Responsibilities

• Develop original and creative concepts for blog posts designed to attract new and existing Garmin customers
• Independently oversee a story idea from conception to publication, including initial research, producing creative copy, and guiding it through the editing and approval process to build for publication while collaborating with other departments to ensure promotion and maximum readership
• Utilize a thorough understanding of Garmin’s business segments and marketing objectives to determine without management direction which topics are chosen for coverage to attract readership
• Analyze and develop a plan to optimize content for maximum performance on search engines like Google
• Act as a Garmin “reporter” conducting interviews with both internal and external parties, following through on “leads,” and developing stories that adhere to Associate Press (AP) style
• Manage the library of content currently existing on the Garmin.com blog to ensure accuracy, timeliness, relevance, and updated marketing objectives as well as exercise independent judgment to analyze and assess content, develop a plan of action, and then edit and remove content as appropriate
• Collaborate with other departments to recommend, develop, and execute integrated content campaigns inclusive of blog, PR, social and eblast as assigned
• Independently manage multiple time sensitive projects simultaneously, using discretion to establish priorities and triage urgent matters
• Complete other Garmin.com duties as assigned by the Content Marketing Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Journalism, or related field AND a minimum of 2 years of demonstrated professional experience as a journalist, communications strategist, marketing specialist, writer, or content curator
• Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to work proactively and effectively with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated aptitude and experience writing and editing both long and short form content
• Demonstrated understanding of content marketing strategy and implementation
• Proven ability to work on deadlines
• Experience optimizing content, taking GEO/SEO and Google Analytics into consideration
• Strong passion for Garmin business and products
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Sprinklr, WordPress or other content management software
• Understanding of web publishing requirements
• Must possess demonstrated editorial mindset with an ability to predict audience preferences

Preferred

• Owner of previous published writing samples

Benefits

• This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits