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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute digital marketing strategies to enhance our online presence.
• Develop relevant content for digital platforms, including social platforms, website, email campaigns, blogs, etc.
• Manage and create social media content to build strong online presence and engagement.
• Manage and update company website has current and relevant content.
• Building landing pages to support marketing campaigns.
• Execute and monitor digital advertising campaigns on various platforms.
• Utilize tools like Google Analytics to monitor website traffic, user behavior, and campaign performance.
• Prepare regular reports detailing key performance metrics and actionable insights.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive branding and messaging across all channels.
• Management and support for internal digital communications such as G-cloud and email communications.
• Create and edit engaging videos.
• Manage and maintain media content in OpenAsset.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in marketing or other relevant discipline required.
• 3-5 years of experience providing digital marketing support.
• Proficiency in the following software programs:
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Acrobat, Premier Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Customer Relationship Management and Marketing Automation Software (Salesforce, HubSpot, OpenAsset)
• Social media management software (Hootsuite a plus)
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
• Creative mindset and ability to generate innovative ideas for digital campaigns.
• Analytical skills to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Proven skills for design, imagery, video, infographics and other graphic design elements.
• Excellent written, editing/proof reading and verbal communication skills.
• Thrives in a multi-tasking, deadline-driven, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Resourceful critical thinker who takes initiative to accomplish tasks.
• Strong attention to detail, prioritization, time management and organization skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Video editing skills a plus.
• SEO/SEM experience a plus.

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About Annalect

Annalect’s 2,000+ innovators leverage data and technology to help clients across Omnicom build relationships that matter — whether that means fostering consumers’ trust in brands, building new experiences, or delivering advanced analytics where it’s most needed. Annalect is the driving force behind Omni, Omnicom’s unique open operating system, which works hand-in-hand with clients’ and partners’ data and tools, to orchestrate better marketing outcomes.

Annalect’s unique approach to data and technology – one that relies on transparency, neutrality, and interoperability – allows us to deliver purpose-built and scalable solutions that make data actionable. Our advanced teams of product leaders, data scientists, consultants, and engineers enable us to meet the business goals of our internal and external clients.

Team Overview:

The Marketing Science Team is a group of individuals who bring a suite of solutions to one of our industry’s most coveted clients. This is a tenured team of motivated people who are service-focused and always learning. Key focus areas of this group are Marketing Mix Modelling and Multi-touch Attribution. This highly visible team works closely with other Omnicom agency domain experts to support their data-related needs and assists in presenting strategic insights and results.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Understanding of marketing mix modeling/econometric analysis and/or other branches of market research (custom survey research, advertising testing or tracking, new product research, etc.)
• Understanding of databases and data modeling
• Experience with delivering and operationalizing model solutions for clients
• Strong Excel knowledge in basic functions and pivot tables
• Excellent communication skills are a must
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, engineering, information management, social sciences or business/marketing related fields.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in a quantitative data driven field, media, or other relevant field
• 4+ years of prior work experience building marketing mix or media mix models

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Building, reviewing, and publishing marketing mix models
• Translating data into clear, compelling, and actionable insights by leveraging advanced analytics tactics conducted by central resources
• Data processing, cleansing & validation with various agency partners to ensure appropriate representation in models
• Ensuring timely follow through on all scheduled and ad hoc deliverables
• With the leaders of the functional specialty teams, keeping track of projects being run by the Functional Specialists to ensure they are done on time and to right level of quality
• Development of presentations to clients, including the results of analyses and research projects in a clear and insightful narrative, digestible by a lay person
• Understanding of consumer data and marketplace behaviors, particularly those that most impact business and marketing goals
• Evaluating data and research/analytics methods for client needs as applicable to the key business questions
• Working with third party research/analytics vendors to assess and triangulate insights for clients

Annalect, a division of Omnicom Media Group, reaffirms its commitment to the policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and to carrying out this policy at all of its offices. It shall be the policy of Omnicom Media Group to (1) recruit, select, hire, train, promote, pay, discipline and terminate employees in all job classifications without regard to age, race, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, alienage, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other basis upon which discrimination against or harassment of employees or applicants for employment is prohibited under any applicable federal, state or local equal opportunity employment laws and (2) ensure that all personnel actions are administered without discrimination in violation of applicable law.

