Store Marketing Pro — Local Growth & Openings

MillerKnoll; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Within Reach in the United States is seeking a Store Marketing Specialist to lead local marketing strategy and ensure each retail location delivers a premium, customer-first brand experience. You will spend significant time in stores building relationships with teams, partners, and communities while coordinating with HQ to tailor national campaigns for local markets.

This role requires 3–5 years in marketing, strong cross-functional collaboration, and comfort with ~50% travel across North

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of marketing or retail marketing experience.
• Experience developing field/local marketing strategies for stores.
• Strong relationship-building and in-person collaboration skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to navigate ambiguity and create new playbooks.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional influence.
• Ability to think strategically while delivering in-market execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop local marketing plans reflecting opportunities, audiences, and partners.
• Build scalable playbooks for consistent yet locally relevant execution across stores.
• Partner with Retail Leadership to drive KPIs and traffic-driving initiatives.
• Own end-to-end execution of store marketing programs.
• Support new store openings with activation plans, sponsorships, and PR.
• Collaborate with Creative, Visual, Retail Ops for cohesive brand experience.
• Spend time in stores to build trust with managers and staff.
• Identify local partnerships (design schools, architecture firms, cultural institutions, influencers).
• Track store performance, foot traffic, customer engagement, and local trends.
• Translate in-store insights to HQ.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Retail marketing

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Design Within Reach in the United States is seeking a Store Marketing Specialist to lead local marketing strategy and ensure each retail location delivers a premium, customer-first brand experience. You will spend significant time in stores building relationships with teams, partners, and communities while coordinating with HQ to tailor national campaigns for local markets.

This role requires 3–5 years in marketing, strong cross-functional collaboration, and comfort with ~50% travel across North