DTC Marketing Communications Manager | Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive taproom social media and local marketing to grow events, engagement, and foot traffic across ABV brands.

  • Own end-to-end taproom social strategy and daily content.
  • Must-have: 2-3+ years in hospitality, marketing, or events with social media/digital tools.
  • Standout: Cross-brand coordination and collaboration with sales/brand teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build & execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform strategy, audience development and targeting, competitive benchmarking, and messaging framework
  • Generate, edit, publish, and share daily content that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action and visit locations
  • Set up & optimize taproom pages within each platform to increase the visibility of each taproom’s social content
  • Lead community management & moderate all user-generated content for each taproom platform
  • Create monthly content/editorial calendars for each taproom platform that shares timely information on events, beer releases, & promotions
  • Continuously improve platforms by capturing & analyzing the appropriate social data/metrics, insights & best practices that can be shared with DTC team & cross-functional partners
  • Collaborate with other departments (sales/brand teams) to manage reputation, identify key marketing messages & coordinate relevant actions on taproom platforms
  • Maintain taproom Facebook events pages with proper lead time to generate interest and consumer response
  • Work closely with Programming Hospitality Marketing Coordinator on taproom events and promotions to communicate in a timely manner via taproom platforms
  • Openly communicate with Area Managers, Taproom General Managers, Marketing Department and Programming Hospitality Marketing Coordinator to full evaluate/coordinate taproom marketing activities
  • Prepare & execute ad campaigns to drive traffic in our taproom communities as well as to new audiences
  • Keep local news & media outlets up to date on events/releases at taprooms
  • Hello Sponsor tracking/field marketing opportunities in the taproom communities
  • Manage guest feedback through various platforms
  • Ensure taproom websites are up to date & accurate via Squarespace, including upcoming events, hours, holiday closings, & food/beer menu updates
  • Evaluate/monitor taproom competitive set
  • Manage taproom marketing budget
  • Participate in management meetings to report on taproom marketing activities and performance
  • Monitor & track all sales performance directly associated with marketing activities to provide weekly reporting
  • Support planning and programming for our loyalty club

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 2-3 years or more of experience in hospitality, private event sales, marketing, sales or promotion related fields
  • Experience with social media, digital marketing and CRM tools
  • Experience with Office 365
  • Candidate should be able and willing to lift at least 31.5 lbs. from ground level to a shelf 50 inches from the floor.
  • The candidate should also be able to move 165 lbs. of kegged beer from one location to another by sliding it on the floor.
  • Selected candidate will be required to pass a post-offer, pre-employment background and driver's license check.
  • Adherence to safety policies and procedures of the worksite.
  • You must be at least 21 years of age.
  • Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 5 hours).
  • Be able to reach, bend, stoop and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.

Artisanal Brewing Ventures

4.0 Glassdoor

Artisanal Brewing Ventures (ABV) is a Charlotte, NC based east coast focused family of like-minded, best-in-class craft beverage companies including Victory Brewing, Southern Tier Brewing, Southern Tier Distilling, Sixpoint Brewery, & Bold Rock Cider.ABV is currently ranked as a top 10 regional craft company in the U.S., with locations in 5 states (NY, PA, OH, VA, NC) including taprooms, production facilities, & our corporate headquarters.Our corporate teams support our family of brands through managing the “back office” work so the team members who support in the production of our liquids can focus on making great tasting, innovative quality craft beverages. Our shared services team is made up of accounting/finance, human resources, supply chain, marketing, & sales – all who are skilled in their space & share a love of craft beverages.Brands under the ABV umbrella maintain independence with actively involved founders and a craft focused Executive Management Team.

Founded in 2014
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
457 employees (35 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend
97% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.4%
Direct
62.1%
Referral
14.1%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~459

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
20 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
10.5 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years

Funding

Last Raise
Series Unknown, 10 years ago