Annalect

Marketing Specialist/Manager

Full Time

Downtown Chicago (Loop) – full onsite

$80-100k + benefit package

The Marketing Strategist’s primary responsibility is to support the growth of the company by implementing strategies that increase demand for our services.

This position will frequently interact with our sales team, third-party vendors, and at times customers and carriers.

This employee must have a deep understanding of our audience and bring strong organizational, prioritization, and analytical skills to the table to drive creative concepts.

What You’ll Do

• Keep the the brand consistent and build exposure across all channels.

• Create and update landing pages on our WordPress website.
• Create thoughtful omnichannel campaigns through content planning and distribution – email, social, ads, mail, internal/external.

• Develop data-informed social media content briefs and plans that align with our brand vision.

• Partner with sales to ensure connectivity across all company channels.

• Ensure the sales department feels supported and has the collateral to feel confident and successful going into calls, in-person meetings, demos, etc.

• Use audience insight/targeted KPIs to create better user experiences.

• Participate in the development of testing strategies, including A/B & multi-variant testing.

• Conduct content analysis/audits of competitors to benchmark content & identify best practices.

• Stay up to date on best practices & emerging trends in social media.

• Write press releases & establish relationships with media companies.

• Apply for and stay up to date on various awards in the industry, including culture awards.

• Maintain relationships with our current merch vendor(s) and continuously come up with new design concepts and ideas for merch and marketing collateral for career fairs, industry conventions, and internal/external gifts. Including but not limited to anniversaries, new customer gifts, and holiday gifts.

• Work hand-in-hand with our Executive Admin Assistant to help on projects, including but not limited to, the President’s Club, Holiday Parties, and other social gatherings.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, graphic design, or journalism preferred.
• Minimum of 4+ years in marketing strategy.
• A proven track record of using marketing concepts to achieve deliverable results.
• The ability to be creative and analytical.
• Ability to work efficiently on your own, but also in a team setting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills, excellent copywriting skills, and graphic design skills.
• Eventual understanding of the transportation industry (after onboarding) to best showcase external company strategy and internal mission.

Bonus Points

• You have experience in 3PL, Transportation, or Tech.

• Experience with Google Analytics, WordPress, Growbots (MailChimp), LinkedIn, and Instagram.

• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, and SharePoint. (OneDrive)

• Experience with photography or videography – Shooting and Editing.

Enjoy the good life:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Personal financial advisor
• Unlimited coffee bar & cold brew keg
• Wellness days & generous PTO
• Premium Calm membership

Covert Recruiting

Association Management Center seeks a Marketing Manager to join our Marketing Services team, an internal marketing agency focused on developing strategic marketing campaigns for AMC clients. The marketing manager leads marketing projects for multiple clients, including the Awards and Personalization Association (APA) and Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE). The role requires brand strategies to advance revenue generating value, including attracting new members and audiences, as well as promoting partnership, sponsorship and advertising. Ideal candidates will have marketing, promotion and social media expertise, as well as being adept in managing multiple projects across all channels and the ability to track and measure the success of marketing tactics based on client performance or revenue goals.

