Marketing and Sales Associate

Summary: Dig Inn is an upscale fast casual brand committed to sourcing and serving seasonal vegetables and culinary comfort food. They are seeking a Field Marketing Associate to drive sales growth and brand awareness in emerging markets through community events, partnerships, and local marketing initiatives. Responsibilities: - Build local marketing plans for emerging markets including a target list of events, partners, and businesses in your focus market - Establish relationships with key contacts (schools, hospitals, residential buildings, fitness studios, local businesses, and community groups) to drive awareness of Dig Inn and acquire new guests - Own & drive the success of new restaurant openings by executing local marketing activations, coordinating community outreach, and driving awareness to generate guest traffic from day one - Maintain an active onsite presence within all restaurants within your emerging market region in order to capitalize on connections and foster revenue generating ideas with the operations teams - Represent Dig Inn in the community by executing sponsorships, table sampling at local events, and pop-ups that introduce new guests to our food - Coordinate with restaurant leaders to bring revenue-driving initiatives to life and support their efforts to grow traffic and loyalty - Support regional brand partnerships and activations that create awareness and bring new guests into Dig Inn restaurants - Collaborate with marketing agency partners by briefing requests for new marketing assets to support your events and partnerships - Partner with Business Development Associates to uncover and activate partnerships that drive guest acquisition, catering sales, and new revenue streams - Test, measure, report, and optimize tactics based on business and brand objectives Required Qualifications: - 1-2 years of relevant marketing experience (field marketing, events, sales, etc.) - Proven project management and communication skills - Strong ownership and pride in your work - you aim for impact and you have a passion for results - The ability to work at a strategic level, but you're equally as happy getting your hands dirty - Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to engage with various levels of management, staff, and clients - Amazing interpersonal, client-facing communication skills that you love to show off on a daily basis - Never-say-die attitude to finding the right person, establishing the right connection, attending the right event, etc - The ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities at a given time - A desire to never stop learning - both personally and professionally - Curiosity about the world, food, and people - Must be based or willing to commute to the Philadelphia or New York City markets - An active driver's license and the ability to operate a vehicle preferred - Must be willing to travel 50% of the time Required Skills: Field Marketing, Event Planning, Sales Growth, Community Building, Partnership Development, Client-Facing Communication, Multitasking, Performance Metrics Analysis, Curiosity, Project Management Benefits: Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision), 16 weeks of Fully Paid Parental Leave (for primary and secondary caregivers), Short-Term Disability, Bonus Potential, Phone reimbursement, Commuter benefits, Company laptop, Flexible vacation time (up to 20 days a year), Hybrid work environment, Complimentary DIG lunch every day