Trailblazing the marketing of printed circuit boards (PCB) over the Internet, and providing superior customer service, are just a couple of reasons why Sunstone Circuits continues to be the industry leader in the online PCB market place. We are recruiting a goal minded, results oriented professional to join our highly talented team of creative and technical staff to help pave the way for our next big step in the prototype printed circuit board industry.
SUMMARY
This position will be responsible for creating and executing media activities along with additional Marketing activities assigned by the Director of Marketing. The primary focus will be establishing and managing press relations for Sunstone Circuits. Under the guidance and support of the Marketing Director, duties will include managing existing media relationships, identifying new press opportunities, negotiating advertising contracts, client database management, and maintaining current marketing efforts. This position requires the skills to work within established budgets, identify efficiency gains, track and measure results, recommend changes, understand promotional policies and the needs of our organization to develop media strategies that will influence public opinion and aid in promoting our products and services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Create, manage, and execute upon media activities for Sunstone Circuits
Develop long-term relationships with premier press editors and advertising counterparts in an effort to develop content and editorial opportunities for Sunstone Circuits
Manage, negotiate and purchase media within established budgets
Contribute to, monitor, and measure newly created social media network activities
Evaluate media performance and provide recommendations for enhancements, scale or discontinuation
Track and evaluate program performance, making appropriate adjustments and recommending/implementing enhancements to capitalize on trends within established budgets
Write and execute market research surveys in addition to analyzing industry and market segments
Execute email campaigns, manage email distribution through current e-marketing platform, and report on campaign metrics
Work independently and with various Sunstone team members as well as third party partners and vendors to ensure press efforts are supported and media opportunities are maximized and measured
Have a sense of nuance in order to communicate consistent and specific messages to different audiences via different channels
Have a passion for digital media and eCommerce businesses
Contribute to internal status meetings and external partner meetings
Maintains punctual, regular and predictable attendance.
Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
Respectfully takes direction from Supervisor.
Displays excellent communication skills including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with coworkers and including the ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:
3-5 years experience in writing, creating and executing upon press relations activities
Ability to negotiate advertising contracts plus manage media activities by tracking, measuring results, and recommend changes
Direct marketing project management experience a plus
Print media experience important, specific eCommerce category experience very valuable
Proactive with a positive "can do" attitude
Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)
Strong knowledge of the Internet
Data-driven and results-oriented
Technical understanding is a plus
Ability to think creatively
Excellent computer skills, proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Have high energy and enthusiasm for a fast-paced environment
Planned and disciplined
Detail-oriented and precise and self-motivated
Must have superior negotiation skills
Comfortable in a competitive, high-performance, target-driven environment
Self-starter with ability to work independently, across departments, and in a fast-paced environment
Possess excellent organization, negotiation, and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail required
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
Requires a BA or BS from a four year college or university; experience in technical and/or marketing writing a must; excellent project management skills necessary; and three to five years related experience, or equivalent combination.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situation where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Must be adept at using various applications such as Microsoft Office which including database, spreadsheet, word processing; communicate by email, and use scheduling software.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
None required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or listen. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to chemicals and odors when making a trip to the plant.
- Location: Mulino Oregon
- Compensation: DOE
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