Marketing Assistant, Equine

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist with day-to-day marketing operations and administrative duties 
• Develop broad knowledge and awareness of horse, liability and farm products marketed 
• Assist in the implementation of marketing and advertising strategies tailored for our products to our audience 
• Execute assigned marketing projects and tasks on time, within budget requirements, and with quality expected 
• Support the division with effective marketing materials, best practices and education 
• Help maintain content calendars and support ad, email and social media campaign rollouts 
• Coordinate, manage and ship for vendor space setups for horse shows across the United States 
• Build and maintain internal and external relationships  
• Take notes during meetings and assist with internal team organization 
• Assist in enhancing the brand, while developing creative solutions and strategies. 

Qualifications: 

• Ability to work in a team environment 
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude and willingness to learn 
• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills 
• Effective organizational abilities to manage several tasks at the same time 
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively, work under deadlines, and adjust accordingly 
• Proactive approach to identifying challenges and recommending solutions 
• Well versed in Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365 (specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint, Planner), and Adobe Acrobat  
• High School Diploma required, Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business or related field preferred and/or 0-2 years' job experience.
• Horse knowledge/experience a plus, but not required 
• Experience in graphic design and/or content development a plus, but not required 

What We Offer: 

• A competitive salary and benefits package. 
• Opportunities for professional growth and development. 
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• The chance to make a significant impact on the company's growth and success in the equine market. 
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.  

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Who we are: 

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. 

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better 

We enjoy the everyday | We think further 

What’s in it for you: 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.  

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.  

• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.  

• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.   

Are you ready to play your part? 

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. 

Caution: Employment scams 

Markel is aware of employment-related scams where scammers will impersonate recruiters by sending fake job offers to those actively seeking employment in order to steal personal information. Frequently, the scammer will reach out to individuals who have posted their resume online. These "job offers" include convincing offer letters and frequently ask for confidential personal information. Therefore, for your safety, please note that: 

• All legitimate job postings with Markel will be posted on Markel Careers. No other URL should be trusted for job postings.

• All legitimate communications with Markel recruiters will come from Markel.com email addresses. 

We would also ask that you please report any job employment scams related to Markel to rarecruiting@markel.com. 

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.  

Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the rarecruiting@markel.com.    

No agencies please.