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Title: Business Development Manager

Location: Elk Grove Village, IL or Woodstock, IL

Duration: Permanent Hire

Salary: 150k – 175k (salary commensurate with experience)

Goal:

HVAC commercial sales team, develop and implement sales strategies to grow our HVAC preventive maintenance and service business. Generate sales for new maintenance agreements and achieve your annual sales plan while retaining your contract maintenance base.

The Business Development Manager’s primary responsibility is to:

• Sell $250,000 of HVAC preventative maintenance agreements annually, grow our time and material service business, generate retrofit leads, and maximize retention of maintenance base
• PMA sales include new preventative maintenance agreements sales, annual cost of living adjustment increases, upgrades, and equipment additions to existing maintenance contracts
• Help generate $ 500K – $ 750K time and material service in managing new customer relationships. Note you do not sell this directly but help manage customer success journey once contract is sold, maximizing retention, maintaining long term relationships, and providing excellent customer service with mobilization and onboarding new clients, participating in post meeting to assure fulfillment and execution of contract, assisting in service management review of ABC recommendations, completing client strategic retention reviews, cross selling, referral generation and planned entertainment as budgeted.
• Generate leads for $ 250K – $ 500K in planned unit replacements/retrofits or design build projects
• Develop sales leads and relationships with ideal prospects in industries we serve within our geographical coverage area. Manage marketing and customer sales journey stages including prospect and develop sales leads, set lead, and confirm appointment, qualify prospects with introductory in person or zoom fact-finding exchange, survey mechanical equipment, development of scope and budget solutions, price and prepare of scope and proposal to fulfill client’s needs, presentation and close of preventative maintenance agreements at gross margins of 35% or higher (unless approved by Sales Manager). More detail on ideal prospects includes:
• Ideal prospect titles: VPs and Directors of Facilities, Purchasing Managers Facility Managers, Business Managers, Facility Operations Supervisor, Superintendent, Building Engineer, Owners, Property and Maintenance Manager, and Corporate Director of Facilities
• Industries we serve include healthcare and medical centers, retirement communities and assisted living, distribution and warehouse, manufacturing and industrial, commercial/office, education, municipalities, apartment, and multi-site account locations
• Air-conditioned square footage of Ideal accounts are:
• Minimum: 8,000 square feet or more (20 tons)
• Ideally: 30,000 square foot or more (75 tons)
• Note: 15,000-50,000 square feet (40-140 tons), 50,000-100,000 square feet (140-285 tons) and 100,000 square feet (300 tons plus); Multi-Site locations: 5 or more sites with PM dollar total $10K or greater
• Geographical target area includes Chicago and the following counties: Lake County, Cook County, McHenry County, DuPage County, Kane County, Boone County, Dekalb County Will County
• Set and achieve an activity plan that will produce desired sales results providing updates of activity into Salesforce.
• Utilize Sales Force customer relationship management (CRM) system to manage customer journey stages, maintain competitor data and agreement renewal dates, manage KPI’s, and update fields such as accounts, contact information, competitor insights and opportunities
• Define top 3 vertical markets to pursue. Establish top prospect list and nurture campaigns for all prospects. Seek out “niche market” opportunities, drive continuous “prospect” development.
• Represent us at trade shows and participate in team selling as needed. Become active in relevant business organizations such as BOMA, IFMA, etc.
• Review prospects and schedule “introduction fact finding” visits
• Account Management: Assist with account management activities including onboarding of new accounts with “turnover meeting,” account strategic review visits, negotiating revisions of contracts and contract renewals, terms and conditions, handling of customer issues and needs
• Retain 95% of account base year to year, outside of un-controllable losses (client bankruptcy or insolvency, client departure from space or building). As maintenance base increases schedule and manage strategic account reviews
• Participate directly in the resolution of customer complaints where necessary
• Balance your time between prospecting and networking, managing the relationship with current clients, and delivering sales presentations
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, honesty and ethical behavior in all business matters and concerns.

