Marketing Communications Specialist

We are seeking to fill the position of Marketing Communications Specialist. This role will apply to both sides of Azul’s business:

• Spend Matters, one of the largest online B2B trade publications covering procurement and supply chain management, and
• MetalMiner, the best resource for metals trading intelligence across the market.

The selected individual will be responsible for both day-to-day marketing activities such as e-newsletters, email campaigns and social media management as well manage one-off campaigns and projects. As part of a small marketing team, you need to be independent, self-motivated and flexible. You will work in our main Chicago office but report to a remote Chief Marketing Officer.

Duties will include:

• Manage and distribute weekly and biweekly email newsletters, curating content and tweaking format to achieve higher open and click rates
• Create integrated marketing campaigns for recurring as well as one-off projects (such as the quarterly releases of SolutionMap rankings or a survey distribution campaign for a client until targets are met) through press releases, email campaigns, website banner ads, newsletter posts, blog posts, media barters and social posts
• Independently manage social media presence, from automated content posts, occasional paid ad campaigns to organic irregular content posts across multiple platforms (primarily LinkedIn and Twitter) 
• Oversee the distribution of several monthly pdf reports to subscribers 
• Run the end-to-end process for webinars involving the analyst team, including content creation and event management 
• Occasionally support live events attended or created by the Azul Partners team 
• Performing support duties including but not limited to: database management, reporting and analytics, creating/maintaining marketing materials, managing sales and marketing software tools 
• Manage the Spend Matters Almanac, a self-service online directory of procurement and supply chain solution providers. This task requires review and approval of submitted listings as well as troubleshooting when bugs arise. 
• Oversee relationships with (media) partners, tracking deadlines and executing against deliverables 
• Come up with new promotional ideas to grow the company’s reach, influence and level of engagement 
• Keep up with core industry developments (procurement, supply chain, metals commodities) and establish a solid understanding of Azul Partners’ customers

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the following fields: marketing, communications, general business, advertising, public relations, organizational studies, English, etc. 
• Proficiency in digital media and social media platforms 
• Excellent time management and project management skills 
• The ability to work independently to complete projects 
• Strong writing skills and a willingness to contribute to the editorial side of the business 
• Comfortable collaborating with and bringing new ideas to the management team 
• Defined by a solid work ethic, with strong personal and professional integrity 
• Bonus: familiarity with the procurement/supply chain space (specifically software solutions) and/or the North American metals market.

Key Technical Skills:

• Familiarity with the Adobe creative suite (specifically InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) 
• Ability to work within a marketing/client management platform (ie InfusionSoft, Salesforce) 
• Experience with WordPress for digital media publication 
• Social Media management 
• Analytics, such as Google Analytics and LeadLander