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with association client stakeholders to create marketing strategy to support revenue growth, customer engagement, and to enhance the brand, including for membership recruitment and retention to ensure messaging aligns with unique client value propositions.
• Develop marketing plans and an annual calendar to include messaging themes, timelines, mediums/channels and tactical execution areas.
• Manage multiple integrated marketing campaigns concurrently, including strategy, execution, and data analysis/reporting.
• Manage assigned client websites, providing timely content updates, identifying opportunities to utilize the website to meet strategic goals and maximizing SEO
• Ensure quality within a given campaign, including all collateral is professional and on-brand.
• Facilitate effective communication between client stakeholders and staff, meeting client needs, and ensuring expectations are consistent across all parties involved.
• Monitor project and budget status and regularly report to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with creative team and association staff to development marketing collateral including monthly newsletters, social media campaigns, print or digital ads, press releases, brochures, postcards, annual reports, and other promotional pieces, etc.
• Ensure brand consistency across all marketing deliverables.
• Foster relationships with clients to ensure effective collaboration and create an environment where clients can have an active role in the process.
• Provide guidance to team members to build up the team and ensure the best possible work is being completed by all hands in a project.
• Coach, manage, train and develop direct reports.
• Create marketing plans based on broader marketing strategy around client products and services.
• Continually improve processes and systems to ensure efficient, high-quality, repeatable, and documented work.
• Set and meet realistic deadlines; foreseeing challenges and creating plans to address them.

Qualities:

• Knowledge of good content strategy practice across all channels including web, e-mail, social media, print, audiovisual, and advertisements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft and Adobe software, web content management systems, Google Analytics, email and social media marketing platforms, SEO tools.
• The ability to build and manage a project plan that is flexible and budget-conscious and allows pieces to move concurrently.
• Great interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to solve conflicts and guide project team members.
• A working knowledge including but not limited to HTML and CSS, processes for both print and digital collateral, email writing and design, and data analytics and tracking.
• A high-level perspective with granular knowledge: this professional should understand all the moving parts involved in a given project enough to properly estimate effort involved and manage those pieces.
• Resource management skills, knowledge of what is needed and who can best deliver it.

Experience And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing.
• 5 years’ experience in a creative services agency, corporate, or association marketing environment including leading staff.
• Experience in account management, market research, marketing strategy and plan development, branding, analytics, events and product marketing, and budget management.
• Experience in content marketing, paid and organic search, email marketing campaigns, and writing and editing.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, deadline oriented, flexible, and creative.

Association Management Center is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse team in which all employees are welcomed, valued and respected for their individual strengths, perspectives, and contributions.

Disclaimer The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

Association Management Center

BGSF is working with a client whose sole focus is to improve health care for the public by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in the quality of care they provide, to identify a direct hire Media Manager to join their growing team.

This position is hybrid- does require coming to office every (or every other) Wednesday.

Overview

Work closely with national healthcare consumer, policy, and trade reporters, with a particular focus on Washington, D.C.-based media outlets, on proactive and reactive media relations.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the development and implementation of strategic public relations.
• Liaises with leadership, subject matter experts and other stakeholders to escalate
• Works to obtain top-tier press coverage in D.C.-based print, broadcast and online media.
• Conducts day-to-day media relations.
• Efficiently responds to media inquiries to provide accurate information
• Leverages existing media relationships and cultivates new contacts.
• Coordinates press conferences, editorial meetings and other public relations events.
• Maintains a keen understanding of pressing industry topics and media stories in healthcare and government.
• Writes and proofreads news releases, media statements, talking points and bylines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism and/or English required.
• 7-10 years of experience in a public affairs or media relations role.
• Thorough knowledge of the healthcare business and policy landscape.
• Solid knowledge of Meltwater, Cision or other media monitoring platforms
• Existing relationships with strong contacts inside the Beltway.
• Healthcare experience.

BGSF

Laughlin Constable is looking for candidates who want to create meaningful change in their work by leading with heart.

We follow a set of beliefs in our daily approach. Ideas can come from anywhere, at any time. Life is too short to work somewhere that doesn’t satisfy your soul. And the best work feels PERSONAL. If you agree, then you might have the makeup of a Griffin (the moniker given to all who work at LC based off the mythical guardian of treasures).

We are looking for a Media Coordinator to join our Chicago team. This position is your entry to the exciting world of media – where you’ll learn all about planning for both traditional and digital media – as well as digital campaign trafficking and tagging (Ad Ops).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES – what do the BEST Griffins do in the role?

