Marketing Specialist I

The Marketing Specialist supports direct marketing, targeted marketing, advertising, content marketing and segmentation projects for various audiences. They closely with the overall marketing team and with teams across the organization. The Marketing Specialist is responsible for assisting with content execution, initiative planning, project management, reporting and ongoing support for specific target audiences. They will collaborate to drive prospects and/or clients through the marketing funnel positions while aligning with and elevating the brand. The position seeks to help understand the target audience to guide efforts that grow leads, influence sales’ goals, and increase brand sentiment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partners with marketing team to execute strategic initiatives to targeted audiences
• Researches target audiences and documents the mindset, motivations, business opportunity, pain points and market challenges
• Collaborates with tactic owners to support opportunities that increase lead generation for targeted audiences
• Consults across the department with stakeholders to execute plans that effectively target customers as they move through the funnel that could include blogs, webinars, landing pages, email, direct mail, events and gifting
• Cross collaborate with content owners to increase lead generation for targeted audiences that could include infographics, guides, case studies and videos including working with writers, video producers, designers and developers.
• Clearly communicate issues, manage expectations, and share marketing content, campaigns and tools with other departments within the company; Coordinate with other departments as needed to plan short and long-term initiatives
• Be knowledgeable in Paycom’s wholistic marketing, sales and business strategy
• Responsible for maintaining progress and business continuity for business processes and objectives owned by their team
• Provides reports on execution of project plans regularly; track and report on goals and KPIs
• Provide swift and ongoing support for the teams they serve that could include communications, job requests, reporting, etc. including clear documentation of all key decisions and project deliverables during and after projects to reinforce the enterprise knowledge base
• Data management that could include cleaning and preparing data files, sharing lists with teams to ensure accuracy and provide overview of data points in compliance with Paycom data policies
• Inspires the trust of others while working with integrity and a high ethical standard
• Promotes departments vision and goals across the organization
• Contributes to the culture by advocating and driving execution of marketing-driven projects and initiatives through-out the entire company
• Available, approachable and willing to advise, assist and train other team members and departments
• Meets work standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving operational problems; identifying work process improvements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications and demonstrates initiative in professional development that enhances job performance. Proactively learns and proposes new solutions
• Assists with special projects as needed and other duties as assigned.

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing related field or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 2 years in corporate and/or B2B marketing
• Established project management skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field

Experience:

• Previous experience in direct marketing, targeted marketing or segmentation marketing
• Strategic content creation
• Experience with HR-related subject matter
• SaaS-related experience
• Experience in a sales related field

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to think strategically, but also demonstrate a healthy balance of analytical and creative skills.
• Project Manager. You have demonstrated ability to execute on multiple projects, ask for guidance as priorities shift.
• Driven and organized. Able to manage own workflow while communicating and coordinating with the team.
• Nimble and dependable. Able to thrive in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment and displays a dependable, strong work ethic. You’re also able to handle a number of high priority projects simultaneously and effectively.
• Takes ownership of work and motivated by team success.
• Team player. Strong interpersonal skills, but also works well independently. Ability to collaborate and brainstorm with marketing coworkers. Establish and manage relationships throughout the business.
• Storyteller and communicator. Established written and verbal communication skills.

• Self-educator, able to accumulate knowledge related to our clients and the products, services, industry, markets, and resources affecting the payroll and HR technology space.
• Demonstrates proficiency with computers, specifically in Outlook, Excel, PPT, web conferencing, etc.
• Strong attention to detail needed.
• Provides expertise and advice to teams to increase efficiency
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Enhances the reputation of department and organization by accepting ownership for accomplishing a wide variety of project assignments
• Performs a variety of tasks in which a degree of creativity and latitude is required.

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