Job Description
At UPLIFT Desk, we are passionate about creating ergonomic office solutions that inspire people to live healthier, more productive lives. As a leader in the office furniture industry, we are always innovating and improving how we communicate our value and connect with our audience. We’re looking for a motivated and versatile Marketing Associate to join our team. This position offers a wide range of responsibilities, making it perfect for someone eager to learn and tackle new challenges in a fast-paced, creative environment.
In this role, you’ll support various marketing initiatives, working across teams to help produce high-quality content, manage social media campaigns, assist in product launches, and much more. You’ll need a can-do attitude, a willingness to jump into different tasks, and the ability to think creatively on your feet.
Required Qualifications
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to handle a variety of tasks at once.
- Proficiency with Google Suite (such as Gmail and Google Sheets) and familiarity with marketing tools (e.g., Mailchimp, HubSpot, Google Analytics).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and research topics quickly.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Positive attitude, self-motivated, and eager to learn new skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro).
- Familiarity with social media platforms and current trends, with experience in creating engaging content.
- Basic understanding of SEO, content marketing, or paid advertising strategies.
- Comfortable hosting events or engaging directly with customers in person or online.
- Experience working in a creative environment or on a variety of marketing projects.
What You’ll Do
- Assist with marketing campaigns across multiple channels, including email, social media, and digital advertising, ensuring all content aligns with UPLIFT Desk’s brand voice and values.
- Research social media trends and content ideas to help the team create timely, engaging posts that resonate with our audience.
- Collaborate with the video and creative teams, helping organize files, assist with photo shoots, and manage other tasks in the studio as needed.
- Audit the website regularly to identify and report errors or inconsistencies, helping ensure an excellent user experience.
- Write and schedule marketing emails, tailoring content to highlight key promotions, product launches, and brand stories.
- Help develop marketing materials, from building advertisements to crafting product descriptions, ensuring messaging is on-point and effective.
- Ability to professionally represent UPLIFT Desk at events, connecting with potential customers, gathering leads, and providing a friendly, knowledgeable face for the brand.
- Work closely with various departments, from product development to sales, to ensure marketing efforts are aligned with overall company goals.
- Assist with content creation for blog posts, landing pages, and other digital assets, helping to ensure that all content is engaging, accurate, and informative.
- Stay up to date on marketing trends, tools, and techniques, bringing new ideas to the team for discussion and implementation.
Benefits
- A merit-based environment that rewards growth and accomplishment regardless of seniority
- Generous paid time off
- 4% 401K company matching with instant vesting (after one year)
- Excellent group health insurance available to employees and dependents, including domestic partners (4 medical plans, 2 dental plans, and a vision plan to choose from)
- Flexible spending account (FSA) for health care and child care costs
- Company-paid & Supplementary Life Insurance; Long-term & Short-term disability
- Free UPLIFT Desk (after one year)
- 50% discount on all UPLIFT products
- Free healthy (and not so healthy) snacks and drinks
- On-the-job training and skills development
- A supportive and engaging work culture that promotes healthy living
Position Details
- Compensation: $24 - $28 hourly
- Type: Full-time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm, 40 hours per week
- Location: Austin, Texas
About UPLIFT Desk
As a fast growing, mid-sized Direct To Consumer (DTC) brand company, it’s our mission to deliver sincere, world-class customer service. We provide optimally designed, quality office solutions to customers. We focus on happier & healthier customers and employees!
UPLIFT Desk has revolutionized the way people shop for office furniture. It all starts with our award winning UPLIFT Standing Desk, made even better when accessorized with our entire UPLIFT office furniture line. Our product line includes most furniture an office could need. We design office products that optimize customers’ comfort, health, and productivity. Our Product Development team focuses on designing the highest quality ergonomic office furniture. Then our Content team's ecommerce website offers customers the ability to configure products specifically to their needs. Our amazing Order Processing and Warehouse teams make sure we have inventory and ship orders the same day. Customers receive award winning support from our Sales and Customer Service and Warranty teams. We offer the best 15 year warranty in the business! Our Interior Design and Contract Sales teams specialize in large office furniture layouts for commercial buildings that serve most Fortune 500 companies.
Award winning UPLIFT Desk is loved globally!
- Rated Best Standing Desk by New York Times Wirecutter 5 years in a row
- Hundreds of thousands of happy customers around the world sit and stand at an UPLIFT Desk
- Google reviews - 4.9 rating with thousands of reviews
We value our environment:
- We plant 5 new trees in U.S. National Forests for every solid wood desk sold. By partnering with the National Forest Foundation, we're able to plant tens of thousands of new trees each year
- Solar powered operations: Our Austin facilities produce over a megawatt of electricity through roof-mounted solar panels on three large warehouses
- We use sustainable materials in our products. Some examples are:
- Bamboo Desktops, Drawers, & Motion Boards: The world's fastest-growing plant, Moso bamboo is a grass that grows as quickly as an inch an hour
- Eco Curve Desktops: Eco Curve desktops use 100% recycled MDF and have the lowest carbon footprint in the industry due to not using edgebanding, backer boards, adhesives, or solvents
- Rubberwood Desktops: Pará rubber trees produce 99% of the world's natural rubber latex. The rubber production lifespan of these trees is exhausted after about 25-30 years. Our rubberwood desktops give the trees a second life
Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
UPLIFT Desk believes in building an organization whose staff reflects the true diversity of our community. We hire, promote, and reward employees based on results and professional performance. UPLIFT Desk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, partnership status, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.
To all recruitment agencies: We do not accept agency resumes. UPLIFT Desk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