Job Qualifications:

The Business Development Manager’s (BDM) required qualifications include:

• Demonstrated success in developing and closing new business opportunities selling conceptual intangible solutions for multi-site companies in a competitive market
• Exceptional hunting and closing skills
• Ability to overcome resistance and be able to work independently
• Strong questioning, communication, planning, and presentation skills. Comfortable selling to both C-level and technical buyers
• Hard-working, self-starter, ambitious, results oriented, self-motivated
• Five (5) years sales experience and coachability
• Not necessary but helpful – HVAC knowledge
• A tremendous desire to increase earnings within 2 years on a base plus commission plan
• Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Conduct:
• The Business Development Manager’s (BDM) required knowledge, skills and abilities include:
• Proven record of sales proficiency in developing and closing new business opportunities.
• 4-year degree in engineering, technical degree, business, marketing, communications, or a similar related field is desired, but experience in the HVAC industry, or solutions facility services selling helpful
• Solid computer skills in Word, Excel and sales and marketing customer relationship management (CRM) database programs
• Our standard non-compete and non-solicitation agreement must be signed prior to the start date

HVAC Services:

• Preventative Maintenance: Customized scheduled HVAC and inspections to ensure efficient performance, maximize comfort and reduce expense.
• Emergency Repair: Responsive 24/7 customer service to resolve issues expeditiously and rush repairs when equipment fails
• Retrofit: Project managed emergency and planned equipment replacements to correctly select and safely manage turnkey retrofits and new installations.
• Audits: Comprehensive asset inventories, detailed evaluation of equipment operation and repair and/or replace recommendations and budgets.
• New Installation: Reliably installed HVAC equipment with value engineered design build solutions to address changing needs.
• Construction: Detailed modeling, accurate estimating, and quality workmanship to install and project manage HVAC equipment to specs.

Benefits:

Competitive base salary, plus commission

• Auto allowance and gas card, smartphone, laptop computer
• Group health insurance including medical, dental and vision. Other insurance such as Disability or supplemental medical coverage may be available and can be purchased pre-tax through the payroll deduction if approved by the Company. All premiums for these plans are paid 100% by the employee
• 401K with discretionary contributions to the 401(k) annually but are not mandatory.
• Normal and reasonable approved expenses
• Annual Vacation: You will be eligible for two weeks 10 days paid vacation. Vacation hours are earned weekly and cannot be used more than what has been accrued without pre-approval. Vacation must be used in the employment year it was earned and cannot be carried forward without prior approval of your supervisor.
• Holiday and Sick Days: Select holidays will be observed and paid including New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. A maximum of 5 days per year will be paid due to illness.

ESPO Corporation

US Job Description

Firm Information

Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, we deliver smarter, more creative legal services that drive better outcomes for our clients. Our deep industry knowledge, long-standing relationships, and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters. Now celebrating more than 145 years of service, our firm spans 30 offices with 3,000 people, including 1,700 lawyers.

Much like the city itself, Reed Smith’s Chicago office owes much of its success to hard work and a strong focus on the future. Reed Smith’s Chicago office is strategically significant both in North America and abroad, representing clients spanning key sectors such as financial services, private equity, energy, manufacturing and technology. Dedicated to shaping the next generation of leaders, many Reed Smith Chicago partners and associates teach at local business and law schools and volunteer as mentors in various professional associations.

Position Summary

The regional marketers (“RMs”) are those on the “front lines” of the Marketing Department and act as the go-to person for all marketing efforts driven by their assigned offices or regions. RMs’ projects are primarily driven by the Office Managing Partner (“OMP”) in their office, and in relation to firm-wide branding campaigns executed locally. In addition, RMs provide support for industry/practice development efforts within their region, in collaboration with Business Development (“BD”).

This position is responsible for strategically executing various regional and practice group marketing initiatives in the Chicago market. The individual is the regional marketer in the region, and as such, must be visible, approachable, flexible, and proactive. The regional marketing coordinator should have a solid understanding of the Chicago business, philanthropic, and political community.

