Marketing Assistant

Role Summary

The Marketing Coordinator supports the day-to-day execution of marketing initiatives across the beauty and fragrance category. This role is responsible for gathering and analyzing market and internal business data, coordinating product samples and shipments, supporting retailer programs, maintaining inventory organization, and assisting with key business presentations and meetings.

Top Must Have Skills

• 1-2 years of marketing experience, preferably within beauty, fragrance, or consumer products
• Strong analytical skills with experience collecting, organizing, and interpreting data
• Strong presentation and PowerPoint skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Passion for beauty and fragrance with a strong interest in market and competitive trends

Additional Qualifications

• Marketing experience within the beauty, fragrance, luxury, or retail industry preferred
• Experience supporting retailer programs, product launches, or marketing operations is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships across teams and functions
• Resourceful, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Comfortable working independently while contributing to team objectives
• Ability to gather and synthesize competitive intelligence and consumer insights

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze competitive market intelligence and internal business data to support decision-making
• Aid in data collection and reporting for major meetings, global presentations, and business memos
• Coordinate full-size and sample product shipments for retailer programs, magazine features, photoshoots, meetings, and other marketing initiatives
• Maintain and organize product inventory, including oversight of product closet stock and support of third-party storage vendor organization
• Provide marketing inputs and product information required for SKU and code creation to support product launches and market readiness
• Track purchase orders and support the end-to-end PO process, ensuring accurate documentation and cost reconciliation
• Manage retailer sample requests by providing product images, weights, ingredient information, and shipment coordination
• Order and distribute samples for retailer and marketing programs as required
• Prepare products and supporting materials for retailer meetings, including advance shipments, assembly of meeting kits, and onsite coordination
• Conduct in-store competitive research to gather real-time insights, product information, and imagery for presentations and business reviews
• Support cross-functional teams with administrative and operational marketing activities as needed
• Ensure timely execution of projects while maintaining accuracy and a high standard of quality across all deliverables

Benefits

• Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan
• Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws
• A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service