Marketing Coordinator

Beacon Platform was founded in 2014 by Kirat Singh and Mark Higgins, industry leaders in building and designing enterprise-scale trading, analytics, and risk management platforms. Our products enable financial institutions of all sizes to operationalize front-office development at enterprise scale on the cloud. The Platform consists of Beacon Front Office Suite for cross-asset management of trades, positions and risk, and Beacon Core, an integrated development and operating platform that enables quants and software engineers to collaboratively develop and continuously deploy business solutions. Beacon’s open architecture and transparent source-code model empower clients to achieve their business goals while maintaining unparalleled ownership of the full technology stack.

Job description - Marketing Coordinator

Location: New York, NY
Reports to: VP of Marketing 

We are looking for a Marketing Coordinator to support our Marketing team as an exceptional individual contributor who wants to be part of a growing, entrepreneurial-spirit company. Reporting to the VP of Marketing, you will be exposed to many marketing functions.  

This role is in our downtown New York City office. Our company hybrid schedule requires a minimum of 2 days/week in the office. We also support our London office, so managing projects and logistics across time zones is imperative. Travel is infrequent.

Essential Job Functions

Marketing Support: 80%

• Manage marketing and email campaigns across digital channels; monitor and report on campaign performance
• Manage Beacon’s social media presence by creating, scheduling, and posting content
• Coordinate and post website content; WordPress, Elementor, and Plugin experience preferred 
• Maintain library of marketing collateral, including brochures, data sheets, slide decks, and other marketing resources
• Support brand consistency across teams and marketing efforts ensuring alignment with brand guidelines
• Communicate marketing activities internally; Slack experience preferred
• Coordinate with external vendors and partners for various marketing projects
• Handle ad-hoc requests and support general, ongoing Marketing team efforts

Event Logistics Support: 20%

• Support Field Events Manager for event logistics, vendor coordination, registration, signage, promotional materials, giveaway items, and internal and external attendee communications
• Schedule post-event debriefs and assist in analyzing post-event data and internal attendee feedback for future planning
• Plan and execute webinars using webinar hosting platform; manage pre-, during, and post-webinar activities 

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3-5 years of experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to complete projects independently
• Strong sense of ownership, ensuring goals are met and high-level standards are upheld with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent time management and project management to meet deadlines
• Ability to anticipate potential issues and mitigate or escalate them as needed
• Ability to work in a team environment and create positive personal relationships

Software Preferences

• Google Suite 
• WordPress and Elementor
• Project management software and workflow automation tools; Jira/Confluence
• Salesforce, Pardot or other Marketing Automation software
• LinkedIn Business Manager
• Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite
• Slack
• Zoom Webinar

Expected Salary Range: $65,000 - 75,000

What You’ll Love About Beacon

• Unlimited PTO - This isn’t your typical unlimited PTO plan. All employees take at least 20 days off a year. After that? Take the time off you need to strike the perfect work/life balance for you.
• 10 paid company holidays
• 401k match
• Charitable donation match
• Access to Udemy - An online learning and teaching marketplace with over 185,000 courses. Learn programming, marketing, data science, or brush up on your public speaking and writing skills.
• Innovative Culture - Our employees have a voice and can make a big impact across the organization. A lot of people in large companies don’t feel connected to what they’re doing and feel like they’re put in a box. Here you will have the freedom to be creative and innovative. We’re looking for smart and driven people to help get us to the next level. 

This job description is intended to outline the general nature and key responsibilities of the role. However, it is not exhaustive, and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to meet the evolving needs of the company.

Beacon does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Beacon encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

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