Essential Functions

Office Managing Partner (OMP) relationship and elevating the Reed Smith brand in Chicago:

Collaborate directly with the OMP to coordinate and oversee all external and client-facing initiatives in the Chicago market
Support strategic development and tactical deployment of marketing programs that build the Reed Smith brand within the Chicago market including advertising, sponsorships, client educational and entertainment events, and community support initiatives. Leverage broader firm-wide client development and profile-raising efforts
Coordinate community support and office-supported practice development sponsorships at the local level, including ads, branding, attendance at events, and evaluating ROI
Work with OMP to determine viability of regional market client entertainment requests (such as sporting events) and client receptions. Execute requests according to established best practices, including site selection, mailing list development and circulation of same, tracking RSVPs, logistics for guest reception, on-site management, and follow-up with targets. Regional entertainment may be on behalf of practice groups, OMP, or industry-related groups
Coordinate with the OMP on regional marketing budget matters. This includes consultation on budget development (defining priority programs for funding); monitoring actual expenditures versus budget; evaluating expenses; (re)classifying expenses; maintaining budget files; contacting Accounts Payable with questions or to request investigation; verifying expenses and invoices; and preparing check requests
Drive internal communications for the offices and report marketing/BD successes
Work directly with the OMP to monitor competitive developments within the region and recommend marketing responses
Work with OMP and the office administrative teams to develop and implement the offices strategic plan
Implement firm-wide branding campaigns at the local/regional level as assigned
Gather financial information through various financial report links specific to objectives of requests and synthesize that information into usable presentation formats
Act as local support for firm-wide initiatives, such as Alumni, Diversity & Inclusion/ Women’s Initiative, Pro Bono
Stay abreast of PR activity & initiatives relating to assigned region and connect lawyers with PR team members as matters/projects arise
Participate in the new attorney onboarding process
Oversee external local/regional marketing vendor relationships
Work with in-house Graphics Team to prepare appropriate community support advertisements, invitations, and other collateral designs
Track attorney board memberships, leadership activity & professional affiliations

Collaboration with Business Development (BD) on Practice and Industry- Driven Projects

Organize and perform marketing & BD training for lawyers locally as needed/requested and educate lawyers and secretaries in assigned region regarding new processes
Lateral recruitment – assist with local elements of the onboarding plan with appropriate PR/Communications and BD team
Work with BD to gather information on and assess membership opportunities in regional business and/or trade organizations and boards
Collaborate with BD on region-specific marketing collateral as needed

Events

Organize all in-person, hybrid, and virtual regional profile-raising & cross-practice events, including community support galas/dinners, office anniversary/milestone events, webinars, internal Senior Management/Executive Committee meetings and regional MCLE Days (multiple- practice) according to established best practices, including: site selection, mailing list development and circulation of same, tracking RSVPs, catering management, logistics for guest reception, on-site management, and follow-up with targets, etc.
In collaboration with practice group events/seminars, team with BD members with on-site logistics and execution. This would include event registration, conference room reservations, and liaising with guest reception and hospitality

Marketing Liaison role with an assigned Business Inclusion Group (BIG)

Participating in BIG Leadership Team meetings to share ideas, provide marketing advice, and develop programs and initiatives
Coordinate the planning, research, coordination, and execution of client-facing BIG events and firm initiatives in collaboration with the DE&I Core Team, other BIGs, and/or external partners
Collaborating with the BIG Leadership Team to share ideas, develop content, and produce external communications (videos, web content, brochures, social media posts, etc.)
Collaborating with the BIG Leadership Team to develop its annual budget and strategic plan
Developing, coordinating, and executing client-facing BIG focus month activities with BIG leadership
Organizing the BIGs’ library of marketing assets, content, and collateral
Coordinate with the DE&I Core Team to share new BIG content and updates to existing BIG content
Maintain BIG boilerplate content created for client-facing presentations and proposals
Working with the various marketing functions (Design, RS Events, Communications, Marketing Solutions, etc.) to produce materials needed for BIG initiatives and make arrangements for client-facing BIG events

Requirements

Education: College-level training in Marketing or related field or related experience.

Experience: Two to five years’ experience in Legal Marketing, professional services or Chicago community roles preferred in a coordinator role requiring independent work and demonstrated project & personnel leadership.

