Marketing & Sales Coordinator

Genius Games is looking for a Marketing and Sales Coordinator. This role is critical for Genius Games, and the input, contributions, and decisions made by this person will be extremely important to the success of our company.
We’re looking for someone who is highly self-directed, organized, and analytical. Someone who is personable and who loves solving challenging puzzles, and is also not afraid to try new things, test things out and make progress by trial and error. Someone who thrives in an atmosphere where giving and receiving feedback is the norm.

Most importantly, this person finds meaning and fulfillment in using their skills to personally and directly help drive the growth of a small company.

If you’re just looking for another job, this position isn’t for you. If you don’t love working your rear off as a critical part of a team, growing something that really matters, and learning a bunch along the way, then this isn’t the position for you.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS LIKE:

You’re analytical and enjoy thinking through things in a quantitative way
You’re tech-savvy and can quickly troubleshoot technical issues
You’re self-directed and don’t need hand holding or reminders to get things done
You’re high achieving and love delivering excellent work
You’re humble and listen to feedback about how you can improve and learn
You enjoy trial & error and finding ways to optimize both results and processes
You’re not afraid to admit that you don’t know something and habitually use Google or YouTube to teach yourself anything you want to know or learn
You enjoy the challenge of solving complicated but meaningful problems
You’re organized and consistent

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS LIKE:

Highly proficient in finding answers via Google or YouTube - Mandatory
Proficient in Spreadsheets (Excel and Google Sheets)
Proficient in math, logic, and analytic problem solving
Personable communicator via email or verbal communication
An eye for engaging visual design

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES WILL LIKELY INCLUDE:

Finding and maintaining retail sales channel relationships (~25%)
Communicating with influencers and product reviewers (~20%)
Optimizing Amazon Listings - Keywords, Images, etc. (~20%)
Coordinating paid ads with Amazon, Facebook, etc (~15%)
Social media contests, promotions and updates (~10%)
Team-wide meetings and strategic growth (~10%)

EXPERIENCE IN ANY OF THIS AREA IS A BONUS:

Advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.
Listing Products on Amazon’s Seller Central Marketplace
Amazon’s Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Platform
Crafting Newsletters in platforms like MailChimp
Google Analytics, Adwords or Keyword Planner
Sending pitch email to potential customers
Graphic design of ads and visual content
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Terms Like: Return on Investment (ROI), Click Through Rate (CTR), Upgrade to see actual infoPENSATION

This position will start out Part-Time, but we’d prefer to move to a full-time in the near future. The position will include a three months training Upgrade to see actual infopensation for this position will start at $7 per hour commensurate but can be higher given training and experience. The hope is to hire an individual to initially take on some of day-to-day Marketing and Sales responsibilities. Over the next 1-3 years, this individual would progress in their role with more strategically focused responsibilities and higher compensation.

ABOUT GENIUS GAMES

We believe science is fascinating and should be a joy to learn. We believe that hobby games are not just fun, but a healthy activity to promote social skills and learn about the world we live in.

With that in mind our focus is on: Accurate science products that engage, educate and inspire.

We specialize in publishing board games, card games, jigsaw puzzles, children’s books and many other types of interactive games and activities, but with a twist - everything published by Genius Games is accurately themed around science! The company has been featured in a number of major media outlets such as Popular Science Magazine, Scientific American, Gizmodo and many more. We’ve been growing at a tremendous rate every year since we’ve been in business, and the hobby board game industry as a whole is booming.

GENIUS GAMES - CORE VALUES

As a member of the Genius Games team, you are expected to embody the core values of the company. These core value are what we as a team hire and fire by:

1. Self-directed High Achievement: Taking responsibility for yourself and taking the initiative to do what needs to be done without having to be instructed step-by-step.
2. Always Improving: Seeking to become a more knowledgeable, skillful, insightful and healthy individual, both on and off the job, is key to your success as part of a team.
3. Own The Outcome: Seeing your work through to the end, delivering results that are a reflection of who you are and what you believe is your level of competency. When things go wrong, you accept responsibility and work to make them excellent.
4. Feedback Driven: Quality comes from zealously seeking feedback and criticism from multiple perspectives, listening in order to understand how you can improve, and then judiciously applying those insights to produce amazing results.
5. Candid and Compassionate: Always being forthright, empathetic, and sincere because people are the most important resource we have. Treat each other with kindness and respect, especially during conflict.

To apply, follow this link where you will complete the following:

This role REQUIRES YOU TO WORK A MAJORITY of your hours in the US timezone (CST)

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1. Upload your resume
2. Complete a handful of assessments that should take a total of roughly 45 mins.
Please note: You will need to be at a computer (not your phone) to complete the assessments. DO NOT OPEN the assessments until you are ready to take them.