Power Sports & Marine Media Coordinator
Job Description
What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”
We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!
Job Purpose
Role will support Honda's PowerSports & Products press department by overseeing public relations, planning, media interaction, loans of Power Equipment and Marine products.
Key Accountabilities
- Power Equipment & Marine Media interaction
- Work with Media outlets across Endemic, Social, and Ambassadors to inform and promote Honda Powersports Products. This will include providing information and product loans.
- Department Inventory Management
- All activities in regards to forecasting and ordering units, ensuring power equipment & Marine products arrive on time for public relations departments for activites & Product loans. Also responsible for future removal from inventorya nd Pro Sales.
- Logistics management
- All activity regarding requesting and reviewing transportation quotes from varied vendors, selecting and confirming the business with the selected trucking agency, while also organizing and setting up pickups for units loaned to vendors, influencers, and endemic media outlets all while ensuring budget parameters are met.
- Work with OEM sales groups in PE & Marine to highlight partner product that features Honda engines.
- At-event support
- Assist with media interaction and on-site support of Honda events
- Product Press Release Review
- Work with media agency to insure accuracy of press materials and insure that proper messaging is being relayed.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
- 2+ years industry, dealer, media outlet, OEM or aftermarket supplier experience required.
- Good mechanical knowledge and understanding of engine technology.
- Successful applicant should have familiarity of marine/power equipment business and marketing, including overall product knowledge of the Honda line-up and a good understanding of competitors' products.
- Applicant must be comfortable in a role that requires public speaking to large groups with expertise in our product categories.
- Must be able to safely load, unload, and supervise loading of trailers to ensure safe delivery to location.
- Must be able to operate a forklift to load and unload units from trucks.
- Prior event coordination, attendance, and execution preferred.
- Great verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Job Dimensions
Decisions Expected
Working Conditions
- In office will be required 4 days a week.
- Office, Warehouse, Service shop environment.
- Multi-day travel required including weekends.
- Events will be in all weather conditions with long hours and long periods of standing required.
- Team member will need to be able to assist in setting up displays, loading and unloading trucks, and moving units to various locations at event site.
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
- Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
- Paid Overtime
- Regional Bonus (when applicable)
- Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Career Growth:
- Advancement Opportunities
- Career Mobility
- Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
- Training and Development programs
Additional Offerings:
- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
- Lifestyle Account
- Childcare Reimbursement Account
- Elder Care Support
- Wellbeing Program
- Community Service and Engagement Programs
- Product Programs
Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.