Skills: Strong computer skills including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to work with little supervision. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must have high degree of poise and professionalism when interacting with internal and external contacts. Ability to prioritize workload and solve problems quickly. Must be able to assist individuals of various levels with needs and problems and react to difficult situations appropriately.

Other

Equipment to Be Used: Personal computer and other office equipment such as telephone, calculator, fax machine, copier, scanner, etc.

Typical Physical Demands: Manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office equipment.

Typical Mental Demands: Able to deal with stress associated with fast-paced work environment. Multiple priorities/tasks. Make judgment decisions and adapt to changing work situations. Grasp and apply new ideas. Communicate with various personalities at all levels.

Working Conditions: Works in typical office setting. Occasionally called upon to work hours in excess of your normal daily schedule.

Reed Smith offers a challenging work environment, business casual dress code, and a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, flexible benefits program, tuition assistance, and generous 401 (k) plan.

Qualified candidates only, No search firms.

Reed Smith is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reed Smith’s success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran’s status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.
Reed Smith LLP

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is on helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation, and more. The company was recently named by Built in Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com’s list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies for the past eight years.

Americaneagle.com is seeking a qualified Technical SEO Manager to join the Americaneagle.com team. The primary function is to support organic search optimization for clients ranging from small to mid-size companies up through Fortune 100 global corporations. The Technical SEO Manager should be highly skilled in analyzing websites, optimizing for organic search, and troubleshooting complex SEO challenges. They will be responsible to plan for SEO in redesigns, audit newly developed websites for SEO performance, and support organic growth initiatives for Americaneagle.com clients.

Responsibilities:

• Complete technical SEO audits
• Assist in large-scale redesigns from an SEO perspective
• Analyze newly developed websites to identify organic improvements
• Troubleshoot complex SEO challenges
• Consult on multi-lingual, multi-regional, and global SEO strategy
• Provide structured data markup direction
• Build XML sitemaps and robot.txt files to improve crawl performance
• Identify page speed shortcomings and providing direction to remedy
• Monitor websites for SEO performance and necessary updates
• Analyze organic KPIs and to create a long-term strategy for growth
• Assist in developing and prioritizing roadmaps to remedy SEO components
• Collaborate with web development and digital marketing teams to resolve SEO priorities
• Measure and communicate growth in organic channels as a result of SEO efforts
• Contribute to company-wide best web development practices as it relates to SEO

Requirements:

• 4+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience
• Experience managing SEO for enterprise and/or large e-commerce websites
• Proficiency in web development languages (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc.)
• Proficiency with Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools
• Google Analytics Certified with experience in Google Tag Manager
• Strong experience with SEO tools including Screaming Frog, SEMrush, Botify, DeepCrawl
• Advanced knowledge of schema.org and JSON-LD
• In-depth understanding of search engine algorithms, up-to-date techniques, ranking factors, and principles for sound web development
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex concepts both verbally and in writing to clients and team members
• Solid time management skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-based environment
• Ability to think logically and develop practical SEO recommendations for client websites to support their marketing strategies and efforts
• Follows industry trends and passionate about SEO
• Programming / web development experience a plus

Americaneagle.com provides its employees with an energetic work environment and opportunities to further develop their skills. Our dedication to growing our development team is how we can produce excellent sites and applications for our clients. We do all of this while maintaining a family value focus and pushing for a good work-life balance. We offer a generous compensation and benefits package.

Americaneagle.com

JLB are delighted to be partnering with a leading sports and entertainment agency in Chicago, who are looking for a Director, Human Resources to support the business by implementing a variety of HR initiatives to drive overall organizational success.

The successful candidate will be focussed on supporting key talent strategies as well as developing, rewarding and retaining a diverse, highly qualified aligned workforce.

Areas of Focus

• Contribute to creation and execution of solutions that will enhance overall employee engagement
• Develop and maintain successful working relationships in order to influence and guide in the areas of performance management, talent management, compensation, succession and policy administration
• Responsible for daily Talent/HR operations; including onboarding, orientation, performance management, and HRIS/HR data management
• Leverage and utilize tools to streamline processes, improve quality and reduce administrative time/costs

Qualifications

• Pervious experience supporting multiple business units and shared services, driving organization wide talent initiatives in a dynamic, complex, and thriving organization
• Relevant industry experience (marketing, advertising, sports or entertainment)
• Previous experience supporting multiple business units and shared services, driving organization wide talent initiatives in a dynamic, complex, and thriving organization

If this sounds like the right role for you and you’re up to the challenge, please apply now!

