**Job Description :** **About Diageo:** With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. Join us and you’ll collaborate, explore, and innovate. Challenge and be challenged. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll build brands consumers love. We value each other and celebrate different perspectives. In our inclusive culture, you’ll have the backing you need to test new ideas and learn from them. Harness your passion and desire to grow as you make your mark. Let’s unlock a brighter, more exciting future together. **About the role:** The Activation Coordinator supports the development and execution of brand activation strategies to drive consumer engagement, brand awareness, and sales. This role involves coordinating promotional activities, managing logistics, and ensuring seamless execution of activation campaigns across various channels. **Role Responsibilities:** · Assist in planning and executing activation campaigns. · Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely delivery of campaign materials. · Manage logistics for events and promotional activities, including shipping materials, setting up displays, and coordinating on-site support. · Ensure all necessary permits and permissions are obtained for events. · Provide support during promotional activities by managing on-site logistics and troubleshooting issues as they arise. · Ensure that brand guidelines are adhered to during activations. · Work closely with marketing, sales, and external partners to align activation plans with overall brand objectives. · Maintain communication with venue managers and event organizers to ensure smooth execution. · Assist in tracking expenses related to activation campaigns. · Ensure all expenditures are within the allocated budget. · Collect data on campaign performance consumer feedback. · Prepare reports effectiveness activation initiatives. · Maintain inventory promotional materials/ensure adequate supplies available. · Track usage/distribution materials. · Ensure compliance company policies/regulations. · Maintain accurate records/documentation related activations/results. **Experience / skills required:** - Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration or a related field preferred. - 1-3 years of experience in marketing coordination or a similar role within FMCG or beverage industry. - Experience in event management or trade marketing is a plus. **Skills & Competencies:** · Strong organizational skills; ability manage multiple tasks simultaneously · High attention detail ensure accuracy · Excellent verbal/written communication skills · Ability interact effectively stakeholders at all levels · Familiarity CRM software/tools (e.g., Salesforce) · Proficient Microsoft Office Suite (Excel/PowerPoint/Word) · Ability identify resolve issues quickly effectively · Strong interpersonal skills; ability work well cross-functional teams · Ability build maintain positive relationships internal/external stakeholders · Excellent time management skills; ability prioritize tasks meet deadlines · Ability adapt changing priorities/environments · Willingness travel/work flexible hours as needed · Commitment continuous learning professional development · Stay updated industry trends/products continuously improving knowledge/expertise **Flexible Working Statement:** Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported from day one. **Rewards & Benefits Statement:** We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package: https://experience100.ehr.com/diageo/us **Diversity statement:** Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. _If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application._ **Worker Type :** Regular **Primary Location:** Chicago Sales Office **Additional Locations :** 3WTC **Job Posting Start Date :** 2024-12-13 **Salary Range:** **Minimum Salary:** $60638 **Maximum Salary:** $101063 **_At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others._** **_(Benefits/perks_** **_listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location._** With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. **DRINKiQ** What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. 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