Located in the Atlanta Financial Center in Buckhead, The Bedford Group is a strategic marketing management consulting firm focused in two practice areas:

• Marketing Optimization: organization design, consolidation, marketing excellence benchmarking, innovation creation, communications strategy
• Agency Relationship Management: advertising agency search, agency audits and optimization, agency contract negotiation

• Marketing-partner selection process (advertising, interactive, direct, PR, media) for a regional financial services company, a supra-regional health care provider,  a national automotive parts supplier and retailer, and a national portfolio of consumer goods for the home
• Evaluation of global competitive media spend and ROI
• Test market evaluation and recommendation report
• Reorganized marketing department and processes for a best-in-class health care supply chain company

Job Description:

We are only looking for hard working, fresh and excited minds that are ’geared up’ to get their career on a roll. This position could lead to a permanent role with the firm.

The perfect candidate will possess the following skills:

• Demonstrated excellence in both academic and previous employment experiences
• Motivation and tenacity
• Outstanding interpersonal communications skills
• High level of familiarity with the advertising industry
• Proven analytic abilities and the ability to translate quantitative data into effective written communications
• Superb writing and presentation skills / excellence with presentation arts
• Team management and project management experience
• Expert user of MS Office and web-based applications

Job Qualifications:

• 10+ years progressive experience marketing/consulting/advertising
• Experience in all categories will be considered, but particular emphasis will be placed on consumer products, retail, foodservice or franchise models
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to collaborate within a team, build and manage relationships with key stakeholders and influence management and senior executives
• Proven prospecting and sales success and mindset
• Strong history of innovating on behalf of client
• Working knowledge and experience in social/interactive media
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, drive for results and decision quality
• Self-starter with proactive, consultative approach to partnering with high level executives
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree valuable

Application Procedure:

Please forward a formal, one-page cover letter and a copy of your resume to:

HR/Recruiting Coordinator
The Bedford Group
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 333
Atlanta, GA 30326
Fax: (404) 846-2172 (no phone calls, please)
Email: hr@bedfordgroupconsulting.com
URL: www.bedfordgroupconsulting.com