*Due to the specific requirements of the role we will only be able to respond to candidates with relevant experience*

JLB

Seeking 3 Female Brand Ambassadors/ Promo Models for an event for an Energy Drink Company

Saturday 5/20 – Monday 5/22 (3 days)

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM each days

Rate: $150/day in Chicago, Illinois

Casting Call for Mick Jenkins Music Video

Location: Chicago

Date: May 14th

Rate $125/6

Role:  

Young boys –

• Black/African American,
• Roughly 10-15 years old.
• Hanging out in the city.

Americaneagle.com is a family owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including ecommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation and more. The company was recently named by Built in Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com’s list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies for the past eight years.

Americaneagle.com is seeking a qualified Paid Search (PPC) Campaign Manager to join our growing digital marketing team. The primary function is to facilitate day-to-day execution of search engine marketing programs for clients ranging from small to mid-size companies up through Fortune 100 corporations. This person should be highly skilled in online advertising and pay-per-click strategy. They will be responsible for improving clients’ paid website leads through planning, coordination, management, and monitoring of varying PPC campaigns.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, setting up, and managing PPC campaigns for clients.
• Tracking, analyzing, and reporting results on campaign performance.
• Understanding clients’ digital marketing goals in order to translate goals into executable strategies through ongoing maintenance and enhancements.
• Owning the entire paid search channel, driving numbers, converting into real leads and ultimately revenue.
• Identifying KPIs and completing work as needed to improve clients’ ad performance.
• Conducting keyword research, advising on ad spend and ad placement, testing ad copy, and optimizing campaigns for lean performance.
• Working with production teams, ensuring website is optimized for PPC success.
• Working with design teams to provide creative direction.
• Staying current on PPC / SEM practices and collaborating with peers on the Digital Marketing team.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of PPC / SEM experience.
• Google Ads & Google Analytics Certified with experience in Google Tag Manager.
• Highly proficient with all types of Google Ads including: Search Ads, Display Ads, Remarketing, Google Shopping Ads, YouTube Ads, etc.
• Experience with additional ad platforms including: Yahoo! Bing Network, Amazon, Facebook, Advertising.com, AdRoll, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, etc.
• Skilled in Google Analytics and able to set up and troubleshoot complex conversion tracking.
• In depth understanding of search engines, up-to-date techniques, ranking factors, and principles for sound SEM strategy.
• Knowledge of web design technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to articulate complex concepts both verbally and in writing to clients.
• Strong time management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
• Ability to think logically and develop practical recommendations for clients to support their digital marketing strategies and efforts.

Americaneagle.com provides its employees with an energetic work environment and opportunities to further develop their skills. Our dedication to growing our development team is how we can produce excellent sites and applications for our clients. We do all of this while maintaining a family value focus and pushing for a good work-life balance. We offer a generous compensation and benefits package.

Americaneagle.com

Under the direction of the VP of Marketing, the incumbent will lead good2grow’s strategy and activation across all digital platforms inclusive of the app/loyalty program, Paid Media efforts and social media.

Candidates should live in or around Atlanta, GA to be considered for this role.

Key Skills Required

• Proactivity and sense of urgency will be imperative to success
• Attention to details and dedication to getting things right
• Maintain high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to influence – communicate clearly, concise, and compelling to gain alignment and drive action across varying audiences

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Develops and manages the external marketing plans that support program growth including new member acquisition and existing member engagement optimization.
• Evaluates program performance and investigates opportunities in order to recommend promotions and strategies that drive loyalty program and member engagement.
• Works collaboratively with Marketing, Business analytics and other loyalty development counterparts to forecast, manage and analyze program performance metrics and to report on activities.
• Collaborates with internal marketing team by assisting with and providing strategy, direction and input towards the development of campaigns that support loyalty program growth and are in-keeping with the Company’s brand requirements.
• Identifies, secures and/or negotiates marketing opportunities that increases and maintains the Company’s share of voice within the overall loyalty partner’s program.
• Reviews and approves all materials developed by partner to promote loyalty programs.
• Collaborate with Creative Services Director and Designer on Social Media planning.
• Helps plan and execute social media activation with good2grow creative services team and external agency partners.
• Develop and lead analysis of marketing initiatives to determine programming effectiveness and performance against goals.
• Leverage analytical process to drive recommendations for current and future marketing initiatives.

