Marketing Specialist- Jasper, IN - Kimball International

The Brand Marketing Specialist will be an integral member of the marketing team responsible for coordinating key areas of content creation and distribution, including website, social media, communications, featured projects, third party vendor relationships, and project management.



Purpose Accountability:

Embrace the Purpose of the organization and role model behaviors aligned to our Purpose and Guiding Principles.



Responsibilities:


* Assist with copywriting/editing and storyboarding for a variety of marketing materials that include social media, print and digital collateral, web, and a multitude of other disciplines.
* Collaborate with the Product team to bring featured projects / products to fruition by developing storyboards.
* Support tradeshow and event planning as needed.
* Support material sampling program and sample ordering as needed.
* Support Trade team with variety of initiatives.
* Support Field Sales with unique requests for tools and resources.
* Support Digital Experience team to engage audiences on social platforms and web.
* Research and work with third-party, industry partnerships such as MRL, Office Snapshots, Designer Pages.
* Support case study development, including follow up for all market segments.
* Upload content into the FSC as needed.
* Review and suggest ideas to improve current marketing materials.
* Support Customer Experience team with HQ customer tours as needed.
* Maintain an outlook at competitive and industry benchmarks, trends, and best practices.
* Ensure brand standards are upheld in all outputs.
* Strategize and support initiatives to help grow all Workplace and Health brands.

Skills to Perform This Role:



Interpersonal Skills


* Open and transparent interaction
* Self-motivated, creative, and innovative, with an entrepreneurial mindset
* Able to work with a variety of cultures, situations, and people
* Excellent collaboration abilities and team builder skills
* Ability to influence and execute projects at multiple levels within the organization

Communication Skills


* Strong listening, presentation, and verbal skills.
* Ability to interact across multiple functional areas and levels within the organization.
* Strong problem-solving and communication skills
* Communicate effectively with internal team and vendors

Leadership Skills


* Ability to lead a team in a project or event
* Trust and transparency
* Pursuit of growth, personal and organizational
* Commitment to long-term success
* Executes, follows through, and achieves results
* Model the KII purpose and culture

Business Skills


* Ability to work on multiple projects at once while hitting critical deadlines
* Creative and independent, with the vision to see a creative project from idea conceptualization through to final execution
* Ability to take initial ideas, research and materialize them for implementation
* Strong attention to detail, typography and composition

Technical Skills


* Experience working in Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
* Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop beneficial
* Experience in Social media platforms that include Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest



The ideal candidate would be located near our Jasper, IN headquarters and work primarily from this location.


* Undergraduate degree preferred (Marketing/Business or related field)
* 1-2 years of experience with a Marketing function preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled