Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op Hiring for Marketing Specialist at Saint Paul, MN, United States Full Time

Why Work with Us?

For many people, it’s the opportunity to work for an inclusive, local, values driven business that provides healthy, delicious, and sustainable foods to their community;

it’s also about people – the ability to work with a great team to create amazing customer experiences. Whatever your reason for joining us, know this, working with us makes a difference!

Position Summary :

The Marketing Specialist serves a critical role in the success of the coop. The position supports the Marketing Director to ensure effective and visually appealing press releases, advertising, and social media efforts.

They will develop creative marketing plans and strategies based on research, consumer behavior, and industry standards to increase brand awareness, attract, and retain customers, member owners, and team members.?

Specific areas of accountability include customer service, communications, marketing content and creation, design, social media management, analytics, marketing department maintenance and sustaining a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.?

This role requires strong communication, strategic thinking, collaboration, problem solving, superior attention to detail, organization, intercultural competence, and multi-tasking / prioritization skills as well as customer service, adaptability, initiative, self-awareness, resiliency, judgment, and integrity.?

Reports to : ? Marketing Director

Location : ?Partially Remote; 622 Selby Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104

Schedule : ? Monday – Friday. Occasional weekend or evening hours required.

Qualifications :

• Education : Degree, coursework or certificate in marketing, communications, or relevant field??
• Industry Experience : Experience working in a marketing or communications field including campaign management, content strategy and creation, social media management, analytics, and design?
• Writing : Strong copywriting, business writing, and proofreading skills?
• Project Management : Ability to successfully manage projects with cross-functional teams, collaborating and building strong effective relationships?
• Marketing Content & Creation : Experience in creating engaging content for social media, email newsletters, signage, and website content management utilizing creativity and customer insights?
• Communication : Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentations?
• Customer Service : Ability to provide excellent customer service including positive interactions, responsiveness, and follow-through???
• Initiative : ?Ability to assess situations, identify problems and opportunities, and take action??
• Culturally Competent : ?Cultural competency and the commitment to work with diverse populations and other stakeholders??
• Computer Skills : ?Ability to utilize internet quickly and accurately, email, word processing, graphics and multimedia, spreadsheets with formulas and databases;

create slideshows in PowerPoint, formulas in Excel, Mail Merge in Microsoft Office??

Preferred Qualifications : ?

• Design : General understanding of layout, color, photo editing including use of tools such as Canva, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator)?
• Multilingual?

Diverse and multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply

Benefits : ?Our pay and benefits focus on meeting the financial, health, and wellness needs of our staff. They include :

• 20% employee discount
• excellent paid time off and paid volunteering
• 401(k) matching
• low-cost health insurance premium options, and FREE access to primary care and mental health counseling for those enrolled in our medical insurance

We offer exceptional perks including :

• free food “buddies”
• dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity

Physical and Working Requirements :

This position requires frequent sitting, standing as well as walking, occasional bending, reaching, stooping; the ability to occasionally lift, move or handle boxes weighing up to 30 pounds,?

converse,?and exchange information with others, move around our stores, offices, selling floor, stock areas, kitchen, and classrooms, operate office equipment including a?

10-key?calculator, telephone, computer, and printer; and efficiently travel between locations with or without reasonable accommodation.

• In addition, this position must meet Mississippi Market’s safe driver requirements.?
• Interested candidates : please include cover letter and resume with application.
15 hours ago