Communication & Development Specialist Jobs

Main Street versus Wall Street…CCA Global Partners connects independent, family business owners to provide scale, resources, and innovation, giving them that competitive edge in this big box world. If you have a passion for people, entrepreneurship, and community you may have just found your new home! Opportunity…hybrid schedule…benefits created with a focus on taking care of our employees and their families…that’s the CCA way! If you say YES, we’ll say WELCOME HOME!

We are seeking a collaborative, communications expert, with excellent writing skills as a Communication & Development Specialist in our St. Louis Office for our Lighting One division. As a Development Specialist, you will create and execute communications that engage and nurture Lighting One members and future prospects, ensuring their participation in our program benefits, as well as measuring their participation. You’ll also be responsible for coordinating multiple projects supporting the Lighting One division.

In addition to great benefits, a fabulous work environment and a super-collaborative, friendly team, CCA Global Partners offers a hybrid work schedule with opportunity to work remotely Mondays and Fridays and in-office Tuesdays through Thursdays after initial in office training period.

Our Communication & Development Specialist will:

• Receive and coordinate all new showroom lead opportunities, organizing all prospective member’s data within Sales Logix and communicating with prospects, which could include traveling to meet with prospect showrooms, to gauge interest and coordinate next step calls or meetings with the Lighting One team. Fiscal budget responsibility for achieving membership revenue.
• Act as a liaison for members and facilitate matters that arise as well as perform various administrative duties, including processing invoices, billing requests, department mail, and preparing shipments when needed.
• Create internal member communications for new programs via e-mail communications, memos, letters, handouts, reports, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.
• Assist and participate in member and vendor-related aspects of convention planning, attendance, and on-site requirements with the convention planner and Lighting One Team.
• Request and process showroom paperwork; new, prospect, and existing member moves or transfer of ownership, compiling and ensuring all necessary forms are included.
• Assimilate and onboard new members into Lighting One, as well as non-engaged current members. Educate them on all Lighting One services and supplier programs, communicating how each of the services and programs will benefit their business.

Do our requirements match YOUR background?

• Excellent writing ability, capable of preparing communications from draft, ability to interpret a variety of complex instructions and comprehend procedures, and the ability to gather data with little supervision.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, or relevant work experience, plus 2-3 years communications experience.
• Excellent analytical, time management and organizational skills including attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Excellent computer skills (inclusive of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) are essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication ability with selling skills to support Lighting One membership growth.

How We Take Care Of YOU

• We recognize YOU for your accomplishments and contributions through development, growth, and compensation!
• We care about you AND your family. We want to make your life better and easier. Our benefits exist so you are well taken care of, and we support you and your loved ones through life’s various stages and situations.
• We provide YOU the ability to collaborate with a passionate group of leaders, peers, and amazing Members.

What’s so special about us?

CCA Global Partners remarkable cooperative business model empowers thousands of entrepreneurs to succeed in a marketplace that is impacted by widespread consolidation. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs and independent business owners by providing them the scale, resources and innovation that create sustainability, growth, and effective competition in today’s evolving marketplace.

Thriving on our core values and approaching success with the CCA Way.

Proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Lighting One

Lighting One® is the largest lighting and home décor cooperative in North America. More than 345 lighting retailers benefit from the power of the group while maintaining their independent ownership. Through the cooperative, many showrooms, now owned and operated by second- and third-generation family members, come together to purchase, network, and advertise. Coming together on common initiatives saves owners time and money and helps the independent lighting channel effectively compete against the national brands and online retailers. While lighting and home décor are available from a growing array of retailers, home centers, and online stores, only Lighting One member showrooms offer professional solutions that help clients create and illuminate beautiful spaces. As a cooperative, we’ve built relationships with top brands and suppliers, and by doing so, we’re able to supply our customers with the broadest selection and greatest variety of lighting products. Through our cooperative model, local showroom owners are able to access the products and resources they need, which allows them to better serve their customers.

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