Associate Product Marketing Manager (Remote)

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Position Description

We are looking for someone who is energetic and organized to join a dynamic Marketing team! The successful candidate will work closely with the Math Sr. Product Marketing Manager in driving go-to-market campaigns and collateral that promote easy to use, quality digital solutions. They will also support our sales team by driving internal sales enablement tools and training. There is also an opportunity for the incumbent to flex their marketing muscles as this role will require marketing a portfolio of products!

What you'll do here:

• Partner with the Product Marketing team to craft messaging and sales tools, and determine the promotional needs of the portfolio.
• Collaborate with product marketing colleagues on the analysis and creation of effective marketing strategies across the organization.
• Synthesize market and customer insights to inform go-to-market and go-to-sales strategies.
• Collaborate across functions to ensure that portfolio business and revenue goals are met and exceeded.
• Build and implement measurable integrated marketing campaigns and thought leadership strategies to increase brand affinity and digital product usage.
• Translate the portfolio's business objectives, market opportunities and offerings into a formal, cohesive go-to-market architecture.
• Build sales tools, training materials, and compelling content and collateral including customer presentations, flyers/brochures, and case studies that help the sales team build and close pipeline.
• Routinely assess competitive landscape and dynamics, providing insights and strategies to differentiate Cengage from others in the market.
• Tell a compelling product story that engages our sales force, brings together new customer markets and drives sales.
• Establish relationships with market influencers and advocates!
• Monitor and maintain accuracy of product information and resources in the online product catalogue and other external-facing systems.
• Contribute to the development of strategies by staying current with competitive updates and market trends.
• Provide insights into portfolio-owned industry conference attendance and engagement.

Skills you will need here:

• Bachelor's degree
• Deep understanding of K-12 Education Market
• Self-starter with the ability to work quickly and juggle multiple priorities
• Attention to detail, process-driven
• Strong interpersonal skills, works well with other team members and internal and external partners
• Proven team player in a fast-paced environment
• Basic digital literacy and MS office experience (Word, Excel, PPT)

Preferred

• Math Content Expertise
• Experience in K-12 Education

At National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Group, we are enabling opportunity, powering progress, and supporting student journeys toward college and career. Using our digital learning programs and classroom learning resources, students experience the excitement and joy of learning that National Geographic explorers, scientists, writers, and photographers experience.

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Cengage Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at +1 (617) 289-7917.

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About Cengage Group

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.