Sr Marketing Associate

Schwan's Company•Hopkins, MN

1d•$68,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

At CJ Schwan’s, we don’t just make food — we help create moments that matter. From kids devouring pizza after soccer practice, to students laughing over dumplings in a cafeteria, to families enjoying pie during the holidays, our team members play an important role in bringing those everyday moments to life. Our portfolio includes iconic pizzas, global flavors and timeless desserts from brands like Red Baron®, bibigo®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Freschetta®, Pagoda®, Edwards® and Mrs. Smith’s®. Enjoyed in homes, schools, restaurants and just about everywhere people shop and eat, our products reflect a commitment to quality, innovation and the power of food to bring people together. We are hiring a Sr Marketing Associate to support our team in our Hopkins, MN corporate office. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting the Marketing Manager in developing and executing marketing programs. You will work with cross-functional team members to identify objectives, key phases and product categories, performance metrics, develop ideas and plans and executes accordingly. You lead working teams in delivering key information, metrics to assess the program and plans to support the program.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required.
Typically has a 3-5 years related experience
Project Management, financial acumen/analysis, Understanding of the marketing function, marketing tools and methods.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing as well as work the ability to work across the organization to utilize leverage and establish synergies.
PC skills including Microsoft Office and Outlook products.
Knowledge of company and group products, policies and processes along with analytical and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

Assists in the management of marketing programs as directed to develop objectives, strategies and tactics to achieve long-term growth and profit objectives.
Manages promotional activities that may include print, electronic media, event marketing, campaigns, direct mail, point-of-purchase displays and signage.
Manages technical components of activities/programs and understands the operational support required to execute.
Manages program/campaign priorities by creating work plans with tasks, milestones, dependencies, deliverables and required resources. Provides overall project management as well as objective creative review.
Leads and/or collaborates with cross functional resources and agencies in order to execute marketing programs in areas that may include but are not limited to product development, branding, packaging design, advertising and effective customer/consumer promotions and special events.
Assesses and escalates risks to program /campaign deliverables and sustainment in a timely manner to Marketing Managers, Director, Sponsor, etc.
Provides day-to-day budget management support for the Marketing team (e.g., coding invoices, creating reports to monitor spending against plan, gathering estimates, etc.)
Leverages both quantitative and qualitative information such as consumer research, competitive intelligence, syndicated & secondary data and sales input to customize efforts and sustain our competitive advantage, build strong customer relations and develop annual brand/product plans.
Integrates key business priorities and processes across the business unit.
Measures program/campaign performance and effectiveness and is expected to digest, understand and share metrics with key stakeholders
Represents the team on different projects working with cross-functional team members , and internal/external vendors