Marketing & Events Manager - Orlando Harley-Davidson
Description
 MARKETING-EVENTS MANAGER @ HARLEY-DAVIDSONAmerican Road Group is seeking an enthusiastic and outgoing Marketing and Events Manager at Orlando Harley-Davidson in Orlando, FL! This position is ON-SITE 5 days a week. Must be willing to work every Saturday and evenings as needed. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities

-Directly responsible for on-site contracted event help (bikini bike wash, promo models, etc.)

-Oversee the plan and execution of dealership events

  • Generate annual event schedule & budget for dealership; track all expenses
  • Attendance and oversight at every dealership event, both onsite and offsite
  • Communicate regularly with the on-site team and report back to CMO as needed

- In Store Visibility

  • Ensure all marketing/event materials in store are posted, current and look professional
  • Overall maintenance of customer lounge and any/all marketing storage area
  • Maintain all company bulletin boards with customer information
  • Responsible for overall look/feel of dealership(s) and maintaining signage as outlined by HDMC

- Marketing Communication

  • Create and implement weekly marketing cadence for each store: Includes but is not limited to emails, ad placement, text messaging, all external communication.
  • Responsible for keeping dealership staff up to date on all events & promotions
  • Attendance on weekly marketing call
  • Pass out marketing collateral material externally
  • Ensure external presence within the community is fresh and relevant: Includes but is not limited to all community relations, charitable initiatives
  • Work directly with Graphic Designer for graphics needed

- Tracking

  • Tracks spend/ROI/expense vs revenue on all marketing initiatives and events
  • Utilize the ARG Marketing Drive daily
  • Work with ARG Marketing Team to generate new ideas on tracking
  • Utilize Dropbox, Constant Contact, 7Media and other outlets for analytics
  • Stay up to date and fully utilize MDF/Co-op dollars within your market

- Social Media/Digital

  • Create social media presence on all outlets that is relevant within the industry: Includes but is not limited to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google My Business
  • Create and follow social media outline with daily posting even when not in the office
  • Generate new and fresh ideas for social media presence for dealership(s)
  • Respond to social media comments in a timely manner across all channels
  • Adhere to ARG social media guidelines

- Donation Requests/Charitable Initiatives

  • Collect all external donation requests and always respond in a timely manner. Work with Dealer Principal, General Manager and/or Marketing Director to decide where donations are going
  • Prepare and execute any store promotion as directed
  • Stay in tune to H-DNet (Harley-Davidson intranet system) and customer culture to help direct our initiatives

- Departmental Features

  • Coordinate departmental promotions working with the other ARG Marketing Managers as directed by CMO
  • Contribute ideas for dealership network wide promotions and campaigns to drive traffic
  • Follow all-ARG calendar of promotions

- Marketing Support

  • Help coordinate all in-store meetings such as employee meetings, HD meetings, training sessions, etc.
  • Support      company employee communication initiatives by maintaining bulletin boards, etc.
  • All other duties as assigned by Marketing Director
Requirements

- No college degree required!

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Outgoing, energetic, self-motivated, and driven.

- Marketing and social media experience required.

- Motorcycle Experience Preferred

- Flexible schedule with ability to work weekends and occasional evenings.

- Must have the ability to stand and work throughout dealership.

- Frequently required to bend, stoop, crouch, reach, and lift up to 50lbs. 

- Physical demands necessary to execute events properly, including set up and tear down.