Brand Specialist

Company: United States Luggage Company, LLC
Location: Hauppauge
Posted on: August 2, 2022

Job Description:

How would you like to work for a company that has won Long Islands Top Work Places 3 years in a row?
Would you like to be part of a 3rd Generation travel industry team?
US Luggage is a leader in the Travelware industry and the parent company of 2 distinct luggage and travel brands, Briggs & Riley and Solo. We are always looking to add talented individuals to our team who are innovators and can help us to change the future of travel. Come join the US Luggage Family as our Brand Specialist!
We are looking for someone who is proactive, a curious doer, is a strategic thinker and has a "whatever it takes" attitude. In this role you will work closely with a talented and passionate Marketing team. Your job will be to deliver a consistent brand execution across all of our touch-points, and will have a direct impact on our sales initiatives.
What the role will entail:

• Utilizing super organized project management skills to deliver and execute brand.
• Manages and enhances a company's brand and develops and promotes the company's branding strategies.
• Assures brand consistency, identifies brand building areas, and assists with content management
• Coordinates branding objectives with Marketing team.
• Drives profitable sales, brand expansion, and loyalty
• Ensure initiatives are on-time and on-budget
• Report on status of multiple projects regularly
• Follow up with all team members and track project progress to make sure it stays on schedule
• Help manage agency partners, freelancers, and external vendors as appropriate
• Coordinate projects with internal team members and resources
• Assist with launching new products / collections to B2B and B2C channels
• Help manage all trade shows
• Help manage branded visual merchandising programs
• Keep track of our marketing budget
• Provide general marketing support, including proofreading, writing product features, and tradeshow prep.
• Assist Marketing Manager on other assigned tasks
  What the qualifications for the job are:
  • Minimum: Bachelor's Degree and 2-4 years of experience in the world of marketing
  • Fluent in Microsoft Office (MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Excellent PowerPoint skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Ability to take initiative and work independently and in a team
  • Must be highly organized
  • Must be excellent with numbers.
  • Be a proactive team player
  • Detail-oriented and excellent with numbers and proofreading marketing materials
  • Some travel required (Tradeshows and retail meetings)
    What a candidate must do to be Successful:
    • Be able to completely own and manage all day-to-day sales initiatives in our ticketing system.
    • Create and present amazing PowerPoint presentations for sales presentations for team
    • Work autonomously and take initiative to grow sales dollars.
    • Collaborate with sales team to hit their sales goals and targets.
    • Be passionate about creating a strong branding presence that will grow sales.
    • Manage day-to-day budget tracking.
      Schedule:Monday - Friday, Office HoursHybrid Schedule (50% in office, 50% from home)
      What we can offer you:
      • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K with match, profit sharing, optional Short & Long Term Disability plans, Identity Theft Protection and EAP.
      • Paid Time Off
      • Career Growth Opportunities
      • Hybrid Work Schedule
      • Employee Referral Bonus program
      • Employee Discounts
      • Bonus Potential
        Our Values:
        • Family
        • Keep Your Commitments
        • Whatever It Takes
        • Respect & Dignity
        • Smarty & Steady
        • Do the Right Thing
        • Passion, Pride & Loyalty
        • Humility
          As an US Luggage team member you will be part of our community efforts that is committed to giving back to the communities where we live, work and travel. Such as:-Make a Wish Foundation-A Case for Giving

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