Marketing Assistant

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Reports to:Sr. Director, Marketing – Connected Commerce

Location:Evanston, IL

Position Type:Full-Time

Schedule:Standard business hours

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Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world since 1961.

Are you a Marketing Assistant looking for the challenge of taking a mission-driven organization to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking a Marketing Assistant to join the Ornua Family as we continue our growth trajectory. This position will support the marketing team across a variety of consumer and trade marketing responsibilities, including sales material development, customer marketing requests, sponsor ships, partnerships, events, digital activations, and day-to-day brand support.

As our Marketing Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting the execution of marketing initiatives that help drive awareness, engagement, and growth for the Kerrygold brand. Your work will help ensure that projects, materials, and activations are delivered efficiently and effectively across multiple marketing channels and customer touchpoints.

You are a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who enjoys supporting multiple projects and working collaboratively across teams. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a proactive approach to problem-solving, communication, and execution.

Provide day-to-day support to the marketing team across brand, customer marketing, eCommerce, sponsorship, partnership, and event initiatives.

Help coordinate project timelines, meeting agendas, recaps, follow-ups, and internal communications to keep work moving forward.

Support the development, organization, and distribution of marketing materials, assets, and updates for internal and external stakeholders.

Assist with tracking budgets, invoices, purchase orders, samples, and other administrative needs as required.

Partner with the sales team to develop, update, and manage customer-facing materials, sell sheets, presentations, product information, and promotional support assets.

Manage incoming customer marketing requests, ensuring clear intake, prioritization, follow-up, and delivery against timelines.

Coordinate with marketing, sales, creative, and agency partners to ensure materials are accurate, on-brand, and aligned to business priorities.

Maintain organized files and trackers for customer materials, requested assets, approvals, and final deliverables.

Support coordination with internal, agency and vendor partners, including meeting scheduling, note-taking, asset routing, status tracking, and follow-up.

Help prepare briefs, project inputs, background materials, and recap documents for marketing initiatives.

Assist with routing materials for internal review and approval, ensuring feedback is captured and shared clearly.

Maintain organized documentation, project trackers, and shared resources to support team efficiency.

Support planning and execution for sponsor ships, partnerships, and events, including timelines, logistics, materials, product needs, and partner communications.

Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to ensure deliverables are completed accurately and on time.

Assist with event preparation, on-site or virtual support, post-event recaps, and follow-up materials as needed.

Maintain trackers for sponsorship and partnership commitments, deadlines, assets, and performance recaps.