Marketing Manager (Open Position #1)

Want to join a growing, winning team selected as a National Best Places to Work, Ingram’s Best Company to Work For and one of the Top 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America? We work hard to provide a great environment where people enjoy coming to work and have access to a balanced quality of life. Delta Dental of Kansas is a place where employees can grow and develop, positively impact their communities, and achieve their personal and professional goals. Our Marketing team has received numerous national awards, including Marketing Campaign of the Year and Marketing Team of the Year from the American Business Awards.

We want individuals passionate about providing outstanding service, building great relationships, and finding innovative solutions to join our best-in-class Marketing team.

• Identifies appropriate social media platforms and other web-based tools to use in the promotion of each product or service.
• Creates advertising assets.
• Develops, coordinates, and executes digital and new sales campaign initiatives from creation to implementation.
• Functions as a project manager and graphic designer for the writing, editing, design and production of all internal and external stakeholder communication.
• Directs Customer Relationship Management email campaigns.
• Creates, manages, and distributes yearly wellness communication plan and updated materials for DDKS and its subsidiary company.
• Collaborates with Innovation Lab to create compelling and effective advertising campaigns to help facilitate a successful product launch and ongoing product support.
• Collaborates with Communications team on development of project plans and timelines of project plans and timelines for events, promotions, and project completion.
• Ability to assess the business, identify opportunities, and promote growth.
• Manages and understands all aspects of a successful campaign.
• Manages digital analytics to develop a deep understanding of user behaviors.
• Manages the design/development, production, and distribution of promotional materials.
• Coordinates campaign lead generation tracking and follow-up.
• Gathers, analyzes, and distills campaign analytics, reporting and optimization recommendations monthly.
• Supports digital marketing goals and achievements.
• Participate in the development of strategic communications and advertising plans.
• Remains current with existing and emerging technologies.
• Ensures projects are completed on time and on budget.

Requirements:

• Knowledgeable of website platforms and SEO tools/best practices
• Search Engine Optimization
• Google Ads
• Experience with all Microsoft Office products.
• Different paid ad mediums (including search, display, social, video)
• Knowledgeable of web analytics software (Google Analytics).
• Experienced with desktop publishing skills and publishing content on the web, including expertise with;
• A team player able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues.
• Able to work independently and efficiently on concurrent projects.
• Bachelor’s Degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, graphic design, or related field required.
• Flexible and highly organized with great attention to detail.
• Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
• A top-notch communicator, with excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills.
• A proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high attention to detail.

Delta Dental of Kansas Has Been Recognized Nationally and Locally As:

• Named 2023 Best Company to Work For by Ingram’s Magazine.
• Healthy Workplace Gold Award for excellence in employee engagement and community service.
• Named a Best Place to Work by the Wichita Business Journal 2021 and 2022.
• Sales Excellence Award for Outstanding Sales Growth.
• Benchmark Portal Center of Excellence (given to top 10% of call centers nationwide).
• Named 2022 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Springbuk.
• Top Call Center in North America (Customer Centricity Awards). (Customer Centricity Awards).
• Nationally selected as Best Places to Work in Insurance in 2021 and 2022.
• AM Best “Excellent” rating among over 16,000 insurance companies for business. management, innovation, operating performance, and risk management.
• Top Innovation Award by the Wichita Business Journal.
• Most Innovative Company of the Year under 2,500 Employees (American Business Awards).
• Named the top 2023 Healthiest Employer by the Kansas City Business Journal.
• National Company of the Year for Insurance by the American Business Awards (Gold Award).
• Management Team of the Year (American Business Awards).

Our employees listen to, learn from, support, and encourage one another in a fast-paced, fun, and engaging environment. We put our customers and stakeholders at the center of all we do and strive for excellence. We have created a culture focused on winning, trust, listening to each other, collaborative innovation, and positive teamwork.

We are dedicated to the personal and professional development of our employees by encouraging employees to grow and do their best. We balance work and life priorities by promoting the health and wellness of our employees. We regularly recognize and celebrate our employees for their outstanding work and accomplishments. We promote employee connection, empowerment and engagement with employee and volunteer activities throughout the year.

How We Take Care of Our People:

• Competitive compensation package that includes an annual bonus and merit increase.
• Career growth: Education/tuition assistance, corporate memberships, seminars, professional development courses, robust training programs and tuition reimbursement programs so employees can improve their knowledge and skills.
• “You” time: we offer paid vacation, flexible and remote work options, sick time, personal time, holidays, floating holidays, your birthday off with pay, and paid volunteer time for you to give back to a non-profit of your choice.
• A diverse, fun, and engaging workplace that feels like a small and close-knit community that will make you feel at home while you are at work!
• Named the top 2022 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America, including on-site fitness center, employee lounge, self-care room, wellness programs, healthy cooking seminars, biometric screenings, and gym membership benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match and additional contribution for those who are eligible.
• Top-notch health benefits: we offer best in class health, dental, vision, and supplemental plans.
• Our Culture Champions Committee plans various fitness and healthy habits challenges, cooking demonstrations, mental health seminars, social engagement opportunities, community volunteer opportunities, lunch and learns, community leader town halls and many other activities to enhance employee connection and engagement.
• Employee Assistance Program for you and everyone in your household.

Delta Dental of Kansas is an equal opportunity employer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.