Olin Winchester, LLC (“Winchester”), considered one of the world’s leading ammunition manufacturers, is seeking an Event Marketing Specialist. This position will be located at the East Alton, IL facility. With a reputation steeped in tradition, we have earned the moniker, ‘The American Legend’ by delivering on our commitment to excellence in everything we do – including staffing our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities with diverse, energetic employees. Read on to learn more about this exciting opportunity and join our quest for the best.

To apply, please visit Winchester.com or Event Marketing Specialist Job Link

Essential Functions*:

• Maximize Winchester brand(s) presence at trade and consumer events. Promote key products through strategic planning and execution, with high collaboration across departments in the organization (i.e., sales and product management).
• Event responsibilities include coordination of contracts, scheduling, rental agreements, creative assets, booth management, branded merchandise sales, staffing, and overall brand presence.
• Identify creative ways to educate and engage with event participants to build brand loyalty or purchase intent.
• Support and promote the launch of strategic new products at trade and consumer events.
• Consult with key stakeholders to ensure that the objectives of various departments are achieved through event
  marketing plans, including product management, sales, marketing, and executive team.
• Monitor existing trade events, assess the competitive presence, and make improvement recommendations.
• Responsible for Winchester outside agency coordination for our booth management, including set up/tear down,
  warehousing, and cost efficiency.
• Maintain the annual event calendar and provide frequent updates to the management team. Creativity in pre- and
  post-event recaps required (working with PowerPoint/Word/Photography/Video).
• Assure departmental operating budgets are achieved.
  Additional support includes:
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend impactful retail branding materials and sources from agency partners.
• Fulfill sales requests for point-of-sale materials or event swag.

Position Requirements*:

• Bachelor’s degree** in Business, Marketing, or related field.
• Minimum two years of event marketing or related relevant experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge of Winchester products and/or customers.
• Must be proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; SAP skills preferred.
• Individual must be a highly motivated self-starter who can thrive in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal/external customers, exercising extreme
  diplomacy.
• Superior creativity, customer service, planning, organizational, prioritization, written and oral communication skills required.
• Detailed individual with high accuracy and the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to accept new challenges and tasks as requested.
• Ability to lift, walk, and stand for extended periods while setting up and working events.
• Must be able to travel a minimum of 30 days per year, which includes weekends.
• This position requires access to ITAR controlled technical data, and as such, employment will be contingent upon the
  candidate's ability to access ITAR controlled technical data pursuant to an export license approved by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, if required.

What’s in it for you?

Many of our employees have been with us for decades. We constantly strive, however, to bring new people with new points of view into the company. Your career is important to us, and we work with you to create development plans that help you achieve your career goals.

Our employees enjoy the following employment enhancements and more:

• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance effective Day 1
• Fertility Benefits (lifetime maximum $25,000)
• 401(k) with an employer match and Olin retirement contribution account
• Accelerated vacation accrual
• Volunteer Paid Time Off Program
• Short term incentive program participation
• Robust rewards and recognition programs
• Pay for Performance Methodology to reward exceptional performance
• Alternate work schedules (location/role specific)
• Diverse Employee Networks
• Employee Ammunition Purchase Program

Why Winchester?

Winchester is one of three proud business units of Olin Corporation. Olin began in 1892 and has steadily grown to become an industry leader in both ammunition and chemicals manufacturing. Winchester, Olin Chlor Alkali Products & Vinyls and Olin Epoxy employ approximately 8,000 professionals in more than 20 countries with customers in nearly 100 countries around the globe.

*This list is not intended to be all-inclusive.

*Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship to applicants not authorized to work in the US.

**Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.

Olin is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.