Marketing Communication Specialist

About Us:

Safe Food Alliance is a 113-year-old diverse, privately held organization, with roots firmly planted in agriculture and food-related businesses. These endeavors have been around for centuries and will continue to be a vital part of the global economy. Our vision is to promote safer food through leadership, science, collaboration, and curiosity.

We are looking for an ambitious, growth minded, marketing communication specialist to support marketing, communications, and innovation initiatives at Safe Food Alliance and DFA of California. You will play a vital role in defining the voice of our companies and using it to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Job Description:

As a Marketing Communication Specialist, you will help create and edit content for social media, write copy for print and digital collateral, oversee our email marketing efforts, manage client communication channels, and help our marketing team expand into new markets. Ultimately, you will act as our brand’s voice to impress our current clients and attract new business.

If you’re a scrappy and adaptable marketing professional with a heart for the clients you serve, we would love to meet you!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Write, proofread, and edit copy for content creation and corporate communication pieces
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  Oversee all social media accounts for Safe Food Alliance & DFA. Duties include creating and updating social media posting schedules, replying to comments from subscribers or liking tagged photos and coordinating with staff.
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  Create content and layouts for marketing emails sent to clients and members, including collecting content, inputting information into Keap email templates, and scheduling.
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  Research the market, analyze trends to help define the organization's marketing strategy and provide advice as to how to best reach the target markets.
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  Review and report on analytics to gain channel & content performance insights through research and evaluation
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  Work with the marketing team to collect, track and analyze client feedback and suggest improvements internally based on the insights gathered – help measure metrics such as NPS to gauge how the brand is performing on client experience performance parameters
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  Manage client-facing communication channels and respond to client queries in a timely and effective manner, via phone, email, social media, or chat applications

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

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  Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Marketing & or Business Administration
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  2 to 3 years of experience in communications strategy development
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  Experience with e-marketing, & B2B marketing campaigns
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  Experience in Food & Agriculture industry is a plus
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  Highly computer literate with capability in email, MS Office, and related business and communication tools
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  Content writing experience for all media platform
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  Proven social media and networking expertise
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  Excellent written and verbal communication skills

To be considered for the position, candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their work and write an essay for a selected question/topic.