Education/Experience

• BA in Marketing or Communications, required.
• 4+ years of digital marketing experience with in a B2C organization.
• Demonstrated success in paid media, search campaign and social media activation
• 2+ Years of experience in managing brand loyalty programming along with strong data and analytic skills
• Familiarity with MS office software including (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc)
• Prior creative agency management experience, preferred.
• Experience in graphic design for digital media activation, preferred.

Characteristics Needed to be Successful

• We are looking for someone with a passion for service. You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room, but you do have to love coming to work every day and you must have an authentic pride in your work.
• You must be a resourceful self-starter. If you wait to be told to do something before you do it, this isn’t the place for you.
• We need someone who is adaptable. The pace of change in our business is rapid. We create plans, but we’re always ready to shift as needed to accomplish our goals.
• You must be able to establish and retain trust across the organization. It’s a small company – there will be several critical relationships that can mean the difference between success and failure.

About Us

good2grow® is a children’s beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to use fun to help kids consume healthier products. And our commitment to this mission has made us a high-growth innovative beverage company, with a large, diverse, and ever-growing set of retail partners. We create better-for-you drinks that give both parents and kids a smile by combining great taste with tons of fun. We partner with some of the biggest names in entertainment including Disney, Universal Studios, Nickelodeon, Hasbro and so many more to top our products with 100s of all of their favorite characters. Our line of products include juices, flavored waters and milks, so there’s something to make everybody smile.

Why join us?

good2grow® offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Short and Long Term Disability (along with salary continuation), a robust Parental Leave Policy, Life Insurance, 12 Paid Holidays, plus a generous Paid Time Off package. Through our community involvement and employee engagement initiatives, you will see that we value our employees’ experience and the community around us. At good2grow®, you will be consistently challenged, and your opportunities will only be limited by your ambition!

Our Culture

Not only are our products fun, so is our organization! We are visionaries with a growth mindset, built on trust, integrity, and collaboration. Our culture is unmatched, described by our employees as transparent, flexible, inclusive, and team oriented. Other words we’ve heard used to describe us are empowering, nurturing, relaxed, and high performing. Our goal is for every employee to feel empowered, valued, and part of the good2grow family. Our organization is dedicated to leveraging technology to make our work more efficient and to keep our remote workforce connected. We place value on not only maintaining work-life balance, but also enhancing it by encouraging a culture that understands the importance of each individual’s unique circumstances. We are an industrious organization with a penchant for fun!
good2grow™

I am still in need of some:

• CHINESE BOYS for the upcoming Pharma ad.  

Client has given additional feedback.  Kids must have all of their teeth in (no missing ones). 

Ages 4-11 years

Impassioned…Emboldened…Infinitely Curious: The Bradford Exchange, part of The Bradford Hammacher Group family of brands, is a world leader in new product development. We have been selling joy for the last 50 years! Our global organization consists of 10 business divisions ranging from jewelry, apparel, collectible coins, home decor to holiday and so much more. We concept, create, design and market our creative products directly to our customers, and leverage licenses with the biggest names in entertainment and sports to bring unique and curated products to our customers across the globe.

We’re currently seeking an Assistant Marketing Marketing who will be responsible for the strategic marketing analysis, optimization, and execution of paid search campaigns and SEO for the Bradford Checks division against A/S and sales goals. Will be responsible for heading search & cross-functional team projects/meetings, presenting to senior management.

