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Our client, a leader in the beauty tech space, is looking for a Marketing Project Specialist to sit in Chicago. This role will be 40 hours per week, 5x days/week onsite, for 6 months, with potential to extend.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Support Sales and Marketing teams with execution of new product launches and marketing campaigns

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES

Support cross-functional projects in a rapidly changing environment

• Work collaboratively across the sales and marketing functions to support both new and current product ranges
• Partner with the Global team on all product launches, ensuring that they have the best understanding of your market needs
• Support the facilitation of good project management as it relates to the key aspects; communication, understanding, timing, cost and post-mortem analysis
• Own and drive projects through to completion - corralling internal stakeholders to ensure efficient and timely execution

Inform business decision making process

• Analyze and interpret market data regularly and execute monthly business reports to empower the business with valuable information to make decisions
• Become a product expert. Learn how to communicate brand technology to internal teams, retailers and customers
• Partner with Sales account managers to ensure that brand products are represented in the best interests of the brand, the retailer and the customer
• Ensure that marketing and sales channels have the tools, knowledge and assets to execute excellent campaign plans

Provide multi-level support to Marketing team

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• Help to lead special projects or product launches
• Help to ensure feasibility signoff and production requirements for exclusive SKUs from concept to launch.
• Assist in market and consumer insight studies

Develop and execute processes

• Work with the Marketing Manager and Associate Marketing Manager to ensure that any issues are escalated, communicated and resolved in an appropriate manner
• Provide methods for the reporting of the status of projects to the department, manage status communication and ensure that every opportunity is given for the team to understand project activity

Fulfill other duties as required

• Take initiative. Relish the opportunity of starting or picking up new work autonomously.
• Fix things that you can see need fixing
• Identify problems and find solutions

Other requirements:

• Experience/Education: Bachelor's degree or 1-2 years of related experience; Some experience in a Marketing or creative environment preferred
• Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills with an enthusiastic, high energy personality
• Must be adaptable to a fast paced and changing department and have the robustness to recover from unexpected outcomes
• Ability to foresee and react quickly to business needs to help improve its function
• Curiosity and initiative to explore and learn
• Attention to detail and accuracy in reporting
• Strong communication skills; this person is able to present information (both written and oral) clearly and concisely. This person needs to be able to communicate clearly at all levels within an organization.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; must be able to deal with ambiguity and willing to take risks as needed.
• Be passionate about the product; this person needs to be enthusiastic about brand, technology and engineering
• Explorer - be curious, ask questions and try new things
• Attuned - possess a willingness to help, draw insights via observation
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• Project management skills; this person must be able to plan, achieve and evaluate results individually and through others.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Word and Power point
• Data numerate. Able to analyse data and interpret quickly to inform decisions
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook
• Ability to travel occasionally as required.

If interested in and qualified for this role, please forward your resume today!