IT on the development of campaigns; reviewing all campaigns for accuracy, and ensuring on time delivery of creative
- Review and approve final creative ensuring all details are accurate.
- Ensure promotions are set up on internal systems and web sites.
- Set up in store digital displays to message various events.
- Ensure all events are within budget.
- Ensure all channels are activated as needed per alignment with store and budgets, including but not limited to:
- OOH (Billboards, Radio, etc)
- Digital (Geofencing, Podcasts, etc)
- Print (Catalog, DM, Space, Newspaper, etc)
- On Site
- Social
- In Store (Digital Displays, etc)
- Complete post-mortem to determine if event(s) should be repeated.
- Support in store (on location) events as needed throughout the year.
- Participate in researching, planning and launching new marketing initiatives.
- Contribute to collaborative efforts and organize promotional events.
- Support and participate in other shared service department processes, analysis and projects.
- Support retail management with vendor relationships that impact retail marketing initiatives.
- Monitor local competitors and report on marketing and sales activities.
WHAT IS ON OFFER?
As a colleague at Scandinavian Tobacco Group, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package as a generous benefits package.
- Comprehensive Health Care, Vision & Dental Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- Disability Plans
- Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance
- Additional Supplemental Benefits
- Paid Vacation, Paid Time Off (PTO) days, Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan including a generous Company match
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**Please note candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bethlehem, PA 18020