Sales Marketing Associate
The George Lucas Educational Foundation seeks a sales marketing associate, responsible for overseeing sales marketing initiatives for the Foundation and providing administrative support. This is a full-time, benefited position that reports to the senior director of advertising sales and strategic alliances. The job location is near San Rafael.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the sales team to identify and develop client opportunities with an emphasis on Internet exposure, and produce sales materials with clear and compelling messaging.
- Produce, maintain, and deliver sales marketing materials including e-blasts, online flyers, print and online media kits, and ad-effectiveness research studies, ensuring that the content is current and fresh.
- Partner with other departments to maintain up-to-date information for all sales marketing initiatives.
- Evaluate education-industry providers and trade shows for related advertisers and monitor Edutopia’s presence for brand consistency and overall effectiveness.
- Track online ads on competitive Web sites and trade journals and provide reports to the sales team.
- Implement and maintain a consistent corporate image as detailed in the Edutopia Brand User Guide throughout all product lines, promotional materials, events, presentations, and proposals.
- Support and participate in promotional special events.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Experience, Skills, and Education:
- Two to three years of direct experience in a sales marketing environment.
- Experience in education marketing preferred.
- Must be tech savvy and proficient with the entire Microsoft Office suite and using the Internet; InDesign and Salesforce.com experience a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Diligent follow-up and ability to focus on details.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment.
- Must be a highly motivated self-starter with a high degree of energy, integrity, and creativity.
- Must be able to work well with others, handling requests from multiple people with deadlines.
- Problem solver with exceptional customer-service, organizational, and multitasking skills.
- A strong personal or professional interest in bettering public education.
- Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
Contact:
Interested candidates are invited to forward their cover letter and resume to
Email: hr@edutopia.org
Fax: (415) 662-1532
Mail:
Human Resources
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
PO Box 3494
San Rafael, CA 94912
Organization:
The George Lucas Educational Foundation publishes media (the Edutopia.org Web site, Edutopia magazine, Edutopia video, e-newsletters, books, and DVDs) to promote innovative efforts to improve K-12 education. Its media formats document and disseminate stories integrating creative uses of technology with effective teaching and learning. The Foundation's audience includes educators, parents, school board members, university faculty, community-based organizations, and the business community -- all groups working to create better schools for the twenty-first century.
