Careers at Marketplace Home

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency; 1+ year(s) of barista experience; current Food Handler’s Permit upon hire, required.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Square POS, and various applications; knowledge of our brands and events, preferred.
• A passion for coffee and building community.
• Effective interpersonal communication, time management, and organization skills.
• Directed decision-making, problem-solving, and adaptability to challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Attend goal-setting meetings with the Manager and team.
• Ensure the Bar is open and functioning on assigned days to prepare beverages, food, and support with training new hires.
• Update the daily Bar inventory needs to arrange deliveries and pick-ups for perishable and non-perishable products and materials.
• Work the floor to sell merchandise and assist inventory process of receiving, tagging, and merchandising as needed.
• Represent our brands at on-site and off-site events.

Benefits

• 401(k) profit-sharing retirement plan
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Medical insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• On-site, part-time, 16-32 hours per week, .5-hour lunch, non-exempt.
• Rotating schedule Monday-Friday (7:00am-5:30pm).
• Rotating Saturday (7:30am-3:30pm).

Application Questions

• Are you able to pass a motor vehicle report and drug screening for illegal substances?
• Are you authorized to work in the U.S.?

Department

Marketing (PDC/PSP/MKT). Reports to the Company President / Marketing Manager / Operations Manager.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours/week, on-site, non-exempt.
• Rotating schedule Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, Saturday 8:00am-3:00pm, and evening hours for events.
• Unpaid 1-hour meal break.

The Role

The Marketing Assistant supports the marketing efforts of Poulin Design Center, Poulin Solar Pro, and Marketplace Home by coordinating and executing social media, email, text, print, website, and event marketing initiatives. The role maintains a consistent brand presence across all marketing channels, creates and schedules content, coordinates with marketing vendors and subcontractors, monitors marketing performance, engages with customers online, and supports campaigns designed to increase brand awareness, customer engagement, appointments, lead generation, and sales.

Responsibilities

• Goal-setting meetings: PDC Marketing Meetings, MKT Operations Meeting, PDC and MKT Events, Quarterly Company Meeting, and Annual Performance Review.
• Marketing coordination and planning: Maintain a marketing calendar covering campaigns, promotions, social media, email, text, and events; coordinate deadlines, creative materials, approvals, and deliverables with management and outside partners; work from established strategies, brand standards, and budgets; approve vendor invoices and update the marketing budget.
• Content creation: Create and coordinate graphics, photography, short-form video, reels, and written copy for social media, email and text campaigns, website content, events, sales promotions, handouts and flyers, and showroom and event signage (including ¼-page and ½-page handouts and 6x6 and 24x36 signage) using Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Microsoft 365, and other approved applications.
• Social media: Help maintain the organic presence on Facebook and Instagram, plus other platforms as assigned; keep a weekly content calendar and schedule posts with Later or other approved software; aim for 1-2+ reels/video posts and 1-2+ static posts per week; stay current with trends and platform changes; assist with paid social and digital advertising as directed; obtain management approval before publishing.
• Website and marketing analytics: Coordinate with outside vendors on social media performance and lead generation; assist with updates to company WordPress websites; track KPIs such as website traffic and engagement, audience growth, reach and impressions, content production, email and text engagement, and leads generated; prepare a simple monthly marketing performance report.
• Email and text marketing: Create, schedule, and distribute email and text campaigns and maintain a campaign tracker for PDC, PSP, and MKT; coordinate approximately 2+ Marketplace Home text campaigns and 2+ PDC/PSP email campaigns per month, or as directed; use AWeber or Go High Level and be familiar with AI platforms; help maintain customer marketing lists; support channels such as LinkedIn, Pinterest, and company blogs as assigned.
• Event marketing: Support marketing for home shows, open houses, educational events, sales events, and MKT events; develop pre-event promotional content; assist with event signage and materials; participate in day-of-event activities.

Results

Success is measured by consistent execution of the company marketing plan and contribution to:

• Increased brand awareness
• Consistent and professional brand presentation
• Increased social media engagement and audience growth
• Timely execution of campaigns and promotions
• Increased website and digital engagement
• Effective email and text communication
• Successful promotion of company events
• Increased customer inquiries and qualified lead flow
• Accurate and timely marketing performance reporting

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalency, required.
• Associate’s degree in marketing, communications, graphic design, or equivalency; 2+ years of marketing, social media, or graphic design experience; proficiency in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, WordPress, Go High Level, and social media and marketing platforms; knowledge of our brands, preferred.
• Basic understanding of Google Analytics, SEO, digital marketing metrics, and lead tracking.
• Strong writing, proofreading, communication, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to photograph and capture short-form video content suitable for social media.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Creative, collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working with multiple company brands.
• Ability to work independently while following established brand guidelines and management direction.