Marketing Specialist

Our client is growing and needs a Marketing Specialist to help the Manager in their Beauty/Wellness company.*Onsite in Bolingbrook*The Marketing Associate is the execution engine of the Strategy, Marketing & Communications department — the person who turns approved strategy into published content, live campaigns, on-time events, and clean data, every day. This is a hands-on, high-throughput role across content and web, digital assets and CRM, event production, reporting, and day-to-day marketing operations, with room to grow toward channel ownership or a future marketing-manager track as the department scales.RESPONSIBILITIES:Content, Copy & WebDraft and edit marketing copy; manage the editorial/blog calendar and website content management system (CMS)Create designs for ads, website, socials, and other channels using Canva and other toolsOwn routine SEO content updates and monthly SEO/content-gap review, escalating recommendations to the Senior ManagerStay up to date on industry trends and create content based upon analysesQA all published content for brand and spec compliance before it goes liveDigital Assets & InventoryMaintain digital asset library hygiene and naming conventions for internal and external stakeholdersManage physical marketing inventory (promotional items, event stock)CRM & EmailMaintain CRM contact records (HubSpot/Salesforce) and resolve duplicates; support lead entry after eventsMaintain CRM list segmentation and data cleanlinessDraft, edit and manage email campaigns and monitor and report on engagementDraft and edit social media copy; Own the day-to-day social content calendar and standard post schedulingMonitor and respond to social engagement within SLA; escalate negative sentiment or high-visibility items to the Senior Manager*2112*Events & ProductionCoordinate event and trade-show logistics, vendor confirmations, and on-site checklistsPlan photo/video shoots and manage 60 day-out production planning for upcoming eventsOperations & AdminTriage marketing request inbox and daily task list; Identify bottlenecks and escalate items at riskMaintain the master marketing calendar (2-week rolling visibility) and keep SOPs currentKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:Working knowledge of a CRM/marketing automation platform (HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar) and a CMS (Wordpress or similar)Ability to research in market data tools such as Mintel, Euromonitor, NielsenSolid writing and editing skills; comfortable with basic content design/QA, experience with design tools such as Canva; Adobe InDesign or Illustrator a plusProficiency with standard marketing and project-management tech stack tools (Asana or similar)EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field preferred (equivalent experience considered)2–4 years of marketing experience in a coordinator, associate, or specialist capacity — agency or in-house both welcome1+ years of experience in beauty, health, or wellness sectors preferredSystem: WordPress, HubSpot, Salesforce Onsite Hours: M-F 8:30AM-5:30PM