Marketing Specialist I

Ursus, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 30,470 - 43,396; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) with company matching

Job summary

A leading marketing solutions provider in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Marketing Specialist I for a full-time, 11-month position. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in media research and online advertising, with strong skills in data analysis and the creation of insightful presentations. Responsibilities include managing research requests, synthesizing data, and collaborating with the marketing team to support sales efforts. This role also offers benefits including medical and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 2+ years of media research or marketing experience.
• Domain expertise with online advertising or media.
• Ability to tell compelling stories with data.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high-volume research request queue.
• Synthesize third-party and internal data for insights.
• Create marketing presentations in collaboration with the team.

Skills

Media research

Online advertising expertise

Data analysis

Proficiency in Excel

Proficiency in PowerPoint

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree or coursework in quantitative fields

Tools

Salesforce.com

Clearslide

Syndicated audience research tools

Job description

Marketing Specialist I

Location: Seattle, WA • Duration: 11 months (potential for extension) • Pay range: $26.81/hr.

Top 3 Skills

• 2+ years in Media research or marketing experience with online advertising expertise
• Proficiency with syndicated audience research tools such as comScore, Nielsen, GfK, eMarketer, Forrester, Simmons, Kantar
• Ability to analyze data and create marketing insights for presentations and reports

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage a high‑volume research request queue to support ad‑hoc requests for data, as well as to pre‑compile research marketing materials to feed into that queue.
• Use syndicated audience research tools from comScore, Nielsen, GfK, eMarketer, Forrester, Simmons, Kantar, and more. Where appropriate, synthesize third‑party data with insights that you gather from internal, first‑party data sources.
• Create and deliver PowerPoint and Word documents for sales support and marketing purposes in collaboration with broader Marketing team members.
• Opportunity to use both third‑party and proprietary data to design, develop, and maintain customer, retail category, and product purchase platform insights to support the Vertical Marketing, Product Marketing, and B2B Marketing teams.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of media research or marketing experience
• Domain expertise with online advertising and/or media
• Extremely proficient, power user of Excel
• Extremely proficient, power user of PowerPoint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to tell compelling stories with data
• Degree or coursework in media, marketing, marketing research, economics, sociology, computer science, statistics, math, engineering, or other quantitative fields

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a reactive, ticket‑based request system
• Experience working with advertising sales executives
• Familiarity with syndicated marketing data providers such as comScore, Nielsen, GfK, eMarketer, Forrester, Simmons, Kantar, and more
• Familiarity with Salesforce.com
• Familiarity with Clearslide
• Comfort with or exposure to basic statistics is a plus

Benefits Summary

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated.

In addition to base compensation, full‑time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401(k) benefits with company matching.