Retail Marketing Lead (Non-Associate) - Mall Of America, Minnesota

SITKA Gear is seeking a Marketing Lead to join our team for the opening of our Mall of America store in Bloomington, Minnesota. In this role, you are responsible for strategizing and executing retail marketing and visual merchandising in the store and the community. SITKA is looking for a candidate who is both adept at multitasking and comfortable as a project manager and content strategist. Organization must be one of your top priorities, especially when it comes to communication. The ideal Marketing Lead has an eye for design, iterates quickly, is open to feedback, and likes seeing their vision come to life. You're a bit of a data nerd who can establish metrics of success on which you base tactical social media strategies. You are energized by working with a wide range of people and are excited to collaborate with brand partners and contractors who come with differing expectations and personalities. You put high value on a clean look and feel in the store, with close attention to detail. You are a reliable and concise communicator who can manage multiple streams of work concurrently, including helping with events and promotions. You're passionate about the outdoors, knowledgeable about hunting, and always leave a place better than you found it. In this role, you will report to the Store Manager.

This is not a remote position. This is a contract position located in Bloomington, Minnesota

General Job Duties:

• Own execution of the store events also including participation in setting of strategy, scheduling, outreach, contracting, and in-store asset management

• Take brand directive from the Retail Experience Manager and execute all creative, merchandising, and marketing needs in the store

• Own the execution of visual merchandising standards by training and driving standards with the store team

• Assist with in-store promotions by providing signage, emails, paid social and any other needs to execute promotional activity

• Support showcase merchandising and storytelling installations by providing the asset selection, end-to-end work with vendors, and set-up and take-down

• Own execution of the store social media also including participation of setting strategy, execution of strategy, and monthly KPI reporting

• Act as a manager on duty for staff and customer experience

• Provide support to the sales floor team and the inventory management team to provide customers with an excellent experience

Qualifications & Experience:

• 1+ years' experience in marketing and/or event planning

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a high-volume workload often requiring short turnaround times

• Passion for and understanding of hunting, the outdoors, and the culture around it

• Strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to coordinate with internal and external partners simultaneously resulting in highly positive relationships

• Effective project management skills and experience allowing for the execution of multiple competing priorities

• Social media management experience preferred but not required

• Photography experience a plus but not required

• Experience as a retail store key holder preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Stand for the duration of the shift

• Ability to lift 50 lbs

• Operate general office equipment (phones, computers etc.)

Benefits:

• Employee discount!

• Working with a passionate crew of outdoors enthusiasts

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