MARKETING & MERCHANDISING SPECIALIST

New York City, NY (On-site)

$78K/yr – $80K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own the link between local dining ops and corporate marketing, turning insights into campaigns and managing seasonal promotions, merchandising, and visual collateral.

  • Translate strategy into executable campaigns and promotions
  • Lead monthly marketing meetings and participate in annual planning
  • Analyze performance and share insights with operations and clients

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • You'll be the connective tissue between our local dining operations teams and corporate marketing — translating strategy into execution and turning consumer insights into campaigns & activations that truly impact the business.
  • Day in the life? Depends on the day.. developing seasonal promotions, building merchandising programs, designing collateral, and managing a monthly marketing calendar in close collaboration with culinary, operations, and client teams.
  • You'll create and oversee digital and printed menus, signage, kiosk and mobile app visuals, and marketing templates that reflect our premium brand standards.
  • You'll develop merchandising guidelines and planograms for food, beverage, and retail spaces with equal attention to aesthetics and function.
  • You'll manage vendor communications and the ordering process for merchandising elements, smallwares, uniforms, and signage fixtures.
  • And you'll track, analyze, and report on what's working — sharing insights with operations, corporate marketing, and clients to keep strategies sharp and results-driven.
  • Beyond the day-to-day, you'll contribute to annual business planning, support new account openings and transitions, lead monthly marketing meetings with key stakeholders, and stay ahead of emerging trends in hospitality, retail, design, and consumer behavior to keep our regional strategies fresh and competitive.

Requirements

  • 2–5 years of experience in marketing or merchandising within hospitality, food & beverage, or retail, and you've built a track record of creative execution backed by operational discipline.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint in particular) is essential, and a Bachelor's degree in marketing or a related field is preferred — though equivalent professional experience is absolutely welcomed.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance/ AD
  • Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
  • Associate Shopping Program
  • Health and Wellness Programs
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Compass Group

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Compass Group PLC is a world leading food and support services company, which serves meals to millions of people in c.30 countries and employs and engages more than 580,000 people globally. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.

Founded in 1941
Chertsey, Surrey, GB
60K employees (794 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend
67% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$78K/yr – $80K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$2.5B
Last Raise
$2.5B
Post IPO Equity, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2020
    Post IPO Equity • $2.5B
  • Dec 2015
    Grant • $1.2M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
97.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.4%
Direct
36.7%
Referral
8.6%
Social
3.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~61.2K

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MARKETING & MERCHANDISING SPECIALIST

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