JMU Dining Marketing Ambassador

Job Description

Seeking a dynamic JMU Student to assist the university's dining services marketing team in providing exceptional experiences through student engagement. The ideal person will be a professional and proactive ambassador who is target-driven and thrives on building excellent relationships with our guests. Work as a team to reach sales goals and complete marketing projects that will increase business profitability and growth. The Marketing Ambassador is a champion, guardian, and advocate in promoting JMU Dining's award-winning program.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand the company's vision, mission, goals, products, and services to represent the brand's voice and personality

• Supports with public relations and marketing outreach programs such as student orientation, RA training, tabling, and meal plan sales
• Comfortable in a customer-facing role, and confidently interact with people face to face
• Keen understanding of how to leverage marketing tactics at each touch point of the customer journey
• Implementing, tracking, and reporting of marketing initiatives to include customer satisfaction surveys, account analysis, and meal plan optimization in tandem with the marketing team
• Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize work tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to respond quickly to issues at hand with a resolution while maintaining composure

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

• Likes to have fun at work and demonstrates a sales-competitive nature
• Background and interest in the following areas of expertise a plus: marketing, event planning, social media, graphic design, and customer service
• Desire to actively engage with guests to promote dining programs and services
• Work well independently and with a team
• Self-motivated and strong communicator with managers, customers, and parents
• Must have a team player attitude, be dependable, reliable, and respectable; exemplify leadership qualities and professionalism with excellent customer service skills
• Physical Demands: Specific physical characteristics and abilities are required to perform the work, such as agility, dexterity, and long periods of walking, standing, bending, carrying, or lifting supplies and equipment weighing 25 pounds or more.

This role may have physical demands including, but not limited to, lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and/or extended walking and standing. This role may also require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Education

About Aramark

Our Mission

Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.

At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About Aramark

The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.