Digital Marketing Specialist

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We are seeking a Digital Marketing Specialist (Hybrid; based in Elgin, Illinois) to join our growing team. The Digital Marketing Specialist will work within the Marketing team to drive growth in the HARTING Americas business. The Specialist will be responsible for helping to create and capture online demand that generates sales accepted leads and qualified pipeline – especially though the channels of marketing automation, paid social media campaigns, and organic social media marketing.

With our ever-evolving industrial connectivity solutions and B2B customers in OEM and Distribution, our marketing function continues to evolve, and the Specialist will possess an innovative and forward-thinking mindset as we mature our digital marketing capabilities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with marketers across the globe, while aligning closely with commercial teams in the Americas region.

• Assist with strategizing, planning, and building automated, triggered journeys to nurture lead prospects via MS Dynamics Marketing.
• Develop strategies for ongoing communication with past and current customers via new and existing digital channels (email newsletters, social media newsletters, SMS, etc.)
• Collaborate with segment managers, product managers, and marketing teams to write, design, and build engaging emails, landing pages, contact segments, and articles to support these journeys.
• Use external tools like Zoom Info to build targeted lead contact lists for cold outbound campaigns.
• Conduct A/B testing and analysis, including subject line testing and creative layouts, to develop best practices for ongoing optimization of communication journeys.
• Help support paid social campaigns by developing engaging ad creative, assets, or content.
• Compile marketing performance reporting; curate trends and insights and present to marketing leadership team for tactics optimization.
• Grow HARTING America’s organic social media following and engagement, owning the content, creative, and channel strategy for each platform.
• Proactively plan and schedule HARTING America’s organic social media content, collaborating with field, product, and distribution marketers to support events, business initiatives, and product launches.
• Assist with marketing project management coordination: create deadlines and deliverable guidelines, define project intake and requirements, facilitate review processes, and other operations considerations.
• Represent the Americas region in collaboration with HARTING Global’s marketing, editorial, and social media cross-functional teams.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 2-5 years experience in digital marketing, preferably in a B2B company
• Working knowledge of modern B2B marketing tools such as:
• Marketing Automation (Dynamics
  365 Marketing, Pardot, Marketo, Hubspot, Eloqua, or similar)
• Paid Social Targeting (Linked In, Facebook, Meta, or similar)
• Prospect Sourcing (Zoom Info, D&B, or similar)
• Working knowledge and experience with CRM such as:
  Microsoft Dynamics
  365, Salesforce, or similar
• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite or Canva is a plus
• Position requires occasional travel; travel could include international and domestic
• Self-motivated, takes the initiative, but knows when to ask questions
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to work on many projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally
• Adjust to fluctuating workload and deadlines
• Manage time and resources; establish priorities

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university in Marketing or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience (degree preferred)

HARTING Americas is a subsidiary of HARTING Technology Group, a German-based global leader in industrial connectivity solutions. We…