Digital Marketing Assistant

AutoNation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonuses

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

BimmerWorld is seeking a Digital Marketing Assistant to develop, write, publish digital marketing materials across all channels, and manage email newsletters with product photography for the web.

You will collaborate with the Marketing Manager to refine art direction, coordinate with Sales and Web teams, and help expand brand awareness for North American product lines. Relocation bonuses and assistance available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Professional phone/internet etiquette.
• Professional & creative writing.
• Advanced problem solving skills.
• Knowledge and enthusiasm for the industry.
• Familiar with industry trends.
• Ability to meet goals and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite for photo/video editing.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling visual marketing materials and posted social campaigns to engage BMW owners and enthusiasts, and to increase sales volume.
• Includes digital campaigns, print advertising, apparel, and other visual media.
• Coordinate with Sales, Purchasing, and Web departments to ensure each email piece aligns with approvals and input of relevant departments.
• Create merchandising imagery and web-ready graphics for promotions.
• Advise on brand image and ensure consistency across channels.
• Maintain brand voice/messaging across all social and marketing platforms.
• Manage Email Campaigns sent to BimmerWorld-owned lists.
• Send semi-monthly/weekly direct email campaigns reflecting offers and latest newsworthy items.
• Maintain circulation, scheduling, and distribution of these emails.
• Improve list management and expand to targeted audiences within our mailing list.
• Capture content (photo/video) at BimmerWorld HQ for social/marketing use.
• Formulate a media plan, storyboard, shot list, and deliverables with input from Marketing Manager.
• Assist Marketing Manager on art direction for specific projects.
• Support marketing for Lifeline USA & Powerflex USA.
• Establish new initiatives to expand brand awareness and sales for North American product lines.
• Product photography to populate the BimmerWorld site.
• Collaborate with vendors (print/online).
• Maintain regular attendance and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Professional phone etiquette

Professional writing

Creative writing

Photo/video editing

DSLR photography

Industry knowledge

Ability to meet goals

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Digital Marketing Assistant

Department: Web/Marketing

Reports To: Marketing Manager

Overall Responsibility: Develops, writes, publishes digital marketing materials across all digital channels. Works on and sends periodic Email newsletter content. Creating, capturing, and publishing engaging content to web and social platforms. Product photography for web.

Physical Requirements: Sitting, standing, bending, lifting.

Key Job Duties:

• Creating compelling and innovative visual marketing materials and posted social campaigns with the goal of engaging BMW owners and enthusiasts, acquiring new and repeat customers, and increasing sales volume and expressing BimmerWorld’s marketing and advertising objectives.
• Includes digital campaigns, print advertising, apparel, and other visual media.
• Coordinating with Sales, Purchasing, and Web departments to ensure each email piece aligns with approval and input of relevant departments.
• Making merchandising imagery to convey calls to action and promotional goals. Each promotion should have a set of standard web-ready merchandising graphics.
• Decisions and advice to uphold and increase BimmerWorld’s high-value brand image.
• Maintains proper brand voice/messaging across all social and marketing platforms.
• Managing Email Campaigns sent to BimmerWorld-owned email lists.
• Sending semi-monthly / weekly direct email campaigns reflecting the company’s promoted monthly offers, specials, and latest newsworthy items.
• Maintaining circulation, scheduling, and distribution of these emailed campaigns.
• Working to improve list management, and expansion into more targeted audiences within our existing mailing list (currently many tens of thousands of recipients).
• Ability to capture content (photo/video) at BimmerWorld HQ for social/marketing use.
• Self-driven to seek out media and content ideas.
• Formulate a media plan, story-board, shot list, etc for content capture and seeing it through to completion and a deliverable finished product.
• Work directly with the Marketing Manager for input on art direction for specific projects as needed.
• Marketing Assistance for BimmerWorld’s sister companies: Lifeline USA & Powerflex USA.
• Establish new initiatives and provide support towards expanding brand awareness and sales for both North American-Exclusive product lines.
• Product photography to help populate the BimmerWorld website and keep up to date with the latest images.
• Collaborates marketing efforts with associated vendors (print/online).
• Maintains regular and prompt attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Professional phone/internet etiquette.
• Professional & Creative writing.
• Advanced problem solving skills.
• Knowledge and enthusiasm for the industry.
• Familiar with industry and trends.
• Ability to meet goals and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite for photo/video editing.
• Knowledge and experience with using a DSLR camera for photo and video.

Desired Qualities and Attributes:

• Excellent oral and communication skills.
• Strong writing skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Proficient typing and computer skills.
• People skills.
• Professionalism.
• General Technical understanding.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.

Location: Southwestern Virginia (near Blacksburg, home to Virginia Tech). Relocation bonuses and assistance available.

BimmerWorld is an equal opportunity employer.