Marketing Associate For Book Club Startup-Remote

Marketing Associate for Book Club Startup - Remote

Approximately 20-30 hours per week. $22.00 per hour.

Applications will only be considered through the Google Form. See bottom of posting.

About PBC Guru

PBC Guru is a startup based in Maryland, just outside Washington DC. Our company brings the idea of a traditional in-person book club into the 21st century with a combination of technology and human facilitation to create meaningful online communities around books. Our book clubs are virtual, asynchronous and scalable meaning that hundreds of people can participate from anywhere in the world at whatever time is convenient for them. We believe that regularly reading books is the single best way to improve people’s thinking, advance their careers and create a shared language among groups. We manage numerous different types of book clubs and other lifelong learning programs. You can learn more about us at , , and .

Marketing Associate Job Description:

The Marketing Associate will directly support our Marketing Manager for all of the marketing efforts across our programs. The goal of the small but mighty marketing team is to drive qualified leads for the sales team and increase brand awareness in our target markets.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in managing conference deadlines and priorities
• Researching new and existing industry conference websites and updating planning documents with new information
• Scrubbing and maintaining marketing email lists
• Sending email campaigns to different marketing lists
• Updating email content calendar with tracking analytics
• Researching possible email marketing options through various outreach efforts
• Supporting the development of marketing materials, messages and other content
• Supporting the development of blog and social media posts
• Working in spreadsheets for a range of needs, including advanced formulas
• Gathering information on possible marketing partnerships through outreach and meeting with potential partners
• Regular virtual meetings across teams to report outlined updates
• Other support for the sales and marketing teams as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• Excellent skills in spreadsheets and data analytics
• 5 years or more experience in B2B marketing
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Highly detail-oriented
• Aptitude for learning new programs and tools quickly and efficiently
• Exceptional and professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience successfully working remote
• Demonstrated knowledge of business, sales and marketing
• Adaptability and strong problem solving skills
• Ability to build rapport and collaborate with others within the company and externally
• Canva experience preferred

Do Not Apply If:

• You are not able to stretch yourself for new challenges
• You dislike hard work
• Supporting a startup isn't exciting for you

Why Work For PBC Guru:

• Chance to work in a fast paced and fast growing startup where you can expect to learn quickly and be challenged daily
• Opportunity for significant responsibility supporting our first marketing manager
• Opportunity to shape the direction of our company brand and positioning
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Completely virtual team so you can work from anywhere
• Opportunity to travel regularly to interesting conferences in the corporate, education and library spaces (if desired)
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement savings with 4% company matching
• Flexible working hours
• Health insurance
• Free books

Before You Apply:

The job application requires a resume, cover letter, three references and answers to six short answer questions. You can continue on to view all of the questions but we recommend not starting your application until you have the required pieces or sufficient time to complete them because you cannot save an unfinished application. Applications will be accepted until January 31, 2025 but interviews and hires will be on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible.

How to Apply:

Please apply via our Google Form application here: https://forms.gle/edGqkcq1tfoumJmy9

Applications will only be considered through the Google Form.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 30 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote