Marketing Associate

At Post Consumer Brands, we are driven by a single mission: Make Better Happen. This mission is multi-faceted and applies to the consumers we serve, the customers we partner with, and the shareholder value that we create. We are committed to safe, delicious breakfast cereal that is safely produced and responsibly marketed. We are a growth-minded food company that believes deeply in the power of teamwork…;and we are looking for our next member of the team.

With more than 85% of households in the United States buying cereal, our brands (Malt-o-Meal, Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, Great Grains, Honeycomb, Grape Nuts, Alpha bits, and more) have been honored to compete in a large category and fill an important space in our consumers’ cupboards for more than 100 years and counting!

In order to maintain the strength and relevance of our brands, we are currently hiring for a Marketing Associate on our Paid and Social Media Team. If you have the skills and experiences outlined below, we would love to hear from you!

Primary Responsibilities:

The Marketing Associate will be a key participant in implementation of our paid and social media plans across all brands within RTE cereal, a $2B business within Post Consumer Brands. Reporting to the Paid and Social Media Manager, this position is responsible for driving brand growth through our media and social channels. This opportunity will require the ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, multi-task, and manage multiple projects. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, will be required to keep other functional areas apprised of and engaged in the brand communications initiatives and performance. The position requires an ability to proactively anticipate obstacles and the flexibility to seek alternative solutions to keep projects on track. The ability to analyze information to draw insights and conclusions and make tactical business decisions is essential.

· Manage Paid and Social Media strategy for 2-3 brands at Post Consumer Brands

o Monitor and Manage Social Communities (Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest)

o Develop social content strategy and work with creative team to create assets.

· Lead and execute media plans for responsible brands

o Work directly with brand teams to fully understand business strategies, objectives and KPIs and translate them into paid media and social communication plans

o Manage brand media budget

o Lead media agency through planning process and execution to ensure brand needs and objectives are being addressed

o Work with creative team and agency to create necessary assets and ensure they are trafficked against the media plan

· Analyze and report on media performance to make recommendations for optimizations

· Stay up to date on trends in media, and build a pipeline of future opportunities for your brands

Job Complexity

The ACM role within Post Consumer Brands offers an exciting opportunity to hone media skills and drive volume growth by identifying and delivering on compelling consumer and customer needs. This role may develop into a long-term marketing career of increasing responsibility or it could also lead to new and exciting experiences within a number of work functions within Post Consumer Brands.

Internal: Contact with many functional areas in corporate office including Brand Marketing, Creative Services, Finance, Planning and Insights, Shopper Marketing and other Marketing Communications Teams to collaborate and drive the business forward together.

External: Primary external contact is with media and creative agencies as well as media vendors. Contact with professional peers to stay current on market trends.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: BA required
• Experience: minimum of 2 years in media planning or social community management, either client or agency side

Required Skills:

• Critical thinking, experience with media planning and reporting, ability to communicate effectively, strong organizational skills

Work Location:

This position is based in Lakeville, MN, and may include up to 5% travel.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.