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Marketing Coordinator

We're currently seeking a Marketing Coordinator based out of our Irving, TX office to drive brand visibility, customer engagement, and internal event success across key regions. The ideal candidate is creative, organized, and passionate about bringing people together while amplifying the Meriton brand, and comfortable collaborating with both local business leaders and central marketing teams to drive business growth.

Responsibilities

• Event Coordination - Plan and execute internal and external events, including open houses, lunch-and-learns, and company gatherings, and partner with Meriton marketing team to plan and execute key tradeshows and client/partner appreciation events.
• Support event coordination and marketing efforts.
• Coordinate logistics such as venues, catering, travel, signage, and event materials.
• Coordinate webinar events for manufacturers to showcase their technologies to local customers.
• Take initiative to suggest and coordinate team-building events that support company culture and boost morale.
• Maintain event and marketing calendars and project timelines.
• Marketing & Comms - Coordinate with Meriton marketing team, sales and leadership to execute:
• Marketing and Comms campaigns across email and digital platforms including newsletters, OptiSigns, event comms, and announcements.
• Social media channel content development and posting/monitoring.
• Strategic product line promotions and manufacturer events.
• Sales & marketing collateral including flyers, case studies, presentations, and video recaps.
• Promotional item inventory and orders for events and sales use.
• Communication & Collaboration - Communicate clearly and professionally with staff across all levels of the organization.
• Serve as primary point of contact between Meriton marketing team and Shared Services, and collaborate closely with brand managers, social and event teams.
• Maintain open communication with leadership regarding upcoming events and proactively plan ahead for the year.
• Maintain regular communication with vendors and sponsors for any travel-related or event-related needs.

The Profile

• Education: Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, event planning, or a related field preferred
• Experience: 2+ years in event coordination, marketing, or a similar role; HVAC industry exposure is a plus but not required
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, social media platforms, and email marketing tools (e.g., Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Workshop, WordPress)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable interacting with customers, vendors, and leadership teams
• A self-starter mindset with a collaborative attitude
• Experience with Recruitment Marketing is a strong plus!

Other Skills/Abilities

Strategic Skills

Ability to keep up with current trends in communications, technologies and marketing strategies as well as competitive positioning and target mindset. Passion for learning and developing new skills. Ability to understand concepts and complexity comfortably. Willing to take direction, open to change and will try anything to find solutions. Strong attention to detail in design work, a positive attitude and a collaborative personality.

Operating Skills

Ability to discern between tasks to determine how best to accomplish goals and organize task/people assignments to get results in a timely way. Ability to figure out processes and simplify them in order to maximize workflow.

Personal and Interpersonal

Ability to establish and grow relationships with customers through effective verbal and written communication. Dedicated to the needs of the customers, manufacturers and peers and has the patience to actively listen to all business partners. Able to solve problems and skillfully negotiate with a minimum of noise while managing stress. Demonstrates integrity and trust through appropriate directness and truthfulness. Ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses, seek feedback and continuously improve skills.

Behavior Skills

Ability to seize opportunities and maintain a positive attitude in challenging situations. Able to pursue tasks with the drive to finish them, regardless of setbacks. Ability to make decisions on behalf of the team.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Mental stamina for problem solving and prioritizing multiple tasks.

Environmental Requirements

Will be required to work in an office environment and possibly, occasionally in the field.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate a computer keyboard and telephone and reach items with their hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.