Americas Regional Marketing Specialist
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Location: Charlotte, NC, US, 28216
Company: Corning
Requisition Number: 68522
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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.
Role Purpose
The Americas Marketing Specialist is part of the OCO Marketing organization and is responsible for supporting the development and execution of the marketing plans for the key segments across the region. A segment is defined as a group of customers, verticals or an application across all key customer groups. This person is responsible for collaborating with the broader team to drive awareness, preference, demand and revenue growth in the market. This position partners with internal and external stakeholders such as Product Line Manager, Market Development, Sales, other Marketing groups within the OCO Marketing organization and our agencies and partners to define and execute metrics-driven marketing activities.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver Business Growth
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Support development and execution of the Integrated Marketing Plans (IMPs) that will continue/develop a strategic commercial relationship with key customers/accounts, with an Account Based Marketing (ABM)/customer-centric approach across the segments for purposes of retention and growth, demand generation (upsell, cross-sell) and customer advocacy
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Develop strategic campaigns for the execution of customer facing events and digital lead generation efforts
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Drive conversion of leads into opportunities
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Collaborate with Sales, Market Development and Product Line Management to uncover potential opportunities
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Coordinate growth initiatives to establish brand awareness/preference/loyalty and drive incremental revenue growth
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Understand how to create value in addition to the supply of products; provide coordination and leadership to the organization as we craft offerings
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Project Manage execution of all marketing campaigns and content creation for the segment, on time and on-budget
Serve as the Segment Marketing Expert
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Understand the market segment and associated applications and solutions
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Develop segment expertise through engagement with market peers
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Demonstrate leadership to lead projects to conclusion; become a subject matter expert for the market inside the organization and for the broader industry; display a high degree of proficiency with a variety of analytics and dashboard systems, continually tracking and reporting on client engagement
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Understand specialized media channels environment and support communication strategy for the segment
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Engage with sales teams to ensure they understand and have the tools to effectively present value. Work to make them successful with any value propositions in delivering revenue
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Lead all aspects of the product launch / commercialization process – support marketing strategy creation and lead execution (in collaboration with the Product Line Managers and Market Development Groups)
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Develop and execute digital campaigns to support lead generation, account-based marketing campaigns and product social media, email marketing automation, web landing page creation)
Provide Marketing Thought Leadership
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Define value propositions and associated audience appropriate messaging for focus markets and apply them into the campaign communication assets
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Develop relevant, technical and business driven content to market audience driving customer into the buying journey cycle
Required Education
- Bachelor's degree in a marketing or business-related area
- Minimum 2-3 yrs. experience in a marketing role
- Fluent English language is required
- Digital experience
- Social Media management
- Email campaigns
- Web (manage content and design)
- SEO (desirable)
- Demonstrated technical aptitude (ability to learn about products and solutions). Desired knowledge in overall segment and network architecture environment
- Project Management Skills
- Establish Direction and Create Commitment
- Creates segment MKT strategies in alignment with company priorities
- Involves others to gain commitment to his/her plan.
- Communicates business direction in a way that inspires employee commitment
Desired Experiences
- Experience in Marketing and Telecommunications or related Industry
This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
The range for this position is $80,083.00 - $110,115.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position are dependent on hours worked and may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, pension plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, and PTO.
A job that shapes a life.
Corning offers you the total package.
Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial, and career from day one
- As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit that grows throughout your career. We also offer a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions.
- Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, and disease management programs.
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives, align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well – when Corning wins, we all win.
- Getting paid for our work is important but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a peer-to-peer recognition program to celebrate success by recognizing colleagues who demonstrate above-and-beyond behaviors.
We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.
Nearest Major Market: Charlotte