Marketing & Communications Coordinator - Charlotte, NC at Piedmont Plastics in Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Description:

Piedmont Plastics is the leading independent and privately held distributor of performance plastics in North America. Since first opening our doors in 1968 with just one location and five employees, Piedmont has grown to over 50 locations across North America, employing over 650 individuals.

At Piedmont Plastics, we are a family, and believe our people are the foundation of our success. Our company culture is engrained in every facet of our business, and we are devoted to maintaining an enjoyable, open, and supportive atmosphere across the organization. We care about and respect one another by demonstrating integrity in everything that we do and take pride in giving our employees the ability to thrive in a growth-oriented environment.

Our diverse workforce brings passion to the mission of Piedmont Plastics every day – to be best-in-class in the distribution of performance plastics. Our materials can be found in every industry market segment, and we are concentrated on satisfying our customers with expert product knowledge and a solutions-focused mentality.

Join a team that works together in a collaborative and winning environment to continuously exceed customers’ expectations. After all, Piedmont Plastics is “where solutions take shape!”.

Today, Piedmont Plastics is currently hiring for a Marketing & Communications Coordinator. This individual will provide brand management support and assist with the implementation of marketing, public relations, advertising and promotional strategy for the organization

Along with the mentioned duties above, this role will:

• Assist in the development and execution of marketing and communications strategies and objectives for the company in various areas including content creation and development, advertising, employee engagement, lead management, event planning, automation tools, and analytics


• Manage requests from branches and market specialists ensuring they are responded to and appropriately fulfilled by the Marketing team, including various literature requests, sample requests, and general marketing requests


• Assist with the creation and deployment of all internal company communications through a variety of channels including email, company intranet, display monitors, etc.


• Assist in the overall administration, management, and monitoring of all social media channels and ensure alignment with marketing strategies


• Assist with the creation and production of marketing collateral and promotional materials and ensures content remains current and adheres to brand guidelines


• Assist with planning and execution of trade shows, meetings, and events


• Continually develop and implement effective measurements of return on investment on all campaigns, tradeshows, and marketing projects


• Assist with management of employee company store, including promotional items, apparel, literature, and administration of site for branches and employees


• Ensure content of all marketing collateral remains current and adheres to brand guidelines


• Assist other department members as needed with content management of company website and online company listings


• Coordinate with external vendors and suppliers as required


• Continually seek to expand knowledge of the job, the tools used for the job, and the plastics distribution industry (including products and customer markets)


• Constantly look for ways to reduce costs and streamline processes associated with the Marketing department


• Support a teamwork environment by offering and receiving support from fellow coworkers with a constructive and positive attitud

To be successful in this position, an ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college of university in Marketing, Communications, or related field; or 2 years' related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience


• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint


• Familiarity with Social Media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, etc) and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)


• Ability to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and produce professional communications within deadlines.


• The ability to travel as needed (less than 10%) to some trade shows and other events throughout the calendar year

What Piedmont Plastics offer:

• Industry leading wages


• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance


• Life, AD&D


• Long Term Disability


• Paid Time Off


• Educational Reimbursement


• Supplemental Life Insurance


• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan including employer matching

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Piedmont Plastics is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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