How you will contribute:

• Develop, analyze, create, and optimize paid search marketing campaigns against sales and A/S goals, along with close collaboration with cross-functional groups, and identify profitable expansion opportunities.
• This role will also assist in the construction of complex holiday marketing plans with a focus on product and keyword selection.
• Create analytical reports pertaining to campaign performance, provide recommendations to achieve strategic goals against KPIs, and present to senior management and cross-functional groups.
• Manage website merchandising with the use of Monetate to develop and execute website strategies to enhance the customer experience, improve site metrics and showcase the breadth of our products, plan and collaborate with cross functional teams to achieve shared strategic goals against set deadlines for website creative updates.
• Work with the creative team to develop visuals for new website optimizations, analyze A/B tests and other website enhancements via Content Square to better understand performance and improve future strategies, and upload products to Adobe and verify the URL’s are working correctly for personalized products.
• Search engine optimization including tracking organic search performance and executing strategic plans to improve keyword rankings and sales.
• Work with the SEO consultants to improve traffic and overall performance, research trends in SEO specifically pertaining to our product lines as well as new changes to Google algorithms.
• Work with our copywriting team to develop new and refreshed copy on the site.
• Assist in strategically developing social media plans to increase brand awareness and reach, research social media trends to better align our brand with new evolving content with an eye toward expanded opportunities for the business.
• Work with the creative team to develop the visuals for this content.
• Assist with development of budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of the overall channel performance.
• Participate in all management and leadership coaching programs provided by Bradford, in addition to working closely with direct manager, and seeking outside opportunities to further skills & education.

What you will bring and skills that excite us:

• 3+ years’ experience in marketing, web marketing experience with a focus on search preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related.
• Comprehensive knowledge of managed digital media channel.
• Review and effectively optimized assigned digital marketing campaigns against A/S targets.
• Work independently on assigned tasks with excellent attention to detail, and proven ability to meet deadlines with little involvement from manager.
• Plan and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve shared strategic goals against set deadlines.
• Train fellow employees on team processes, reporting, platforms & interfaces of paid search partners, and implementation of campaign launches.
• Strong oral and written communication skills as demonstrated through past presentations, meetings, and email correspondence across various levels of the company.
• Demonstrates an ability to effectively lead and supervise a team as evidenced by role as a Marketing Specialist, with a strong interest in pursuing and developing their management track at Bradford.
• Ability to further enhance management and leadership skills through participation in coaching programs provided by Bradford, working closely with direct manager, and seeking outside opportunities to further skills & education.
• Develop knowledge regarding budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of the overall channel performance.

BHG at a glance:

• Our scale: We have over 500 employees based out of our global headquarters right outside of Chicago, we have marketing operations in over 10 countries worldwide, and have over 32 million customers served.
• Compensation and benefits: We offer a competitive compensation plan and great benefits, with some benefits starting from day 1!
• We own the company: BHG is Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) which allows you to not only derive the benefits of working as an employee at The Bradford Hammacher Group, but also gain the benefits of being an owner.
• Professional Development: There is always room to learn! We offer a Professional Development Program, a Mentor Program, and LinkedIn Learning to our teams as well as additional hands-on training and development. Our teams utilize a continuous performance management and development structure for feedback, no dreaded annual reviews. We meet quarterly to focus on the future!
• Our values: Honesty. Innovation. Respect. Teamwork. Giving back. These are just some of the core values that drive our team members. Our team strives to build a culture of continuous feedback where anyone can share and create our “next big idea,” among diverse and inclusive teams.
• Flexibility and wellness: Whether it’s offering hybrid environment (onsite/remote) for our corporate staff, to a generous, front-loaded PTO and holiday package to all staff and corporate wellness initiatives like WW, an annual health fair and an onsite gym, we are committed to our team members well-being. New hires start with 16 days of PTO and 8 paid holidays per year.
• Perks and more: We have a Business Casual Work Environment, Health and Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO) Program, Direct Deposit, Credit Union, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Referral Bonus Program, 401(k), Profit Sharing, Tuition Reimbursement, Onsite Cafeteria providing free lunch, Onsite Fitness Center, Corporate WW and Toastmaster’s memberships, a Peer Recognition Program, Product Discounts and more!

The Bradford Exchange is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Bradford Exchange