Marketing Generalist

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CSI is looking for a detail-oriented and organized Marketing Generalist to support company events, employee programs, promotional merchandise, and day-to-day marketing activities. This hands-on role coordinates event logistics, manages merchandise purchasing and inventory, fulfills Shopify orders, and assists with photography, graphic production, and recycling initiatives. The ideal candidate takes initiative, communicates effectively, and follows through to ensure projects are completed accurately and on time.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Coordinate Events and Employee Programs: Help plan and execute customer events, company celebrations, employee programs, and trade shows. Assist with registrations, venues, vendors, signage, displays, equipment, materials, shipping, setup, breakdown, and post-event follow-up.
• Manage Promotional Merchandise: Assist with sourcing, purchasing, and tracking branded apparel, promotional products, employee gifts, giveaways, and tradeshow items. Coordinate vendor communications, quotes, order status, replenishment, distribution, and employee inquiries while reviewing sales reports and resolving delivery issues.
• Fulfill Orders and Maintain Inventory: Process daily Shopify merchandise orders, including picking, packing, and shipping. Organize, count, track, and replenish inventory to maintain accurate stock levels and timely order fulfillment.
• Support Photography and Graphic Production: Assist with eCommerce product photography and event photography. Perform basic image editing, resizing, and file organization, and help create or update signage, event materials, apparel graphics, and other branded marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Coordinate Recycling Initiatives: Help manage CSI’s employee recycling program by supporting collection activities, coordinating materials and vendors, communicating procedures, maintaining program information, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Assist with Marketing Projects: Support website content optimization, backlink research, outreach coordination, and tracking. Help with employee engagement, recognition programs, and other marketing initiatives as priorities require.

What you Bring

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in marketing, customer engagement, and content development
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate with others, manage assigned tasks, and learn new tools and processes

Required Education/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required; a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• At least three years of relevant professional experience in marketing, event coordination, promotional merchandise operations, or related project coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage assigned tasks, coordinate logistics, follow up with vendors, meet deadlines, and complete work with limited supervision.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, proofreading, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Experience with corporate trade shows, employee events, promotional merchandise purchasing, physical inventory, Shopify order processing, and shipping is preferred.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

This role is on-site, office based. This position requires the…