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Marketing & Analytics Manager – Full Time

Marketing & Analytics Manager – Full Time

Aurora, IL

Join our team and help bring warmth, safety, and comfort to our customers’ homes!
Southwest Fireplace is hiring a full-time, Marketing & Analytics Manager at our Aurora showroom. The fireplace industry is poised for decades of growth and stability, just like our company. We are in need of a quality team member, excited to learn our industry and become a part of this stimulating business.

The Marketing & Analytics Manager will be responsible for maintaining social media platforms, company website, staff portal and communicating POS-related updates with the Southwest Fireplace team. A primary role of this position is to collect company data, organize and input the information to analyze productivity, efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of the team and its day-to-day procedures. Other aspects of this role may include sales (no cold calls), general administrative tasks, customer service, and event planning.

The ideal candidate for this role is diligent, an exceptional content strategist, upbeat, energetic and has an appetite for results and growth. This career is a fantastic opportunity with great earning potential and benefits for a talented, outgoing, and motivated team player. If you have the drive and desire to succeed, this career is for you.

Hours: Monday – Friday: 7:15 AM – 4:00 PM & willingness to work occasional Saturdays during winter months

Compensation: $22 - $25 / hour plus commissions

Benefits Offered:

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • 401K Retirement Plan – Simple IRA with 3% Employer Match
  • Paid Vacation Time

Job Description

  • Develop, create, and execute digital marketing campaigns, utilizing social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Houzz, and Google Business
  • Event planning and management for internal and external corporate relations
  • Work closely with the sales team to ensure that marketing efforts are aligned with sales goals
  • Collect team data, enter and organize to calculate, track and prepare presentation of analytics such as sales revenue, market statistics, ROI, and more
  • Help develop standards, processes and tools to drive greater efficiencies in daily operations
  • Stay up to date with product information, product availability, industry trends, and effectively communicate status to the team
  • Answer phones at showroom, greet customers, adapt to office administrative tasks as needed

Qualifications, Skills, and/or Experience:

  • Associates / Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Management or related field OR 3-5 years’ experience in marketing and project management (preferred but not required)
  • Strong problem solving, leadership and team management skills
  • Tech Savvy is a plus: proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
  • Knowledge of digital marketing techniques and graphic design preferred
  • Organized and detail-oriented
  • High level verbal and written communication skills

Why Join Us:

  • Competitive pay based on experience
  • Paid training and certification opportunities
  • Supportive team environment with room to grow
  • Full-time schedule, year-round work, and steady customers

To Apply:

Send your resume and/or a summary of your experience to warmup@swfireplace.com or stop by one of our showrooms to apply in person.

Showroom Locations:
9475 W. Laraway Rd. Frankfort, IL
2630 N. Farnsworth Ave. Aurora, IL
11921 S. 80th Ave. Palos Park, IL

Employment application form.

It is the policy of Southwest Fireplace to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.

    Have you applied to Southwest Fireplace in the past?   

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    Education.

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    Graduate?   
    College Degree?   
    Other Training (Graduate, Technical, Vocational)
    Awards, Honors, Special Achievements

    Skills.

    Check those skills that you have, and select the number which corresponds to your ability for each particular skill. (Zero represents poor ability, while five represents exceptional ability). List any other skills that may be useful for the job you are seeking.
    Computer Skills   
    Accounts Payable / Receivable Skills   
    Forklift Skills   
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    Please provide any other information that you believe should be considered.
    Attach your resume or other documents. (PDF and Word Documents only.)
    By submitting my application, I certify that the information provided on this Application is truthful and accurate. I understand that providing false or misleading information will be the basis for rejection of my Application, or if employment commences, immediate termination. I authorize Southwest Fireplace to contact former employers and educational organizations regarding my employment and education. I authorize my former employers and educational organizations to fully and freely communicate information regarding my previous employment, attendance, and grades. I authorize those persons designated as references to fully and freely communicate information regarding my previous employment and education. If an employment relationship is created, I understand that unless I am offered a specific written contract of employment signed on behalf of the organization by its President, the employment relationship will be entirely voluntary in nature. In other words, with appropriate notice, I will have the full and complete discretion to end the employment relationship when I choose and for reasons of my choice. Similarly, my employer would have the same right. Moreover, no agent, representative, or employee of Southwest Fireplace, except in a specific written contract of employment signed on behalf of the organization by its President, has the power to alter or vary the voluntary nature of the employment relationship.

    I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THE ABOVE CERTIFICATION AND I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS.   

