Marketing Specialist

Job Description:

Job Description

Come join a fun team that values business success, employee development and work-life balance. The Marketing Specialist for the Power Systems Division (PSD) within Miller will participate and support the analysis, development and implementation of marketing strategies to achieve profitable revenue growth. This exciting position will work closely with the Channel Manager, Product Managers, Sales, and Market Segment Manager on developing and executing marketing initiatives for existing and new products.

Essential Functions:

• Execute digital and print marketing activities including creation of materials for new and existing products (brochures, literature sheets, website campaigns, social content, direct mail, email, advertising, press releases, videos, marketing automation, product photography, etc.)
• Lead the collaborative go-to-market efforts of product launch's with strong contribution on go-to-market message creation to support unique value proposition development
• Acting as primary contact for outside creative agency of record; responsible for project planning documents, editing support, and approvals
• Own marketing budget process for estimating monthly expenses and tracking actual spend
• Regularly report on content performance and drive improvements into the creative process
• Understand customer media and information consumption habits to improve targeted marketing efforts and channel effectiveness
• Perform market research through surveys, interviews, and customer interactions to uncover insights that strengthen messaging to create more impactful marketing collateral
• Participating in collaborative go-to-market efforts (i.e. trade show planning, social media content, best practice sessions) for Miller
• Reviewing and updating marketing infrastructure systems such as customer facing websites
• Exhibiting and planning industry trade shows

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business (emphasis in marketing preferred)
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a product based, business to business environment
• Proven ability to analyze current business issues, customer needs and formulate marketing strategies
• Strong business acumen, well organized, aggressive self-starter with the willingness to learn and grow
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to build relationships among employees, distributors, and key end-users
• Comfortable presenting and facilitating before groups
• Ability to succeed in a fast-moving environment that values an entrepreneurial spirit
• Must be a team player with high motivation and solid decision-making abilities
• Must possess a high level of creativity
• Desire to take initiative and high energy to see projects through completion
• Ability to understand technical product-line
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
• 20% travel

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.