Marketing Coordinator

Join our Growing Team and see why Summit Utilities, Inc was named as one of the Fastest Growing Denver Area Private Companies 2019 and 2020; Best Places to Work in Maine 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and Best Places to Work in Arkansas 2020 and 2023, Oklahoma 2022 and 2023 and Missouri 2023. Summit was also recently named one of Forbes 2023 America’s Best Small Employers.

Summit is a growing natural gas utility company providing safe, reliable and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri and Oklahoma. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence, diversity and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do.

We have an exciting opportunity open for a Marketing Coordinator with the opportunity to work remote from AR.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As Summit’s Marketing Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in the success of our marketing initiatives by efficiently managing various responsibilities. Collaborating closely with the rest of the team, you will be instrumental in budget management and ensuring that marketing campaigns and department allocations align with our financial plans.

Your duties will include invoice processing, where you will manage invoices related to marketing expenses to ensure timely payments to vendors and contractors, as well as maintain precise records of invoicing and budgeting for real-time tracking and reporting. Another key aspect of your role will involve social media management, including scheduling posts, engaging with our audience, and monitoring social media channels daily. Acting as a bridge between marketing and other departments, you will facilitate communication and ensure that marketing initiatives align with our broader organizational goals. Additionally, the Marketing Coordinator will address ad hoc requests from other departments for marketing support, collaboration, or information sharing. The role will serve as the team traffic coordinator, ensuring that marketing projects move through various stages efficiently and meet deadlines. Overseeing the placement of print advertisements in newspapers and assisting with the planning and execution of marketing events, trade shows, and exhibitions will also be key components of your role. Project management skills are a must-have as the role will keep track of marketing projects, ensuring they stay on schedule and addressing any potential roadblocks. Coordinating marketing team meetings, preparing agendas, and documenting meeting minutes will contribute to the smooth functioning of our marketing team. The role requires a commitment to staying updated on marketing trends, industry developments, and best practices will play a crucial role in contributing to the growth and efficiency of our team.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Social Media Day-to-Day: Assisting with scheduling posts, engaging with the audience, and monitoring social media. Respond to inquiries and comments in a timely manner across digital platforms: Next Door, Bing, Yelp, Google. Tracks progress and analyzes social performance of channels. Aids in growth and engagement for social media communications: followers, content sharing, increase response time to messages and comments, etc. Monitors posts and content to report on an as-needed weekly and monthly basis, campaign success, and noteworthy metrics and findings. Works with team to make recommendations for future posts and campaigns to increase performance.
• Budget Management: Collaborating with the marketing manager to develop and maintain marketing budgets, tracking expenses, and ensuring campaigns & department allocations stay within budgeted spends.
• Invoice Processing: Managing and processing invoices related to marketing expenses and working with the finance team to ensure timely payments to vendors and contractors.
• Promotional Items: Coordinating the procurement of promotional materials and merchandise, working with vendors to order items, and ensuring timely delivery.
• Interdepartmental Liaison: Serving as the bridge between marketing and other departments, facilitating communication, and ensuring that marketing initiatives align with broader organizational goals.
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Addressing ad hoc requests from other departments for marketing support, collaboration, or information sharing. For example, annual safety surveys, regulatory one-offs, sponsorship needs, logo facilitation
• Daily weather and news update resource outlet for the team
• Print Advertising: Overseeing the process of placing print advertisements in newspapers when needed. Assist with ad placement for regulatory and safety notices.
• Traffic Coordination: Acting as the team traffic coordinator, ensuring that projects move through the various stages of development and production efficiently, and meeting deadlines.
• Event Support: Assisting with the planning and execution of marketing events, trade shows, and exhibitions, including logistics, coordination, and promotion.
• Project Management: Keeping track of marketing projects, ensuring they stay on schedule, and resolving any potential roadblocks.
• Marketing Meetings and Agenda: Coordinating marketing team meetings, preparing agendas, and documenting meeting minutes.
• Stay Updated: Keeping abreast of marketing trends, industry developments, and best practices to contribute to the team's growth and efficiency.
• Support additional Marketing, Communications, Corporate Affairs, and Sustainability projects as needed.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

·Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, photo/video editing and design, or other related fields.

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in marketing, public relations, journalism, or communications industry field preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Proficiency and knowledge in social media platforms
• Content research and proofreading skills
• Driven individual with a passion for excellence
• Polished interpersonal/communication skills including excellent verbal skills
• Preferred- experience with digital media or design platforms for creative design
• Preferred- knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva
• Knowledge of social media management tools such as Hootsuite or Sprout Social
• Strong written communication skills
• Exhibits high level of attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work well with a diverse group of individuals to achieve goals.
• Known for ability to work well with others as the position requires a great deal of collaboration across departments and with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to handle many tasks and duties at the same time.

Summit offers competitive pay and medical/dental/vision and other benefits that provide flexibility, choice, and support to our employees when they need it most. We understand that home and family are essential pieces of your life, and our benefits are designed to support you both at work and at home.

Summit Utilities, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.