    Sales Project Manager and Admin. Assistant

    Sales Project Manager and Admin. Assistant

    Aurora, IL

    Full time position available in Aurora, IL — $18-$20 / hour plus Generous Commissions

    Job Description:

    The Sales Project Manager is the first point of contact in our showrooms and throughout the sales process, to provide the client with product knowledge and guidance to select the best fireplace and patio products their home needs. We are looking to hire a motivated individual; in this role, the more you apply yourself, the more you will earn. This position offers salary plus commission-based pay, provides great benefits including medical, dental life insurance, 401(k) plan (matched by Southwest Fireplace), paid vacation time.

    Other perks of this role:

    No Sundays! No cold-calling for sales
    Vendor and on-the-job training supplied
    Fun and challenging work environment
    Company events
    Qualifications or Experience we are looking for:

    A Positive “Can Do” Attitude
    Excellent organizational and time management skills
    Office experience
    Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, friendly and outgoing persona
    The ability and desire to work well in a team environment
    Ability to multi task with great attention to detail
    Basic computer knowledge i.e. Microsoft Office and Outlook
    Proper phone etiquette
    Reliable transportation to and from work *** REQUIRED ***
    Schedule: ** In-Office (No WFH)***:

    Monday – Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM and Thursday – Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    Sunday + one additional day off during March – October
    Compensation: Hourly + Commission Opportunity = $50K – 65K with sales experience and effort

    Medical Insurance – Blue Cross Blue Shield
    Dental Insurance – Guardian
    Life Insurance – Guardian
    401K Retirement Plan – Southwest Fireplace will match up to 3%
    Paid Vacation Time
    The Ideal Team Member Brings:

     A Positive “Can Do” Attitude
     Good Phone Etiquette
     Friendly, Outgoing, Persona, The Ability And Desire To Work Well In A Team Environment
     Ability to Multi-task with Great Attention to Details
     Customer Service Experience is helpful
     Good Communication Skills
     Intermediate Computer Knowledge – Power Point, Excel, Outlook
     Ability To Type > 35wpm
    Company Description: Fireplaces/Patio Products

    Southwest Fireplace and its three store team is the premiere Chicago area fireplace dealer. We sell, service, install, and repair fireplaces, patio furniture, BBQ’s and central vacuums. We proudly service homeowners, builders, and remodel professionals throughout the area. We carry the best brands and provide them to our clients as the best value in the marketplace.

    Many of our team members have been with us for more than 10 years. This is a place you can put down roots and build a long term career. Our company’s success is built on the skills, drive, and attitudes of our team members. If you have the drive and desire to succeed, this is a career with high earning potential and full benefits. We are currently in need of a full-time team member for our Aurora location.

    All applicants will be subject to a criminal background check and chemical substance use testing as we are committed to providing a safe and supportive work environment for our team members.
    Please resume to Warmup@swfireplace.com or apply online

    No phone calls please

    Employment application form.

    It is the policy of Southwest Fireplace to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.

      Have you applied to Southwest Fireplace in the past?   

      Employment history.

      List your current or most recent employment first:
      1.
      2.
      3.

      Education.

      High School Highest grade completed?   
      Graduate?   
      College Degree?   
      Other Training (Graduate, Technical, Vocational)
      Awards, Honors, Special Achievements

      Skills.

      Check those skills that you have, and select the number which corresponds to your ability for each particular skill. (Zero represents poor ability, while five represents exceptional ability). List any other skills that may be useful for the job you are seeking.
      Computer Skills   
      Accounts Payable / Receivable Skills   
      Forklift Skills   
      Filing Skills   
      Sales Skills   
      Please provide any other information that you believe should be considered.
      Attach your resume or other documents. (PDF and Word Documents only.)
      By submitting my application, I certify that the information provided on this Application is truthful and accurate. I understand that providing false or misleading information will be the basis for rejection of my Application, or if employment commences, immediate termination. I authorize Southwest Fireplace to contact former employers and educational organizations regarding my employment and education. I authorize my former employers and educational organizations to fully and freely communicate information regarding my previous employment, attendance, and grades. I authorize those persons designated as references to fully and freely communicate information regarding my previous employment and education. If an employment relationship is created, I understand that unless I am offered a specific written contract of employment signed on behalf of the organization by its President, the employment relationship will be entirely voluntary in nature. In other words, with appropriate notice, I will have the full and complete discretion to end the employment relationship when I choose and for reasons of my choice. Similarly, my employer would have the same right. Moreover, no agent, representative, or employee of Southwest Fireplace, except in a specific written contract of employment signed on behalf of the organization by its President, has the power to alter or vary the voluntary nature of the employment relationship.

      I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THE ABOVE CERTIFICATION AND I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS.