Sr Manager, Marketing

About Us

Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches foods suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.

What You’ll Do: 

The senior marketing manager will be responsible for developing marketing strategy and executing marketing programs in support of business development goals and to communicate the Americold brand platform.

• Marketing strategy and execution: in collaboration with the director, communications team, and agency partners, develop annual marketing strategy, content plan, and measurement plan in support of business objectives. Outline approach to conducting periodic reviews of the plan and recommending adjustments.  Lead the relationship with content agency and other external partners (video production, freelancers, etc.) to execute the marketing plan. Own the execution of the brand- and sector-focused campaigns and provide leadership support to the marketing manager and events marketing manager on other portions of the campaign (occupancy, tradeshow support). 
• High profile leadership and customer events: oversee the planning and execution of special events (grand openings, groundbreakings, customer events) in collaboration with events marketing manager and communications team. As part of brand campaign, communicate milestones associated with new builds that help to tell our brand story.
• Proposal leadership: support the proposal manager in the development of new business proposals. Oversee the relationship with business development, provide support in managing through issues/priorities, and ensure proposals are delivered on time and in line with expectations. 
• Other duties as assigned: include by not limited to support corporate merchandise planning, holiday cards/gifts, and team building activities..

What Experience and Education You Need:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7-10 years of experience in marketing, brand management, or communications; MBA preferred.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience in marketing measurement.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and directing the work of marketing/PR agencies. Experience directly managing a small team preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in a B2B or corporate marketing role highly preferred; supply chain or logistics experience a plus. 
• Technical/software skills: MS office, including Teams. Advanced knowledge of presentation programs (PowerPoint, Google slides)

What Could Set You Apart:

• Ability to think critically and strategically, while also staying on top of details and projects.
• A mindset for understanding customer needs and ability to develop marketing strategies that align with those needs. 
• Hold agency and internal partners accountable for delivering work that is on strategy and in line with brand standards (incorporating the brand platform, speaking in the brand voice, and designing with the published brand visual guidelines). 
• Align with customers/business partners/external partners on deadlines, deliver work on time and within stated deadlines, and proactively communicate any risks to deadlines/timelines.
• Ability to cultivate relationships with internal business partners (primarily business development). Collaborate throughout marketing planning and execution to understand the business partners’ needs.
• May require travel by automobile and airplane up to 25% of the time

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work 
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks
• Requires some travel by automobile and airplane up to 10% of the time
• May require to visit facility environments in temperatures at or below freezing
• May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds
• Requires the use of various electronic tools 
• Occasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend meetings 
• Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes
• Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What We Offer

Our associates know the answer to the question What’s in it for me? We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.

EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.