Full-Time Marketing Assistant
Great Harvest Bread Company trains and empowers new bakery owners to operate upbeat, popular and sustainable
neighborhood bakeries. This includes owner training in bread production, pricing, operational efficiency,
employee management, merchandising, store layout, marketing and more. In total, GHBC employs 32 people, three
of which are in the Marketing Department — marketing director and two art directors. GHBC supports more than
200 unique, community-focused bakeries. Great Harvest has been recognized for the past three years as one of
the most democratic workplaces in the world by Worldblu.com, and nationally as an outstanding franchise opportunity
(Entrepreneur Magazine Top 500 Franchises) for the past 10 years. Dillon, Montana was also recently selected as “One
of America’s Prettiest Towns,” by Forbes Magazine. The company attracts employees who work and play hard, and enjoy
living in small town Montana.
GHBC is seeking an outstanding entry-level marketing assistant professional. This person will report to the marketing
director and work closely with the art directors. The marketing assistant’s time will be primarily focused on helping
bakery owners create and execute local grassroots marketing plans. All marketing plan recommendations come with tools
such as websites templates, e-newsletters, a large variety of print templates, and radio, television and online resources.
The marketing assistant will also have the opportunity to create basic design layouts, therefore a solid working knowledge
of Abode Creative Suite is desirable. Project management skills also crucial.
The intent of all marketing activities is to create a loyal following of customers who believe anything less than fresh,
scratch-made bread featuring pure-and-simple ingredients is not good enough for themselves or their loved ones. The GHBC
target market includes well-educated, mid-to-upper income adults (primarily women) aged 35-55 who place a very high value
on quality of life as it relates to health, nutrition and fitness. GHBC target market also seeks out locally-owned shopping
experience where people know them on a first-name basis and never treat them like a transaction.
The perfect mix of skills for this position include:
- Strong knowledge of grassroots marketing strategies and tactics
- Excellent communications skills — Written and verbal
- Outstanding organizational skills — attention to details, the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Working knowledge in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite software
Please submit letters of interest and resumes to
kateo@greatharvest.com.
