Marketing Associate (Entry Level)

Summary:

River Valley Power & Sport - Marine is looking for an Entry Level Marketing Associate to join one of the Top 20 Marine Dealers in North America. The Marketing Associate will play a key role in Content Creation, Graphic Design, and Social Media Management, as well as providing high-level customer interaction and customer service. This position is a great opportunity for students and recent college grads who are looking to gain professional experience in a Marketing role and build experience on their resume.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Take photos of our marine and powersport products and upload to the company website.
• Provide the highest level of customer support by answering inbound phone calls and emails.
• Greeting, welcoming and navigating visitors to the appropriate person/department.
• Design signage for campaigns and price signs for each product.
• Support Company Events such as boat shows, store level consumer events, open houses.
• Posting to social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.
• Support and collaborate with a team of three marketing professionals.
• Film walkthrough videos on marine and powersport products.
• Create email, social, and digital campaigns.
• Conduct market research in our industry.
• Follow up with any missed calls or voicemails.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Currently enrolled or recently graduated from a University or Technical College with a degree in Marketing, Multimedia, or a similar field.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic
• A good eye for photography

Flexible Schedule: Up to 40 hours a week; part-time hours are also an option. Will be one of two employees covering front desk customer service duties during Store Hours. Store hours are M-F 8:30am – 6:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 3:00pm.

Work Location: In-office

Salary: $20.00 - $24.00 an hour.

Comprehensive Benefits:

• Medical and Dental Insurance and Vision

• Medial Insurance – offers four enrollment tiers: Employee, Employee + Spouse, Employee + Child(ren), and Family. *Option as low as $50/month
• Dental Insurance – offers three tiers: Employee, Employee + 1, and Family
• Health Savings Account offered with the high deductible medical plan
• Employees are eligible first of month following thirty days from hire
• Discounts on vision services

• Retirement benefits

• 401(k) – Traditional and Roth options available. Employer match on 50% up to 6%
• New employees become vested after 6 years
• Financial planning available
• Direct access to financial experts

• Ancillary benefits

• Life Insurance options
• Short term disability
• Accident
• Cancer
• Critical Illness

• Employee Well-Being

• Get Active Program
• Wellness Marketplace – discounts on health products and services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Doctor on Demand – provides medical and psychiatric online care and services

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Time Off hours, including sick time
• Scheduled Holidays

• Extras

• Demo boats for personal use
• Company provided apparel
• Discounts on units and parts

About River Valley Companies: Since 1996, we are a family owned and operated full service powersport and marine dealership spread across 3 communities within the state of Minnesota (Rochester, Red Wing, Lake Minnetonka). Our team continues to grow and out perform the industry. We attest to this as a direct correlation to the unique and awesome people that represent River Valley everyday, even outside of work. Every day our staff have the opportunity to ensure all future and current customers receive the unique #RVPSExperience in every interaction they come across. We work hard and play harder! Our team is committed to taking market share and engage enthusiastic, dedicated, and like-minded individuals looking to make a career in the powersport and marine industry. We are dedicated to ensuring we hire the right individuals for the right role(s) and team(s) to ensure all around success.