Associate Marketing & Gift Card Manager Job in Los Altos 94022, California US
Restaurant Support Center
Job Description
LOCATION: Black Angus Steakhouse REPORTS TO: Director of Marketing
Restaurant Support Center
4410 El Camino Real, Suite 201
STATUS: Exempt
TITLE: Associate Marketing Gift Card Manager DEPARTMENT: Marketing
BASIC FUNCTION
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, the Associate Marketing Gift Card Manager is responsible for a variety of Marketing Department projects including: developing and implementing gift card sales marketing programs, development of in-store collateral, web social media promotions updates, email/website development, content management, Q/A results analysis. The Associate Marketing Gift Card Manager will also manage budgets and spending for the projects he/she oversees.
Job Scope
1. Gift Card Marketing Sales
Develop and oversee restaurant corporate gift card sales marketing programs
· Develop and execute gift card marketing programs for restaurants and corporate sales. Maintain and grow B2B e-mail list. Make recommendations for growing sales from new and existing customers.
· Monitor gift card sales. Report on and analyze results. Recommend future enhancements.
· Work with Director of Marketing to implement and market virtual gift cards.
Operation maintenance of general gift card sales
· Manage and maintain efficient gift card sales systems and procedures.
· Work with web and fulfillment companies to ensure cost-effective and efficient systems are in place for securing and tracking plastic and virtual gift card sales.
· Monitor/maintain gift card inventory. Oversee gift card reprints; recommend changes as necessary.
· Provide customer service - answering questions, providing information, placing orders as needed and resolving Guest issues.
· Track sales on daily, weekly, quarterly, and annual basis.
2. Social Media, Website, Online Content E-Marketing
· Work with web and social media agencies to keep websites/OpenTable/Yelp/Facebook pages current and accurate for Black Angus and BullsEye Bar brands. Recommend promotion opportunities through these and other social media vehicles.
· Take a proactive role in website and Facebook evolution and on-line promotions; draft copy and oversee creative development.
· Work with web and creative agencies to develop and implement corporate and local emails.
· Analyze website and email statistics and track email redemptions.
3. BullsEye Bar Events Promotions
· Participate in the evolution, development and implementation of annual BullsEye Bar marketing programs and contests.
4. Restaurant Contests Incentive Programs
· Develop and implement restaurant sales contests, including “Think Drink” and Holiday Gift Card Sales contest; work with IT department to develop efficient ways to monitor and report on results.
5. Other projects assigned by the Director of Marketing, including but not limited to:
· Press releases and PR activities for new store openings and other newsworthy events.
· Implementation of annual holiday promotions (e.g., Valentine’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving).
· Evolution of the Local Steakhouse Marketing Toolkit.
SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS
1. Skills Qualifications
· Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
· Proven ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects.
· Strong time management skills and work ethic.
· Self-starter disciplined at working independently.
· Ability to identify opportunities and turn them into actionable plans.
· Excellent writing and proofreading skills.
· Demonstrated ability to write basic proposals and creative copy.
· Strong communication and presentation skills.
· Collaborative; works well in a team environment.
· Flexible and responsive: able to perform in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
· Demonstrates a genuine passion for the business and inherent curious about what drives success.
· Strong Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point skills.
2. Experience
· Basic knowledge of print production process; experience working with designers and printers.
· Experience working with social media -- Facebook, Four Square, Yelp, etc.
· Demonstrated ability to write simple proposals and creative copy.
· 3-5 years of marketing or advertising agency experience strongly preferred.
· Chain restaurant or multi-unit retail marketing experience helpful.
· Undergraduate Degree.
Associate Marketing Gift Card Manager March 2012