For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud to have been awarded the Great Place to Work certification, along with being recognized as Fortune’s Great Place to Work in Chicago and Great Place to Work in Manufacturing and Production. We are currently looking for a passionate, self-motivated, and dedicated individual to join our dynamic marketing team as a BRAND COORDINATOR, to support our brands such as Otter Pops, Flavor Ice, Wyler's Italian Ice, Wyler's Light, Pure Kick, Flavor Aid, My T Fine, and Royal. If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you

As a Brand Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in supporting the development and maintenance of brand performance dashboards, providing valuable insights, and making informed recommendations for brand tactics. You will also be responsible for supporting brand planning and maintenance, assisting with artwork creation, and performing various administrative tasks to support brand management activities. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented individual with a passion for marketing, a strong analytical mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

This is a hybrid position, which will require you to come into the office as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Brand Performance Analysis:

• Utilize various data sources, including syndicated data and internal data, to analyze brand performance and uncover key insights.
• Develop and maintain brand performance dashboards to track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Identify opportunities for improvement and recommend effective tactics to enhance brand performance.

Brand Support and Planning

• Collaborate with Brand Managers to support the planning and execution of marketing strategies.
• Assist in conducting market research and competitive analysis to identify market trends and growth opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of brand positioning, messaging, and target audience definition.

Artwork Creation Form, Routing, and Proofing

• Support Brand Managers in the development and creation of brand artwork and marketing collateral.
• Manage the routing and proofing process for marketing assets to ensure accuracy and brand compliance.
• Enter and organize digital assets for easy accessibility and retrieval.

New Item Launch Support

• Assist in the planning and execution of new product launches, ensuring smooth and successful introductions to the market.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage new product launches and product changes.
• Ensure project timelines are met, and all stakeholders are informed of progress.

Claim Catalog Support and Development

• Support the development and maintenance of claim catalogs for branded products.
• Collaborate with regulatory and legal teams to ensure compliance with advertising and labeling regulations.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum one year of experience in marketing or brand management.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent project management and organizational abilities, with a passion for marketing and brand management.
• Strong communication skills, oral and written, with the ability to effectively and professionally communicate across functional groups.
• Strong interpersonal skills, approachable, positive, and flexible. Must be able to work interactively and proactively with internal and external parties at all levels.
• Resourceful and creative problem solver.
• Strong organizational, time management, detail orientation, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Must be a self-starter and independent thinker with the ability to quickly react to situations.
• Demonstrate the ability to work on multiple tasks and/or projects at once with minimal assistance within a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Join our team and contribute to the success of our brands by supporting brand initiatives across our portfolio.

BENEFITS & SALARY

The Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. The minimum compensation for the Brand Coordinator is $54,628. Compensation is determined by a candidate’s experience, education, skills, training, and internal equity within our organization. Actual compensation will be determined upon an offer. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs, which can be reviewed here.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection)
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

A hybrid home office environment, with the requirement to come into headquarters as required, and travel up to 20%.

Exposure to allergens within the production facility and laboratory for testing samples or final formulations.

FOOD SAFETY and QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.

Backup – Senior Director of Marketing

IMPACT ON JEL SERT SUCCESS

This position helps the Jel Sert marketing team function as an effective resource for the company.