• Responsible for learning media planning fundamentals – by being curious and participating in the work across all accounts
• Work closely with the Planners to learn the billing and media ordering process – which you will manage for a range of clients.
• Assist the Media Planners / Supervisors on digital reporting needs
• Help to compile competitive data and identify key insights for client reporting
• Work with the Ad Ops Supervisor to become proficient in ad server management
• Learn to traffic campaigns from start to finish, QA creatives and create floodlights
• Work with internal teams to manage timelines and campaign execution
• Perform regular campaign health checks to ensure performance is on track
• Become an expert in media tools such as TelMar, ComScore, MRI, Resonate, Kantar, DCM, IAS, etc.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong communication skills – will have frequent contact with the account and buying teams
• Emerging presentation and persuasion skills
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail
• Professional demeanor
• Basic understanding of the media planning function
• Eagerness to learn
• Proficient multitasker – with ability to work simultaneously on a number of projects
• Proficient in MS Office, with the ability to learn new computer skills quickly

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related field
• Prior internship in an advertising agency is a plus
• Strong skill level in MS Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Proactive approach – showing initiative in problem-solving and strong time management skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT and PHYSCIAL 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. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or touch objects or controls and talk or hear. The employee is required to occasionally stand, walk, reach above shoulders, lift and carry up to 25 pounds and kneel, crouch or stoop. There are no specific vision abilities required by this job.

TRAVEL

Not Applicable

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position but is rather the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties and employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.

Laughlin Constable

#Social Media and #Public Relations Manager

Candidate must have strong verbal and written communication skills. He/she should be a self-starter with experience in most platforms of social media. Organizational, project management and creative skills are a must. Familiarity with Public Relations best practices is important. Some feature and blog writing and pitching stories to the media with followup will be employee’s responsibility. Attention to detail is crucial. Will work from home with weekly meetings in the office in Oak Brook IL. Senior living communities are our client base. Minimum three years of experience.

Responsibilities include:

• Handling Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and some TikTok for clients
• Creating and scheduling posts
• Curating content for social media posts and engaging in online conversation with prospects and current customers
• Reviewing comments and responding
• Monitoring results of social media accounts
• Creating media lists
• Writing blogs and articles
• Pitching stories to the media with followup
• Creating client reports
• Monitor client reviews

Utilizing graphic design programs to craft engaging content for social media posts

Salaried position. IRA contributions by employer. No healthcare benefits.

Contact Debra Sheridan at [email protected].

IVY Marketing Group

BGSF is working with a client whose sole focus is to improve health care for the public by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in the quality of care they provide, to identify a direct hire Media Manager to join their growing team.

This position is hybrid- 2 days a week in office (Wednesday and 1 additional day).

Overview

Responsible for leading the day-to-day development and execution of communications to support the President & CEO, as well as supporting the Enterprise’s overarching thought leadership platform. Drive and define the thought leadership platform for the President & CEO to amplify his voice within health care and tell the company’s story globally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary communications liaison for the CEO and lead the day-to-day development and execution of executive communications to support the CEO.
• Create and drive clearly defined CEO messages across all channels, reaching and engaging key stakeholders including business partners, customers, employees, local communities, media and other influencers, policy makers, and regulatory authorities.
• Manage end-to-end CEO-related messages including internal events and recognition programs, social media, speeches, thought leadership opportunities, video messages, and website content that align with the overall communications strategy.
• Create compelling CEO presentations and digital assets in partnership with the creative and design team.
• Oversee the creation and execution of a robust CEO content strategy for earned media opportunities and social media channels in partnership with traditional and social media teams,
• Work collaboratively with Enterprise-wide and business unit leadership and peers to identify high impact communications opportunities to enhance CEO image and reputation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years communications experience including:
• Experience developing senior leadership communications programs and platforms.
• Experience developing and writing CEO-level speeches/presentations and other support materials.
• Deep writing experience, ideally with an early foundation in a corporate or agency setting, and/or prior work as a reporter/journalist.
• Must be highly skilled in PowerPoint
• Must be experienced in preparing scripts for broadcast, and in writing for teleprompters
• Must exercise good judgement in understanding political sensitivities of particular audiences and tailoring general messages to specific circumstances
• Proven track record of success in health care message creation.
• Previous experience designing and implementing creative and impactful communications strategies for C-suite executives.

