International Marketing Specialist
Chicago, IL
Lincolnshire, IL
Contract - Hybrid / Full time
smartdept.inc. is searching for a Marketing Specialist for a credit card and banking institution client of ours located in Riverwoods, IL. The ideal candidate will have 1-2+ years of experience. This is a full-time, 6-month contract opportunity that will be hybrid flexible in Riverwoods or downtown Chicago, IL. Candidates must be local to the Riverwoods or Chicago areas. This contract has the possibility of extension. Pay for this position is expected to be $30-$40/hr depending on experience level and fit.
What You'll Do:
The International Marketing team is seeking a Marketing Contractor to support various activities aimed at driving acceptance, volume, and issuance growth for the client's Global Network. This individual will work closely with the team to manage our marketing relationships with our partners in Mexico and work with the broader team to assist in updating or creating new marketing materials and value propositions, undertake tactical projects, and support programs that drive international merchant acceptance and issuer volume.
- Attend client calls as needed to support the team and marketing relationships
- Maintain accurate and updated sales support collateral and presentations in Brand Lab.
- Create, customize, and update PowerPoint presentations for client-facing and internal teams that interact with Acquirers, merchants, and issuers.
- Assist with initiatives to promote acceptance to issuers and coordinate marketing programs to drive volume
- Work across the International Marketing team to enhance the existing slide library for Acquirers, Merchants, and Issuers
- Liaise with agencies on the creation or enhancement of marketing materials including presentations, sales materials, and other forms as needed
- Support efforts to create and launch an online travel guide that will connect current cardholders to where they can use their card in key tourist areas around the world.
What You'll Need:
- 1-2 years of experience in marketing
- Fluent in Spanish and able to read and write Spanish
- Bachelor’s degree with some B2B Financial Marketing experience preferred
- Comfortable working through new situations
- Flexibility to undertake various marketing-related tasks based on business needs
- Experience in creative development for B2B marketing materials and agency management
- Proficient in PowerPoint e.g. skilled at telling a succinct story visually
- Proficient in Excel
- Ability to research topics to integrate the results into the current projects
- Experience with pulling data in Tableau and working with the data to help create a story
- Strong project management and organizational skills, ability to manage multiple, diverse projects simultaneously across a team
- Exposure to or background in international business preferred
I am interested in this job.