Digital Marketing Specialist

Description: Tokyo Gardens Company (TGC) is a Houston-based company providing full-service sushi and Asian food operations in retail stores, universities and corporate offices nationwide for over 20 years. Our company is growing rapidly, and every team member plays a key role in that growth. Our success is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which supports personal growth and development, fosters an inclusive work culture, and rewards innovation and excellence. To learn more about us, please visit www.tgcsushi.com / www.sushicllc.com Job Title:Digital Marketing Specialist TGC is seeking an enthusiastic, detail-oriented Digital Marketing Specialist to support our Marketing department. Responsibilities include product photoshoots, video production, editing, and using brand assets from concept to final production, adhering to brand identity. The ideal candidate is someone who is both innovative and adaptable—who brings fresh ideas, supports key marketing initiatives, and manages client campaigns with confidence in a fast-paced, evolving environment. ***Please attach or provide a link to your portfolio, showcasing projects and skills relevant to our visual content objectives. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Capture and produce high-quality photography and videography to support marketing campaigns, product launches, events, and digital communications. • Leverage photography and visual storytelling expertise to create compelling content that highlights products, people, and brand experiences. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams by delivering creative support and multimedia solutions. • Edit and enhance multimedia content using professional software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite or similar), ensuring polished final assets that meet brand standards and project objectives. • Plan and execute creative food photography shoots, including styling, lighting, and editing, to highlight product features and drive customer engagement. • Design and develop digital media content including graphics, promotional visuals, and social media assets. • Produce food production short-form videos for campaigns, corporate communications, SOPs, and events, ensuring strong narrative flow. • Maintain and update digital platforms such as the company website, intranet, and social media channels. • Assist with web design initiatives, applying UI/UX principles to optimize digital interfaces and user experiences. • Consistently apply brand identity guidelines to all digital, print, and multimedia deliverables, ensuring visual integrity and alignment with corporate standards. • Coordinate and manage onsite and offsite event production needs, including audio/video equipment setup, troubleshooting, and technical adjustments for optimal performance. • Ability to travel to events and client locations up to 10-15% of the timeRequirements: • Associate degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Visual Arts or similar field (2 years or more of professional-level graphic design experience may be substituted for education) • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro, and AfterEffects • Possess a strong understanding of media design, graphic tools, marketing strategies, and techniques • Strong project management skills and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset • Attention to detail and accuracy on all phases of the visual content • Excellent writing and verbal communication skills • Experience in operating digital advertising and social media marketing campaign programs is highly valued Benefits: • Paid Time Off and 6 company-paid holidays • 401k plan with company match • Annual bonus / incentives • Fully paid health benefits for employee (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-term disability insurance) Additional Information: • Work location: Houston HQ office • Job Type: Full-Time Exempt • COVID-19 update: Company has applied and implemented every safety measurement to provide a safer working environment. Tokyo Gardens Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.