Marketing Specialist
We are looking for a high-energy, high-performing member to join our Marketing team as a Marketing
Specialist. We are looking for someone who has great project management skills, is organized, flexible,
and adaptable to a quickly growing business.
Our Marketing Specialist will serve in the following areas*:
Maintain, optimize, and organize product information system ensuring all content for dealers is
current and accurate to increase sales through ecommerce channel and traditional channels.
Ensure other departments have accurate information as well.
Support development of technology roadmaps for proprietary Product Builder including adding
new products, development of new functionality, improvement of existing functionality, and
technology enhancement opportunities.
Manage and maintain product data in specification tools like Configura CET Designer,
2020/Cyncly, My Resource Library, and the Commercial Interiors Library and look for new
opportunities for product inclusion (content creation and optimization).
Website updates, enhancements, and content updates via CMS
You are the right person for this role if:
- You are a great writer, with no patience for typos or poor grammar.
- You can think creatively about products that may seem ordinary.
- You are consistent, and able to follow systems to maintain processes that already work.
- You can manage several projects and enjoy variety.
- You have a high level of organization and can prioritize your workload effectively.
- You enjoy figuring things out, from creating new processes to learning new technology.
- When you do not know something, you Google it, or you have built relationships to be able find
others to help.
- You are a natural communicator and will ask questions when you are stuck.
- You have a great attitude, love to have fun at work, and know how to get the job done.
Required Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Office - especially Excel.
- Technologically savvy – ability to learn new systems and leverage them to perform tasks better.
- Strong time management - ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
- Analytical – ability to process data to make informed decisions and plans.
- Problem solving and resourcefulness – drive to figure out solutions to problems that arise and use
available resources to overcome roadblocks.
- Communicative – willing to share when you are excited or discouraged and everything in
between.
- Creative – ability to see how to present information in creative formats and articulate to designers.
- Inquisitive – knows when to ask questions, what questions to ask, and is unafraid to challenge the
status quo.
- Confident – The idea never spoken, or task not executed due to fear of rejection or failure does
NOT work in this role. You must be confident to share, act, and challenge, when necessary, when
collaborating with team members from home and outside departments.
- Autonomous - Ability to work individually and self-start projects with little oversight. Micromanagement
is NOT part of this role.
- Time Management / Prioritization – you can manage your time effectively and prioritize tasks and
projects based on deadlines, importance, and workload.
Experience:
- The ideal candidate would have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or
university, or the equivalent training and experience.
- A minimum of two years of experience in marketing or business-related fields preferred but not
required.
About GMI:
We are a family-owned company that truly values its employees and fosters and celebrates collaboration,
personal and professional development, and out of the box thinking.
GMi Companies, a family-owned manufacturer, began operations in 1976 as Ghent Manufacturing, Inc.
Through the years, several brands have been acquired for expansion into additional product categories.
In 2023, VividBoard and Waddell were consolidated under the flagship Ghent brand and The Tablet &
Ticket Company was acquired.
Communicate. Collaborate. Learn.
Beginning as a premium supplier of visual communication tools, Ghent now offers display, space division,
and healthcare solutions in addition to visual communication products like whiteboards, glassboards,
bulletin boards, and enclosed message centers. Ghent is laser focused on creating innovative products
which shape the way we communicate and the way we work.
We manufacture products to help people work better together.
Learn more at ghent.com and gmicompanies.com