Jr. Growth Marketing Specialist - BHAKTA Spirits

Position Description 

Join the dynamic team at BHAKTA Spirits as a Junior Growth Marketing Specialist and kickstart your career growing a new and emerging portfolio of brands. In this entry-level role, you’ll gain hands-on experience executing a variety of go-to-market and brand-building campaigns, while developing key marketing skills that will serve as the foundation for your career. 

You’ll contribute to digital, trade, and experiential marketing across our portfolio of brands, working alongside experienced marketers to deepen your expertise. This role offers opportunities to learn and refine your skills in various areas: 

• Email Marketing 
• Social Media Management 
• Content Creation & Strategy 
• Growth Marketing 
• Trade Marketing 
• Influencer Marketing 
• Community Management 
• Customer Support 
• Copywriting 

Whether you’re a recent graduate or looking to accelerate your marketing career, this position is designed to help you grow both professionally and personally.  

We invite you to live full-time on our campus, nestled in the heart of the Green Mountains, where you’ll immerse yourself in learning, collaboration, and personal development. If you’re passionate about marketing, eager to grow, and ready for a unique opportunity to build your future in the world of spirits, we encourage you to apply.  

Company Biography 

BHAKTA Spirits is a global drinks, hospitality, and entertainment company founded by visionary leader Raj Peter Bhakta. Bhakta is embarking on a mission to help employees and consumers “Find Their Spirit” through thoughtfully curated drinks, lodging, and faith-based living. BHAKTA includes an inspired suite of brands though which to further endow the mission, as well as access to thousands of acres of farmland upon which to grow all the inputs we will need to make hand-crafted, field-to-table products. Based on an idyllic New England campus in Poultney, VT, BHAKTA is recruiting all who are seeking education, community and a purpose through hard work and faith. BHAKTA provides access to individual & family housing as well as children’s education for those who relocate to the Poultney, VT community.  

Ideal Candidates Must  

• Self-Starter—A successful BHAKTA employee must have an entrepreneurial and enterprise mindset, having a sense of ownership of what they develop and deliver. 

• Organized—To succeed in a fast-paced environment supporting multiple projects and brands you must be task-oriented and organized. Able to move between projects, meetings and topics with ease. 

• Trustworthy—Core principle of the BHAKTA Spirits team. Freely exchange ideas and thoughts without ego or pretense. Receptive and open to direction. Respects deadlines and commitments. 

• Brand Builder—Can take ideas, stories and products and turn them into assets that build brands that will last generations; building for consistency, quality and prestige.  

• Storyteller—A good storyteller will capture the imagination of their audience and leave them with something that can resonate with the audience long after the story is over. The creative director must be able to see the throughlines  

• Empathetic & Customer Obsessed—Must possess the ability to capture the emotions and desires of our target customers and visitors through imagery and copy. 

Responsibilities 

We are a startup company, so responsibilities will flex to the needs of the business. As a Jr. Marketing Specialist you will have the opportunity to explore a variety of Creative and Digital disciplines within our developmental program: 

• Email Marketing: Support the development of our email marketing calendars. 
• Customer Support & Community Management: Engage customers and build community across social platforms. 
• Growth Marketing: Learn how to analyze & scale paid advertising platforms. 
• Influencer & Social Media Marketing: Support campaigns with lifestyle and spirits category influencers. 
• Trade Marketing: Develop essential marketing material for our sales and marketing organizations. 
• Copywriting: Learn how to manage and create brand copy. 
• Production Assistant: Participate in the production process to create digital campaigns.  
• Project Management: Support projects with data, reporting and task management. 
• Product & Brand Management: Support our experienced brand managers and creative team as they develop products and bring the brands to life.  
• Event Marketing: Participate in on campus hosted events to build awareness for the brand. 

Rewards 

• Entry-level base salary starting at $45,000 
• Full-time housing on campus.  
• Incentive compensation based on individual and company performance. 
• Comprehensive Employee Benefits Package 
  • Health (Company Partially Paid)  
  • Life Insurance $50k (Company Paid)  
  • 401K (Company Safe Harbor match)  
  • Vision & Dental (Employee Paid)  
  • Short and Long Term Disability (Employee Paid) 
  • Paid Time Off – 10 days (Accrued) 5 Sick Days 
  • Company Holidays – 12 (annually) 
• Access to children's education for young families (acceptance based). 
• Access to Waldron Gymnasium and Wellness Center. 
• Employee Purchase Program – 50% off SRP on company products 

Requirements 

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing 

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