Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy Hiring for Marketing Coordinator at Greenbelt, MD Full Time

Greenbelt Co-op Marketing Coordinator

Purpose

To promote Co-op, both in-store, online and in the community, as a great grocery store and as a vibrant, friendly, helpful, healthy, and attractive community hub.

Status

· Reports To: General Manager

· FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Essential Responsibilities and Functions

In-store Promotions

· Coordinate marketing planning to ensure effective strategies are used to enhance the customer experience and achieve business goals

· Work within brand standards to create materials (such as local profiles, specials flyers, coupons, brochures, recipes, etc.) to support promotional plans and operational needs

· Ensure operations staff have access to consistently branded sign-making templates

· Keep staff informed of promotions and other upcoming promotional events.

· Coordinate in-store events, such as active samples and celebrations.

· Use National Co+op Grocers promotional planning tools, templates and programs whenever possible.

Online Engagement

· Maintain a consistently branded website with current deals, menu, calendar of events and store information

· Maintain a consistently branded social media presence with daily posts that support in-store promotions and general brand awareness

Community Engagement and Public Relations

· Maintain and monitor channels of communication with members and shoppers, including surveys, online reviews, and social media interactions, and ensure responses from appropriate staff.

· Maintain and promote connections with the community through sponsorships and participation and/or creation of community events that support the brand and the organization’s growth objectives.

· Utilize appropriate advertising within the budget to support organizational growth objectives

· Seek out and respond to the media to obtain favorable coverage.

· Coordinate co-op’s participation in advocating for public policies favorable to sustainable agriculture, food safety, and other goals consistent with the co-op’s purpose.

· Administer donations program and community group activity within desired parameters.

Member Services

· Work with the Front End to achieve membership growth objectives with ongoing membership promotion and annual membership drive

· Coordinate all communications to members, including mailings, member benefits, the Board of Directors election and annual meeting

· Maintain Member Database

Other Responsibilities

· Perform other tasks assigned by General Manager

Physical Job Requirements

The physical requirements described here are those that an employee must meet, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

· Ability to use computer keyboard, monitor, mouse, telephone, and various office equipment continuously.

· Ability to climb stairs, bend, stoop, squat, kneel or climb ladders.

· Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds frequently.

· Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally.

· Ability to be present and working in assigned area for up to 3 hours without rest.

· Ability to reach above shoulder height occasionally.

· Ability to talk and hear to communicate with customers.

· Finger and hand dexterity with ability to grasp and hold items of different sizes.

· Vision ability – close, distance, peripheral vision and depth perception.

· Ability to read register screen and product and shelf labels.

Working Conditions

The work environment described here is representative of the conditions an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

· Frequent exposure to cold, hot, wet or humid conditions.

· Exposure to fumes, airborne particles, hazardous materials ranging from natural to chemical (store products, cleaning products, scents from working in a public setting).

· Exposure to and potential handling of fresh foods including meats and seafood.

· Handling objects that have been handled by the public.

· Frequently performs work standing on cement floors.

· May work occasionally in temperature extremes (walk-in freezer, outside warehouse, hot kitchen, etc.).

· Noise level in the store is usually moderate to loud.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

· Significant experience with marketing strategies and processes.

· Significant experience with using Adobe InDesign.

· Ability to work with budgets and brand standards.

· Familiarity with natural foods.

· Well-developed communication skills.

· Ability to create and implement plans from first creative idea through to measuring results.

· Experience in a leadership role with demonstrated success in that role.

· Demonstrated writing, editing, and graphic design skills.

· Ability to handle multiple demands.

· Ability to work effectively independently and collaboratively with teams.

· Ability to prioritize tasks appropriately in a fast-paced busy work environment.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 – $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Greenbelt, MD 20770: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Marketing: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person