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About Maxx Marketing:
Maxx Marketing Inc. is a fully integrated, product-based promotional marketing agency, with expertise in custom design and execution of consumer merchandise for promotional, retail, and brand marketing. We are a dynamic entrepreneurial agency with a diverse Fortune 500 client portfolio and a global reach. Maxx has regional offices in nine key international markets, and an operation headquarters in Hong Kong. We are currently seeking a team member to join our Chicago office (located at 401 E. Illinois St, Suite 323, Chicago, IL 60611)
Maxx Marketing is a WPP Group company (www.wpp.com), the world's leading communications services group which owns leading agencies Ogilvy & Mather, JWT, Y&R, Grey Worldwide, MindShare, Mediaedge, Millward Brown, and other industry leaders. To learn more about Maxx Marketing, please visit our website at: maxx-marketing.com
Salary/Benefits:
We offer a compensation package inclusive of competitive salary ($40,000-$50,000 per year), full health benefits, 401K, 100% company paid pension, and performance bonus.
Job Summary:
To support client service manager and account team in the coordination and execution of promotional program activities for the South America region.
Personal Profile
*** ONLY candidates who are 100% bilingual (speaking and writing) in Spanish and English will be considered. Additional fluency in Portuguese is a plus. ***
Self-driven, results-oriented and a clear focus on quality and efficiency. A natural strategic thinker who is always whiling to provide assistance to team members. Detail-oriented, well organized, process driven with a strong follow-through. Mature, accountable and comfortable in dealing with sometimes difficult clients. Excellent phone, written, and face-to-face communicator. Willing and able to work extended hours on occasion and to travel when needed. A team player who can accept a high level of responsibility and demonstrate continued accountability, with strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain strong relationships with clientele.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Project Management Day-to-Day Activities: Project Management: Develop and maintain per program files to systemize, organize and track project updates and timeline. Maintain communication with clients and internal operations team and obtain the necessary approvals to proceed with programs in a timely manner.
R&D: Searching all references available (internet, agency research materials, licensors, etc.) for purposes of planning and setting creative direction. Areas of research include: trends in the marketplace, study of target demographic, programs from client competitors, license property information, etc. Compile research materials for presentation to client for justification in program pitch.
Solicitation and Brief Preparation: Interpret all research materials/client brief to develop project goals, work plans, timelines, creative direction and identification of resources required to meet program success criteria.
Participate in Creative Brainstorm: Present research materials prepared. Actively participate in brainstorm with creative and engineering teams.
Management of program development timeline: Coordinate with all members of the project team (US team, headquarters and satellite offices if necessary) to insure all program development milestones are met, including but not limited to: creative development, production, A/R and logistics (more details below).
Prepare presentation materials: Coordinating with various internal departments, collating all data, assisting in finalizing presentation materials
Internal and External Client Service: Post pitch communication; feedback, modifications, material review, approvals and provide direction from the client to project team. Prepare next steps and action plans to meet all requirements. Coordinate with project team for implementation of action plan.
After Sales Service: Post-Program Coordination: Communicate with client regarding post program details and results. Prepare a post program evaluation that highlights wins and/or challenges with an action plan for improvements for future programs.
Sample Management: Collation, collection, procurement, and distribution of internal and external samples.
Logistics Management: Coordination with client's shipping and logistics department. Distribution of shipping documents, following up of shipping status and providing the client with up to date shipping information.
Accounts Receivable: Transmit invoices to clients for payment processing. Follow up, preparation and transmission of delinquency letters.
Marketing Communications:
Please email resume by responding to this post. Absolutely no telephone calls. Do not apply unless you meet all the above criteria and qualifications. Due to volume of resumes received, we will only be responding to those candidates we have interest in interviewing. We thank all others in advance. All responses will be kept strictly confidential.
Maxx Marketing is an equal opportunity employer that employs individuals based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disabilities, or any basis prohibited by law.
Location: Chicago, ILCompensation: $40K-$50K/yr, DOEPrincipals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.Please, no phone calls about this job!Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
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