Brand Marketing Coordinator

Acadian Kitchens LLC, is seeking a skilled & motivated SALES & MARKETING COORDINATOR based at our HQ in Lafayette, LA. We produce and market a wide variety of products for the retail grocery, mass, club, ecommerce and foodservice markets including seasonings, sauces, seasoned beans, box dinners, dry mixes, breading and jalapenos under our 2 flagship brands: Ragin’ Cajun & Cajun’s Choice™. This is an exciting & unique opportunity for the right candidate to build a real CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS (CPG) SALES & MARKETING career. The right candidate must be very diligent, task & timeline oriented, efficient, resourceful, practical, detail oriented, hard-working, trustworthy, tech-savvy, personable, friendly, practical & also creative. Candidate must have the ability to multi-task and quickly handle a wide variety of daily customer and business. SALES & MARKETING COORDINATOR responsibilities include:· Brand Marketing & Media: Broad variety of marketing & digital media tasks & initiatives including marketing materials, Powerpoint, Social Media Graphics/Video & Engagement Initiatives, Website Development & Management, Email Marketing, Google Ads/SEO, Ratings/Reviews, Amazon Content, Retailer Website Content & Reviews, Management of Digital Assets Online (i.e. Dropbox, Supplier & Customer Portals), Merchandise/Gift Set Development, Management of Marketing Budgets other Sales & Marketing Material Development· Social Media: Creating daily content for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. Comfortable being on camera & cooking· Manage external Marketing Agencies & All Paid Media Channels/Vehicles· Creative & Graphic Design: Coordinate new packaging and artwork approvals, implementation, design and development following Brand & FDA guidelines· Organized communication & file management as needed with agencies & packaging suppliers· Ecommerce Growth: Grow AcadianKtichens.com & Amazon.com Sales, SEO & Traffic· Email: Build email database for promotional outbound email campaigns· Search Engine Optimization (SEO), ChatGPT Relevance & Content Development· Sales & Sales Support:· Assist in development of with presentations and proposals of pricing, products and promotions to customers· Explore and evaluate sales & expansion opportunities for the company & team· Develop in-store and online marketing including promotions, ads, displays, new item launches of POP material.· Organized, detail-oriented, persistent, fast and diligent follow up with team & customers on a daily basis· Analytical abilities to summarize data into simple insights and opportunities to drive sales· Professionally represent the company and brands at trade events, demos and food shows· In-market pricing surveys & basic understanding of financials, math & pricing· Customer Service: Process phone, ecommerce & email orders as needed. Build relationships with smaller accounts. · Daily administrative functions including preparation and shipment of sales samples to customers, production of sales and marketing materials, general customer service, new customer leads and internal file managementAcadian Kitchens is a fun, fast-paced growth company with a high-performance based culture – we like these traits in candidates:Track record of SUCCESS: Consistent and proven resume of results. Highly COMPETITIVE & DRIVENINTELLECT: Capacity to understand, grow and learn everything needed to be successful in role; strong, clear and concise communicatorUnbeatable WORK ETHIC & PERSISTENCE: Wants to outwork and outrun the competition every day; will do what it takes to sustainably grow our brands in the right way; not afraid to askTEAM Player: makes the team around him/her better by bringing the whole team along; knows how to build relationships and camaraderie in a healthy and fun work environment; honest, transparent, humble, trustworthy.BRAND Believers: Takes pride in our premium products & brands!Position requirements:· Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree from 4 year university + 1-4 years experience in Sales or Marketing· Travel: within the US as needed & Valid driver’s license with background check· Technology: proficiency in all Microsoft applications, especially PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook.Communication Skills: Live, phone, video call, text and emailOrganization: very detail orientet; track daily/weekly projects & priorities; proactively report status and progressLocation: Role is based at Acadian Kitchens, LLC HQ, 3136 NE Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, LA 70507Interested? Call 337-837-8866 or email resume to Marketing@AcadianKitchens.com