Location: Bensenville, IL (On-site)

　　Schedule: Mon-Friday 9:00am to 6:00pm

　　Status: Full-Time

　　Compensation: at 58K Annually

　　$300 Sign-on Bonus After Completion of the 90-day Probationary Period

　　Summary/Objective

　　Midwest Goods is looking to hire a successful content writer to be responsible for style and format consistency across all projects and communicating with other team members to produce the best writing possible. Your role will be crucial to attracting potential customers to our brand by producing compelling content that our business’ target market may be interested in reading about.

　　Essential Functions:

　　Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

　　Write creative, clean, and error-free copy for a variety of media including print, email, and web

　　Contribute innovative ideas to brainstorming sessions and write persuasive and impactful headers and supporting copy for multiple platforms

　　Develop captivating email subject lines and body copy that resonates with our target audience, driving engagement, click-throughs, and conversions

　　Create alluring and authentic narratives that enhance retail product appeal

　　Help in developing content that entices social engagement and followership

　　Review and edit content to eliminate errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation

　　Conduct simple keyword research and use SEO guidelines to increase web traffic

　　Identify customers’ needs and gaps in our content and recommend new topics

　　Manage advertising campaigns and coordinate open house events

　　Competencies

　　Creative Campaigns and Email Campaigns

　　Marketing and Advertising

　　Superb Writing Skills

　　Product Names and Romance Copy

　　Social Support

　　Editing and Proofreading

　　Required Skills:

　　Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with clients, colleagues, and industry professionals

　　Basic understanding of SEO keyword usage

　　Superb writing skills and strong grammarian

　　Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

　　Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize, and manage an ever-changing and fast-paced workload

　　Desire and flexibility to assume the roles of individual contributor, team player and leader simultaneously as the organization evolves

　　Experience working retail, lifestyle brand and/or e-commerce a plus, Some HTML and CSS is preferred however not mandatory.

　　Experience using editors in Content management system like WordPress

　　Experience creating emails in email applications such as Mail chimp & content Contact

　　Some image editing experience in photoshop - resize, crop etc.

　　Work Environment

　　This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

　　Required Education and Experience

　　Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, or related field. Combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. At least 3 years’ experience in advertising/marketing agency or in-house marketing department

　　Must have intermediate computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Photoshop, and knowledge of Google‐based programs such as google sheets/Docs.

　　Work Authorization

　　Must have legal authorization to work in the United States.

　　What We Offer

　　Annual Performance Review-Up to 3% at 90 day Review. Up to 8% at yearly review

　　Annual Perfect Attendance gift card Ceremony

　　Casual Work Environment

　　Employee Assistance Program

　　Employee Birthday Celebration with Gift Card Distribution

　　Employee of the Month Celebration

　　Generous Paid Time off Program

　　Insurance Coverage which includes: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

　　Monthly Company Activities and Celebrations

　　Monthly Manager Lunches

　　Paid Holidays

　　Potential for Advancement

　　Spotlight Employee Recognition

　　401(k) with Employer Match

　　Midwest Goods Inc. was founded in 2014 and is a wholesale distributor of vape and electronic cigarette products. We rely on meeting our ethical principles and maintaining our business integrity, as well as our approach to our business which we call Service Spirit, Team Spirit, and Spirit of Progress. In the spirit of service, we expect all of our employees to demonstrate professionalism, enthusiasm, integrity, and a welcoming attitude to our customers, vendors, and each other. Every day our employees combine their individual skills and contributions to achieve collective success.

　　Our team spirit is based on a sense of shared purpose, communication, and mutual respect. Our business is to serve others and to continuously improve the services and products we provide. In the spirit of progress, we support and encourage all of our employees to shape their own future and to grow with the Company. We also encourage each employee to take the initiative and look for new, different, and innovative ways to better serve our customers and vendors.

　　Midwest Distribution is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under Federal, State, or local law.

　　Midwest Distribution is committed to creating a workplace that inspires and enables our employees to be the best they can be so that we can grow as a company, team, and family. We believe diversity, equality, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation, and achieving long-term success.

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