Marketing associate Jobs in Chicago, IL

JOB SUMMARY

Navy Pier is hiring for two (2) full-time Marketing Associate positions. These positions report to the Director of Digital Strategy and Communications, with a dotted line to the Director of Integrated Media Strategy. The Marketing Associates will assist in executing digital and integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels while managing timelines and ensuring quality standards. This role involves overseeing creative brief development, facilitating meetings, and coordinating collateral management to ensure alignment among internal teams and external stakeholders, ultimately enhancing Navy Pier's reputation as a mission-driven organization and a global destination.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and / or abilities required to successfully perform this job. Duties may include, but are not limited to :

• Assist in executing marketing deliverables across digital, website, traditional, social, and paid channels, ensuring cohesive messaging, brand consistency, and high-quality content creation for various marketing projects and campaigns.
• Ensure timely delivery of all marketing assets to respective agencies, maintaining strict adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
• Develop and manage comprehensive creative briefs for event and programming campaigns, outlining key objectives, target audiences, and desired outcomes to guide the creative process.
• Facilitate design and website meetings to provide clear creative direction, ensuring the agencies fully understand project goals, timelines, and expectations.
• Oversee the management and distribution of essential Navy Pier collateral materials, including Visitor Guides, event handouts, internal print requests, outreach materials, and on-site signage to support marketing initiatives and enhance visitor engagement.
• Serve as a point of contact among internal teams, PR agencies, and external stakeholders to ensure consistent alignment in PR messaging.
• Execute administrative support tasks required for various projects and marketing initiatives, including the following :
• Coordinate and schedule meetings efficiently, ensuring all participants are informed and prepared.
• Manage the filing and organization of all marketing assets, maintaining an accessible and streamlined system for easy retrieval.
• Assist in preparation of presentations, reports, and other prep materials as requested.
• Manage marketing orders for department promotional SWAG items.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum level of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this role include :

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, communications, business, or a related field.

COMPENSATION

Pay range for these positions is from $28.25-$33.25 on an hourly, non-exempt basis. Payroll is done Bi-Weekly.

BENEFITS

Candidates hired for this position will have access to the following benefits for themselves and / or their dependents :

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Requires the ability to work extended hours during a normal workweek. Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required. Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment; however, tasks may occasionally be conducted outdoors in varying weather conditions, necessitating the ability to tolerate extreme temperatures or inclement weather.

Navy Pier is continuously working to create an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone is welcomed. It's not enough that you are here, we want you to feel like you belong here.

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