Project and Marketing Coordinator - The Morning Star Company

The Company

The Morning Star Company and its affiliates are pioneers in tomato processing, operating three state-of-the-art facilities in Central California. With a commitment to innovation and integrity, we process over one-third of California's processing tomato crop and are the largest independent producer of bulk tomato ingredient products globally. Our organization embraces Mission Focused Self-Management™. Our company is operated by Colleagues without titles or an appointed hierarchy of authority.  Authority relative to other Colleagues’ activities is lateral, with our Mission as our guiding principle of action, and respect, influence and success built based on each Colleague’s integrity, competency, effort, persistence, and straightforward persuasiveness.  Although we have grown significantly, we intend to maintain a culture of individual responsibility and Mission Focused Self-Management™.

In 2014, our affiliate companies expanded to include a full-service hotel, Hotel Mission de Oro, located in Santa Nella, CA. Capturing the essence of Spanish Architecture, this mission-style hotel is perfectly situated in the heart of California and has transformed into a breathtaking oasis, offering an elegant retreat in a secluded sanctuary. In 2017 the hotel expanded to include an on-property restaurant and lounge.

Job Description

The Morning Star Company, and our affiliate companies, are seeking a motivated individual with 1 or more years of event and/or project coordination experience to join our marketing team. Additional outward marketing experience would be a plus. We are looking for a self-driven highly organized individual with an outgoing personality who is motivated to work and expand their skill set within an established yet constantly evolving company.

This position requires the applicant to be located within the greater Sacramento area and have the ability to work 40 hours per week in person with travel. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with a diverse company and contribute to the success of our brand.

You'll work closely with the marketing team to assist in planning events, organizing trade shows, and assist with the coordination of promotional activities. You'll also assist with administrative tasks like scheduling meetings, updating company documents and maintaining inventory, preparing mailings, and various other marketing duties that will include social media posts, basic website updates, industry research and more. You'll be relied upon to use your organizational and support skills to keep things running smoothly.

The candidate will present as a professional member of our team and will possess exceptional skills when providing customer service to our customers, partners, industry peers and colleagues.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a position that combines marketing, event and project coordination.

DUTIES:

The Event Coordinator will be responsible for the following but may be assigned additional duties as needed by the organization:

• Register for and coordinate all pre and post tradeshow tasks across all affiliate organizations, including but not limited to: registration, logistics, vendor relations and orders, some on-site participation, pre show social media marketing, and the importing of the post show lead generation list into the CRM.
• Coordinate and manage various company related meetings and events, across all affiliate organizations, and all aspects that go along with executing a successful event.
• Coordinate a variety of targeted marketing initiatives, which may include executing monthly mailings, data collection and verification, CRM monitoring and clean up and more.
• Social media and digital presence coordination for all affiliate organizations on a weekly basis. Includes Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business.
• Social media and digital presence coordination for hotel entities on a daily basis. Includes, but not limited to: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, Google, 3^rd Party Booking Sites, The Knot, Here Comes the Guide, etc.
• Respond to all digital reviews on a daily basis for all affiliate organizations.
• Ability to edit photos and videos for all social media platforms.
• Assist with basic routine website updates.
• Assist with newsletter article generation across all affiliate companies.
• Perform inventory management and re-ordering of POS materials across all affiliate organizations.
• Order and maintain various swag items for all affiliate entities.
• Provide administrative support for team members as needed.
• Attend weekly marketing innovation and strategy meetings and monthly sales meetings.

Personal Qualities

This position requires an individual who is motivated and organized, with strong attention to detail, possess superior organizational skills, thoughtful decision making with proactive follow-through and an ability to prioritize independently. Candidate must also possess clear, concise, comprehensive, and articulate communication skills and must be of high integrity and able to work independently and collaboratively with others while representing Morning Star and our affiliate companies in a professional manner.A background in event and/or project management is desired.
 

• Motivated and organized with proactive decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• High integrity and professionalism.
• Desire to learn and grow within a fast-paced environment.
• Background in event and/or project management preferred.

Requirements:
 

• 1 years of event and/or project coordination experience.
• 3 years working in an office environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Publisher).
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a professional manner.
• Weekly travel, with the potential for an overnight stay, to Hotel Mission de Oro in Santa Nella, Ca. These trips may include nearby processing factory visits.
• Flexibility to accommodate event and marketing related travel, which could include occasional evening/weekend events.
• Stand, sit and walk for extended periods of time in a variety of environments, which may include the hotel, tomato fields, and processing factories. Temperatures will range from typical office temps to external high heats during the summer months.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Ability to work full-time, Monday to Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, with schedule flexibility based around the needs of company related events.

Driving is an essential function of this job. As such, employees in this position will be required to furnish their own vehicle to be used in the course of employment. A valid driver’s license and minimum insurance coverage is required. Miles traveled will be reimbursement based on the California Milage Reimbursement standard rate.

Candidate must have the ability to incorporate travel ranging up to five hours from downtown Sacramento office location.

LOCATION: 500 Capitol Mall, Ste. 2050, Sacramento, CA 95814
Location Conditions: 500 Capitol Mall is the current base office for this position; however, in the future, the office location for this position may need to be relocated to Woodland, CA.

SCHEDULE: Base schedule will be Monday to Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, but will require schedule flexibility based around the needs of company related events.

SALARY RANGE: $23.00 - $30.00 per hour, DOE

Benefits: Morning Star offers a top-tier, comprehensive health plan, including medical, dental, and vision, and we pay the full monthly premiums for the Colleague and all eligible family members. The company also contributes to Colleagues' Health Savings Accounts. Year-round Colleagues are eligible to enroll in our 401K plan, with 4% match. 
 

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