Marketing Associate - Marine

Rochester, MN (Hybrid)

$45K/yr – $60K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end marketing workflow for River Valley Marine, from creating and updating website content and campaigns to producing graphics and videos, coordinating showroom events, and maintaining accurate product listings.

  • Own website content and digital campaigns
  • Coordinate cross-team marketing initiatives
  • Deliver photo and video assets for campaigns

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Website design and content: Create and update website pages, promotional banners, and event pages with clear layouts, engaging visuals, and easy-to-navigate content.
  • Graphic design and video editing: Use Canva and CapCut to develop promotional graphics, social media content, and videos that reflect River Valley’s brand.
  • Digital marketing: Create email and text campaigns, blog posts, and digital ads that support boat sales and marine services.
  • Inventory updates: Maintain accurate boat listings, including pricing, photos, specifications, and descriptions.
  • Event and showroom marketing: Help plan, promote, and support boat shows, in-water shows, and open houses. Keep signage, pricing displays, and promotional materials current across locations.
  • Photo and video capture: Take photos and record footage of boats, employees, customer experiences, and events to support marketing projects.
  • Team collaboration: Coordinate with marketing, sales, service, and parts teams. Manage deadlines, contribute campaign ideas, and occasionally support powersports marketing.

Requirements

  • Experience in marketing, website design, graphic design, or a related field.
  • Proficiency with Canva and CapCut , including creating polished graphics and editing engaging videos.
  • Ability to design and update website content with attention to layout, usability, and brand consistency.
  • Ability to take clear, well-composed photos and capture usable video footage for marketing content.
  • Ability to use company-approved AI tools effectively in daily marketing work.
  • Strong communication, organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects independently and with a team.
  • Valid driver’s license and availability for regular travel and scheduled events.

Preferred

  • Education in marketing, communications, graphic design, or digital media.
  • Experience with website content management systems, email marketing, social media marketing, Meta Ads, Google Ads, SEO, or blog writing.
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Marine, powersports, automotive, or recreation industry experience.
  • Interest in boating, outdoor recreation, and the marine lifestyle.

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA).
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with employer match.
  • Life insurance, short-term disability, accident and critical illness coverage.
  • Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Doctor on Demand, and wellness programs.
  • Company apparel and employee discounts.
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River Valley Power & Sport - Marine

Minnesota’s number one place for fun! River Valley Power and Sport-Marine is a Marine and Power Sport Dealer servicing Minnesota from seven locations based out of Red Wing, Rochester, and on Lake Minnetonka in Wayzata, MNRiver Valley Companies, owns and operates seven retail locations across Minnesota and is celebrating its 25th year in business in 2020. Divisions of the company include River Valley Marine with locations on Lake Minnetonka, Red Wing and Rochester along with River Valley Power & Sport-Marine that has locations in Red Wing and Rochester. River Valley Marine is a member of the prestigious Boating Industry Top 100 Marine Dealers in all of North America. They have quickly become Minnesota’s largest volume marine dealer, Yamaha Watercraft’s largest Jet Boat dealer in the US, Bennington’s largest dealer in the world, Monterey Boats 2nd largest dealer in North America, and a Top 10 Centurion/Supreme dealer. With a combined staff of over 100 dedicated individuals, River Valley is well positioned for future growth and successfully taking care of our customer’s needs. River Valley Power and Sport-Marine is a new and pre-owned boat and watercraft dealer in Minnesota. We sell popular brands such as Yamaha Jet Boats, Yamaha WaveRunner Personal Watercraft, AlumaCraft Boats, Bennington Pontoons, Chris-Craft Boats, Cobalt Boats, BlackFin Boats, Centurion Wake boats, Supreme Wake Boats and Sea-Doo Switches and Personal Watercraft. Our customers travel from all over the Midwest to get the best deal on premium watercraft and boats. River Valley Power and Sport-Marine doesn’t only offer boats and watercraft; powersports is where it all began in the retail world for us. We sell popular brands such as Honda, Can-Am, Polaris, Ryker, Slingshot, Spyder, Ski-Doo, Suzuki, and Yamaha. River Valley Power and Sport is a new and pre-owned ATV, Motorcycle, Scooter, Snowmobile and Side by Side dealer in Minnesota.

Founded in 1996
Red Wing, Minnesota, USA
57 employees (6 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$45K/yr – $60K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($53K) is 19% below the median base salary for Marketing Associate roles in the United States ($65K).

Marketing Associate median pay in the United States

$65K/yr

Most pay falls between $56K and $75K. Based on 207 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (9% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
13.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.5%
Direct
22.7%
Referral
6.8%
Social
10.1%
Paid
7.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~57
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Marketing Associate - Marine

River Valley Power & Sport - Marine · Rochester, MN · Hybrid