Senior Marketing Associate

Steris Corporation
parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Nov 10, 2024
Senior Marketing Associate Req ID: 45262 Job Category: Marketing/Communications Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60618 Workplace Type: Hybrid Please Note: HuFriedyGroup was divested from STERIS on May 31, 2024. We are currently in a transition period, working to re-establish our own HuFriedyGroup Careers site and job posting pages. Until the new site and pages are ready, career opportunities that are specific to jobs at HuFriedyGroup will continue to be published on the STERIS site. Our Talent Acquisition team will be working diligently to ensure a positive and seamless experience for our candidates. HuFriedyGroup is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, HuFriedyGroup provides a unique combination of world class products, value-added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients. Working at HuFriedyGroup is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization's inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best-In-Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world. Position Summary The Marketing and Brand Management department at HuFriedyGroup is a strategic business driver, implementing our company mission and vision across all marketing channels and brand touchpoints. The Senior Marketing Specialist is responsible for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to driving awareness of HuFriedyGroup products and services by creating marketing programs, campaigns, platforms and communication deliverables that support and enable strategic business objectives and drive profitable growth. This person must have a strong project management orientation and be able to successfully drive multiple projects and campaigns at once. Finally, this individual must have a demonstrated capacity to understand data and leverage that understanding to draw conclusions and implement recommendations to improve upon overall marketing effectiveness. Responsibilities 1. Serves as primary point of contact to assigned business initiatives and products as liaison between the product team and brand management. Identifies business unit's goals, objectives, and revenue targets to in turn develop and execute marketing strategy to achieve desired business results. 2. Leads and develops the execution of high-impact marketing programs, from start to finish, leveraging internal support and driving collaboration, that strengthen and grow the HuFriedyGroup brand and portfolio of products and services. 3. Works closely with internal and external partners on the creation of promotions, marketing campaigns, launches, etc. that drive business growth.* 4. Leads the development, execution and measurement of audience-focused integrated campaigns and programs to support business objectives and goals 5. Manages cross-functional teams to drive integration and execute tactical plans 6. Leads the development of Marketing campaigns and guides creative direction for use in various online channels: email, social media, web/banner ads, search and other tactics for inclusion on earned, owned and paid media including dealer websites and in various other media outlets 7. Manages campaign timelines, weekly status, review and approval processes; seeks opportunities to maximize efficiencies and management of processes 8. Working in partnership with the Design, develops creative briefs and guides creative direction to meet objectives for all marketing and public facing communications, including print, digital, and video assets 9. Partners with international teammates to launch products globally 10. Serves as active member of the Global Marketing Council to ensure connectiveness and resonance of messaging, position and branding on a global brand level. 11. Creates and maintains marketing effectiveness dashboard of key performance metrics and return on investment analysis. Presents data to key stakeholders, including members of the Dental Executive Leadership team, and recommends actions as appropriate. 12. Participates in yearly planning sessions; Presents options and recommendations to Strategic Business Units. 13. Effectively communicate programs, strategies, expectations and results across the marketing department and within appropriate levels in the organization What You Need To Be Successful Bachelor's degree in marketing or related field required. Minimum 7 years' experience in advertising/marketing/product management position Proven ability to work independently on information discovery and research projects Proven ability to connect messages to target audiences. Solid understanding of, and experience with, graphic design, printing and production of printed materials Knowledge in the area of data and analysis Excellent creative and business writing skills Strong verbal presentation skills Strong project management and organizational skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent proofreading skills required. What Will Help You Progressive project responsibilities strongly preferred. B2B experience preferred PC literacy required (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Macintosh literacy helpful but not required #LI-LD1 Employees (and their families) may enroll in our company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, health savings account, voluntary benefits, supplemental life/AD&D plans and the company's 401k plan. Employees are covered by an employee assistance program (also available to household members) and long-term disability. Full-Time Employees are also eligible for short-term disability. Full-time Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of service and paid Holidays. Part-time employees working 20 or more hours receive a pro-ration of the full-time PTO allocation and paid Holidays based on their standard hourly work week. Full-Time employees are eligible for four weeks of paid parental leave. Part-time employees also receive paid parental leave, pro-rated based on their standard hourly work week. HuFriedyGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity. Req ID: 45262 Job Category: Marketing/Communications Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60618 Workplace Type: Hybrid STERIS Sustainability Life at STERIS Nearest Major Market: Chicago Job Segment: Branding, Senior Brand Manager, Senior Product Manager, Brand Manager, Project Manager, Marketing, Operations, Technology