Marketing Communications Associate

Position Title: Marketing Communications Associate
Reports To: Sr. Manager, Marketing Communications
Location: Required to work onsite from Royal Cup facility in Birmingham, AL. This is not a remote work position.

This is a direct-hire position. Unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from third-party recruiting agencies will not be accepted.

The Marketing Communications Associate reports to the Sr. Manager, Marketing Communications and assists Royal Cup’s marketing communications (MARCOM) strategy. This role will have direct responsibility for content planning, editorial calendar development and execution, and project management.

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• Manage social media content and editorial calendar for all channels and platforms.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while coordinating with key stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively across Royal Cup on content development and production.
• Manage video content and calendars.
• Photography project management.
• Manage marketing campaign content development.
• Work as project manager for multiple trade shows and sponsor ships.
• Manage trade show budget and calendars.
• Manage plan and execution at the event: product, equipment, and collateral.
• Manage online product catalogs, and ensure listing accuracy, and current images.
• Execute changes and source relevant assets.
• Coordinate with cross-functional team to keep data updated and accurate.
• Support communication plan development that achieves ROI goals.
• Understand Royal Cup’s brand voice and customer insights to tell our story.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or another related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Marketing Communications.
• Exceptional project and time management skills – highly organized, detail focused, and accountable.
• Strong verbal & written communication and editing proofreading skills.
• Content creator and producer of digital content.
• Proficient in relevant B2B social media tools and platforms.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment, with rapidly changing priorities.
• Strong sense of urgency and a self-starter.
• Expert (or ability to become one) MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
• Positive Attitude.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and CRM.
• Ability to travel up to 30% as required based on business needs, often requiring overnight stay to attend meetings, trade shows, training, and other work-related events as scheduled.
• Ability to successfully complete the pre-employment process.

• Experience in the food service industry and B2B marketing.
• Coffee or Tea experience a plus.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching, typing, reading, talking, and hearing.
• The ability to lift up to 15 pounds with or without assistance.

Royal Cup, Inc. is the proven leader in sourcing, roasting, blending and providing high-quality coffees and fine teas since 1896 and is the chosen partner for restaurants, hotels, offices and commuters across the country. We are a privately held company rooted in a longstanding tradition of coffee roasting excellence who takes pride in our unparalleled dedication to customer care.

We are a large, privately held national importer, roaster and distributor of coffees, teas and related products that has been in business for more than 130 years. Royal Cup, Inc. currently provides product and service to restaurant, hotels, convenience stores, businesses and individuals throughout the United States, and we’re growing!

At Royal Cup, Inc. having a customer centric focus is not simply a motto; our employees believe we each have a responsibility to provide outstanding service to our customers. Our customer centric focus results in actions we live by that not only retain our current customer base but grow our presence with new, high impact accounts across the country based on exceptional products and service.

We believe serving our customers well, serves us well. We are results oriented and strive to not only retain our current customer…