Marketing Manager

Summary:

The Marketing Manager leads and executes the development of marketing activities and strategies for brand needs across the Compass Minerals product portfolio (deicing, water care, animal and plant nutrition, food grade, industrial). These activities include, but are not limited to, brand development, digital and print advertising, website maintenance, content and collateral creation, packaging updates and tradeshow support. They will be responsible for ensuring a measured approach to spend, assisting with invoicing and tracking the budget for optimization. This position requires working in a fluid environment, prioritizing objectives, and having a positive influence on both direct and indirect team members.

Essential Job Functions:

Include but are not limited to the following:

(Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities at any time.)

- Manage brand development and identity, including trademark protection.

- Create marketing content and manage brand/product marketing strategies for digital, media/print, collateral, tradeshow banners and other marketing assets.

- Oversee the product packaging review and revision process, including collaboration with internal stakeholders, managing timelines, working with outside packaging partners, and demonstrating cost prudency.

- Collaborate with internal departments, including sales, product management, and customer service to provide requested marketing support.

- Work with external vendors, media partners and agencies on marketing asset creation and refinement.

- Monitor and communicate the landscape of competitors, partners, and relevant brands.

- Gather and report on data to support campaign and website analysis, insights and marketing planning.

- Create social media content to represent defined brand portfolios and products for corporate accounts.

- Provide tradeshow/event support to sales teams across the business as needed, including ordering promotional items.

- Assist with managing the marketing budget, including tracking and invoicing, providing feedback for cost efficiencies and budget optimization.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

- A bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or a related field.

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in marketing or related field.

- Demonstrated management/content creation of print, social media, or other marketing assets.

- Manage multiple concurrent marketing projects, ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met across cross-functional teams.

- Basic experience with website management, Google Analytics and SEO.

- Basic knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite required; moderate experience preferred.

- Strong communication, copywriting and proofreading skills.

- Willingness to collaborate across teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Basic knowledge of copyright and trademark functionality.

- Experience working in a CPG or packaging environment strongly.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compass Minerals is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to making all employment-related decisions without regard to race, ancestry, ethnicity, color, religious creed or belief, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy and breastfeeding), age, military or veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by law. Learn more about equal employment opportunity laws at dol.gov. April 2026