Summary

The Marketing Communications Specialist plays a key role within the company. The successful candidate should describe themselves as a creative writer with a marketing degree and strong Adobe skills. Content developed would include most marketing text used within brochures, flyers, and on the website. This position will report directly to the Marketing
Manager.

Essential Job Duties:

• Develops large amounts of copy for product release announcements and product literature
• Works with Graphic Designer on development and maintenance of marketing literature
• Works with outside printing vendor to ensure all orderable materials are current
• Collaborates with Sales, Marketing, Field Operations, and Product Management to fully understand product and communication needs.
• Presents copy ideas and recommendations to Marketing Manager and Marketing team for review and consideration
• Writes customer success stories
• Develops 'white papers' in support of identified marketing campaigns
• Maintains consistency of messaging across marketing collateral material
• Supports company trade shows, signage, video scripts, and similar campaigns as required
• Supports development of promotional material as required through effective messaging for flyers, postcards, trade show banners/signage
• Key contributor to product positioning approach and product roll-out planning
• Works with Graphic Designer to develop and distribute the annual awards brochure.
• Supports corporate signage campaign as required
• Other projects as required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Well Organized and detail oriented
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to work well with other(s) - individuals and functions
• Outstanding communication skills
• Comfortable working with MS Office 365 suite

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, journalism, communications, or similar (will consider equivalent work experience)
• Strong Adobe Suite skills
• Three to five years of related experience writing and editing projects; portfolio of relevant previous projects highly
  preferred.
• Comfortable in an office environment
• Works independently with minimal daily oversight

Fairbanks Scales Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets

DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Fairbanks Scales Inc. may obtain information about you from a third-party consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. Thus, you may be the subject of a "consumer report" and/or "investigative consumer report" which may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living, and which can involve personal interviews with sources such as neighbors, friends, or associates, The reports may contain information regarding your credit history, criminal history, social security verification, motor vehicle records ("driving records"), verification of your education or employment history, or other background checks. Credit history will only be requested where such information is substantially related to the duties and responsibilities of the position for which you are applying.

NOTIFICATION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREENING

Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing for all roles prior to being hired into any role as part of our Drug Free Workplace Policy. In addition, Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing under the authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation prior to being hired for any role or transferred into a safety-sensitive role.