Marketing Manager

StarChefs is looking for a hard-working, cross-disciplined Marketing Manager to join our small, but mighty marketing team in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If you love restaurants and can organize a spreadsheet with your eyes closed, this may be the job for you.

StarChefs is dedicated to supporting restaurant professionals and showcasing the country’s best food & beverage talent through print and digital publishing as well as our signature National Rising Stars Awards Program, which covers five cities (or regions) per year. This position is the backbone of the marketing department and the successful candidate will be proactive, take initiative, balance passion with composure, and collaborate with leading foodservice brands and industry professionals. As an integral member of the team, this position will primarily work with the Marketing Director and Marketing Assistant to build, manage, and retain client relationships. You’ll design, execute and oversee creative digital and social media promotions (think recipe contests, branded restaurant weeks, exclusive industry lunches, and virtual education) as well as help oversee and manage our experiential event activations for the Rising Stars program.

StarChefs is a dynamic company that works with chefs, pastry chefs, restaurateurs, bartenders, sommeliers, and artisans of every and all categories (from bakers to chocolatiers to ice makers). As a small company (10 full-time employees), you’ll have the unique opportunity to make a real impact at StarChefs, the campaigns we manage, and develop your own personal relationships with some of the country’s most influential and exciting people in the restaurant world.

Principal Responsibilities

• Day-to-day task support for our Marketing Director
• Oversee sponsor integration into the StarChefs’ Rising Stars program (manage communications, product placements, magazine copyediting, etc.)
• Assist in the execution of the StarChefs’ Rising Stars events (primarily pre-planning communications with sponsors, venues, and Award Winners)
• Coordinate, execute, and track digital and social media campaigns for our various foodservice clients
• Coordinate, execute, and track experiential event activations for our various foodservice clients
• Coordinate marketing campaigns internally with our editorial and design departments
• Create community outreach initiatives to expand our network of industry professionals
• Travel at least five times per year to our Rising Stars events for on-site execution and management

Required Skills and Personal Characteristics

• Passion and interest for all things food and beverage
• Ability to thrive in a small company and non-corporate environment
• Outgoing, high energy, organized, and attentive to details and accuracy
• Strong and effective (written and verbal) communication skills
• Strong computer skills (Google Docs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Should enjoy building relationships and managing multiple projects
• Willingness to travel to cities across the country (ranges from 4 to 6 times per year)

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of marketing (or account management) experience a must

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