BGSF

A company in the public health services industry is seeking a Director of Executive Communications located in the Oakbrook area of Chicago, IL.

The ideal candidate must have C suite communications experience because this person will be supporting an executive with all of his communications such as writing speeches along with other media content. Must support and work across the whole enterprise, including all units.

Must have healthcare experience and looking for great tenure with stability showing on the resume.

REQUIRED:

• Degreed with 10+ years in developing speeches, presentations for a corporate agency or as a reporter/journalist with health care message creation.
• Excellent and advanced PowerPoint skills is a must and ability to show prior work.
• Experienced in preparing scripts for broadcast, and in writing for teleprompters. Working knowledge in understanding political sensitivities of particular audiences and tailoring general messages to specific circumstances. Self -starter with ability to write quickly and prepare materials to support executive with complex travel schedule. Previous experience designing and implementing creative and impactful communications for C-Suite.
• Ability to advice on essential communication topics, forums to convey strategic priorities.
• Duties: Support all communications for President/CEO as well as the rest of leadership platform.
• Drive and define the thought leadership platform for the executive to amplify his voice within health care and spread the vision of the company.
• Create messages clearly to business partners, customers, employees, local communities, media influencers, policy makers, and regulatory authorities.
• Manage from start to finish, all related messages including internal events and award programs, social media, speeches, thought leadership opportunities, video messages, and website content that align with the overall communications strategy.
• Create compelling presentations in partnership with the creative and design team.
• Oversee the creation and execution of the executive’s content strategy for earned media opportunities and social media channels in partnership with traditional and social media teams.
• Work collaboratively with Enterprise-wide and business unit leadership and peers to identify high impact communications opportunities to enhance the executive’s image and reputation.

Why work here:

Truly work life balance, no overtime, no weekends, done at the end of the day. Very mission driven, learning culture, different classes that employees can take on company time, very transparent, respecting each other, celebrating different cultures.

Paying $130,000 to 145,000 and relocation offered – Working a hybrid schedule with 2 days in the office and 3 work from home.

Great benefits

Great medical plan, 2 dental plans, vision, life ins fully paid, long term/short term, HSA, flexible spending, Time off – accrue 3 weeks PTO first year plus 2 weeks, sick, 4 personal days, 9 holidays, and 2 additional floating. 6 weeks paid time off, to care for parent, spouse, child. Benefits kick in 1st day of month after month they start. 401k with match 50 cents up to 6%. Pension plan as well, auto enroll, vested after 3 years. Employee assistance, 6 free counseling sessions a year.

If you have the above, please apply with a WORD formatted resume NOT A PDF for review.

BGSF

Job Title: Communications Planning Manager

Client Location: Bolingbrook, IL (onsite 6x a month)

Starting: ASAP

Salary/Pay Rate: $32 – $36 hourly + benefits

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 5 Months

Job Description:

Responsibilities: Act as the go-to internal resource for Communications Planning by sharing best practices, expertise, and innovation.

Be an indispensable partner to the core Media team as you develop and bring to life communications plans that deliver against marketing objectives and grow the business.

Lead category communications planning, including ideation and integration across digital and physical marketing channels.

Work with your Sr Manager to develop foundational communications work (consumer target, insights, reasons to believe, etc.)

Provide thought leadership for evergreen marketing plans that inform and inspire marketing channels leaders

Requirements: 4+ years with a creative or media agency, publisher, or brand with specific communications/experience planning experience

Strong experience in developing and executing marketing plans.

Strong strategic thinking and planning skills, including the development of creative briefs and project plans

Hands-on experience with full ecosystem of marketing tools, including digital and social

Solid background/skills in analytics and data driven media planning

Bachelor’s degree required

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