The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) simplifies the journey towards excellence for veterinary practices and hospitals by offering accreditation and many resources. What does that really mean? Pet parents who go to AAHA-accredited hospitals can be assured that their care teams are applying best-in-the-industry standards, every time they see Fluffy or Fido. The marketing team ensures that veterinarians and their teams utilize their member and accreditation benefits in order to do that, working with other teams to inform product/service development.

AAHA is seeking a Marketing & Sales Coordinator who will provide marketing and sales enablement support for corporate relations, membership, and education to increase non-dues revenue. The Coordinator will assist in the developing and implementation of all association sales enablement plans, drafting and revising copy and coordinating with graphic design. The Coordinator will manage the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral for corporate relations, membership, and education marketing: reports, presentations, brochures, flyers, direct mail, newsletters, emails, press releases, website copy, and related materials.

The ideal candidate will be a team player who is energetic, organized, creative, and self-motivated to join our award-winning marketing department.?

Main Responsibilities

This role is responsible for providing communications support for all association initiatives.

• Assist in developing marketing and sales enablement plans
• Participate in vendor meetings
• Maintaining prospect database, tracking leads, contacts
• Coach the sales team in presenting marketing data
• Develop sales deliverables such as PowerPoint presentations, the periodic corporate relations newsletter, quarterly business reports, and more
• Assist in translating voice of customer feedback into sales collateral
• Research, write, proofread, and edit copy for all communications and marketing
• Coordinate with graphic design to accompany marketing and communications
• Manage development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral
• Work with outside vendors as needed to produce collateral
• Support the collection of data for key marketing performance indicators for marketing and communications activities
• Manage all media contacts and press releases
• Assist in managing corporate communications

Skills Needed

• Sales or sales enablement experience
• Market prospect development: finding leads, sourcing new lists, etc.
• Database management
• Ability to effectively interface with vendors, business partners, and other stakeholders
• Understanding of how companies can apply basic marketing key performance indicators to improve their campaigns
• Ability to coach team members to present marketing key performance indicators to vendors
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills?
• Project management skills
• Intermediate knowledge of AP style
• Excellent copywriting and storytelling skills, with an emphasis on writing for digital platforms?
• Experience using member or customer personas to target specific audiences
• Highly driven and results-oriented with ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines on time?
• Experience working with a variety of marketing and business software including email, CMS, marketing automation, project management, approval software, Microsoft Office, etc.
• Some knowledge of HTML and backend web editing using content management software

Who we are: 

We are the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), a non-profit association. Our mission is to provide veterinary professionals with resources to deliver the best in companion animal care and effectively manage their business. AAHA is respected internationally for its dedication to medical quality standards, professional development, and quality education programs.? 

Why work for us: 

• Our team consists of industry experts and animal lovers dedicated to fulfilling our vision of leading the profession in providing the highest quality of care for companion animals by improving the standard of care. 
• We are fully committed to each of our team members' growth and development and offer competitive pay and benefits.

Other details

FLSA Status: Full-time, exempt

Hiring Range: $50,000-$60,000

Department: Marketing

Reports to: Marketing manager

How to apply: 

If you are interested in joining our team, please submit your resume and cover letter to AAHA’s Director of Marketing, [email protected].

AAHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

What we value:

SIMPLICITY | We work smarter, not harder | We strive to simplify the journey towards excellence for veterinary practices through curiosity, creativity and removal of the unnecessary.

COLLABORATION | We before me | Our commitment to each other’s success through active collaboration and teams with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and expertise creates better solutions rooted in empathy.

INTEGRITY | Say what you’ll do, do what you say | We strive to be clear communicators and fulfill our promises to one another, intentionally building our foundation of trust and accountability.

Education and Experience?(Need to have)

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience

2+ years’ experience in communications, marketing, advertising, sales, membership, or related field?

2+ years of sales or sales enablement experience

(Nice to have)

• Experience with Pipedrive
• Experience in a professional association or non-profit space is a plus?
• Knowledge of the veterinary industry
• Passionate about animals