Marketing Communications Specialist

At DAS Companies, Inc., we blend a strong family heritage with an entrepreneurial spirit and a deep commitment to making a difference. We’re more than a distributor—we’re a strategic partner. Specializing in products that support the on-the-go lifestyle, we serve professional drivers, mobile workers, and travelers across North America.

From product development to retail merchandising, DAS delivers the right products, in the right places, at the right time. If you're looking for a career where your work matters and your values align with a greater purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Summary:

The Marketing Communications Specialist creates content and productively executes marketing campaigns that nurture a highly engaged brand community while activating customer demand. This position leads strategy for an engaged social audience and manages tactical execution for a variety of marketing communications projects, including compiling post-project results. The specialist works with category, sales, and creative teams, as well as the consumer audience, to develop effective marketing elements from strategy through measured results.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in integrated marketing communications, marketing, or new media
• 2–4 years of experience in marketing, digital marketing, or related field
   

Qualifications:

• Integrated marketing communications experience, including digital media
• Demonstrable social media expertise
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Competent in digital communication tools
• Content creation experience preferred
• Results-driven, proactive, and a natural catalyst
• Ability to work productively in a fast-paced environment with a variety of stakeholders
• Flexible and adaptable in a rapidly evolving work and market environment
• Embodies corporate mission and team values: customer-first, team-oriented, positive attitude, and personal passion

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads strategy across social channels to nurture and maintain a highly engaged and active social community
• Coordinates with the creative services team on design, copy, image, and content needs for digital marketing elements
• Writes articles, blog posts, and creative content
• Leads production of digital publications, including asset gathering and creative coordination
• Partners with teams and individuals to gather project needs and specifications (e.g., surveys)
• Coordinates marketing and promotional elements for events and outreach opportunities
• Monitors campaign expenses and metrics, and reports on results
• Acts as a brand steward, upholding brand standards and consistent communication across all projects
• Extracts information effectively from subject matter experts in technical, sales, and category teams
• Manages relevant external vendors and partners as required
• Contributes to the setup and improvement of workflow processes as needed
• Engages as a hands-on, insightful member of the industry community
• Leads communication with industry representatives and influencers to build partnerships, gain feedback, and share product knowledge
• Communicates richly—listens, asks questions, responds, and contributes
• Balances multiple concurrent assignments independently with shifting priorities
• Analyzes, evaluates, and adapts to marketing trends with evolved strategies, plans, and tactics
• Performs other duties as assigned

 Physical Demands/Environment:

• Regularly required to sit or walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk, hear; lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; use peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus; work in wet or humid conditions and outdoor weather conditions
• Frequently required to stand, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk, smell; lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or greater; use color and distance vision; may be exposed to cleaning chemicals
• Occasionally required to work at heights
• Noise level is usually moderate

Comprehensive benefits package including (but not limited to):

• Competitive medical benefits (including PPO options, as well as a Qualified High Deductible Health Plan (QHDHP) option with Health Savings Account)
• Dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment), with additional voluntary coverage options available for the employee and qualified dependents
• Paid Time Off, including holidays
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) plan with employer match