Brand Marketing & Community Engagement Coordinator
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
Downers Grove, IL
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$55,000–$65,000 Per Year
JOB TYPE
Full-time
LOCATION
Downers Grove, IL
POSTED
23 days ago
Ready to be part of something extraordinary? At Cooper’s Hawk, connection is at the heart of everything we do, and we’re looking for passionate people to join us. When you become part of our team, you step into a collaborative, supportive culture built on Uncompromising Hospitality, where standards and genuine care come together to create something truly unforgettable. As we continue our exciting journey, you’ll help us deliver unforgettable experiences to our Wine Club Members and the entire Cooper’s Hawk community. Join us, and let’s turn moments into lasting memories.
The Opportunity
We’re seeking a Brand Marketing & Community Engagement Coordinator to support the day-to-day operations and execution of our brand marketing efforts. This role is ideal for someone early in their marketing career who is highly organized, eager to learn, detail-oriented, and energized by bringing brand campaigns to life.
In this role, you’ll provide essential administrative, operational, and execution support across brand campaigns, community engagement, social media, and PR initiatives. You’ll gain hands-on exposure to campaign execution, go-to-market planning, experiential marketing, and cross-functional collaboration while building a strong foundation in modern brand marketing.
How You Will Succeed:
Brand Marketing & Campaign Support
- Support the execution of brand marketing campaigns, launches, and initiatives from planning through delivery
- Assist with seasonal and monthly go-to-market planning, including briefing support, documentation, routing, and asset tracking
- Help manage timelines, deliverables, and approvals to ensure campaigns stay on track and organized
- Maintain organized documentation related to campaign planning, product flow, and performance tracking
- Assist with reporting, weekly team updates, campaign recaps, and post-launch learnings
Community Engagement, Social & PR Support
- Support day-to-day organic social media engagement, including commenting, direct message responses, giveaways, and community interaction
- Ensure two-way engagement is timely, thoughtful, and aligned with brand voice and tone
- Monitor social and community conversations to identify trends, opportunities, or issues and escalate as needed
- Assist with PR and community initiatives, including drafting or coordinating press materials, maintaining media lists, and supporting outreach
- Support influencer, ambassador, or community partner initiatives including gifting, coordination, tracking, and basic performance reporting
Experiential Marketing & Activations
- Support experiential marketing efforts such as events, pop-ups, brand activations, and community moments
- Coordinate product, materials, and logistics for campaigns and activations, including inventory tracking and shipments
- Partner with internal teams and external vendors to support seamless execution
Marketing Operations & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner cross-functionally with brand, creative, PR, social, product, operations, and external partners
- Attend meetings, capture notes, and provide follow-up documentation, action items, and status updates
- Maintain organized asset libraries, calendars, trackers, and shared documentation
- Provide general administrative and operational support as needed
What You Bring:
- 1–3 years of experience or internships in marketing, brand, PR, social, or communications, agency or client side, preferably in the hospitality or lifestyle brand space
- Display a deep understanding of the Cooper’s Hawk brand, our products and our mission
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Self-starter mindset with a desire to learn and grow
- Comfort working cross-functionally and adapting to changing priorities
- Strong time management skills; ability to juggle priorities in a fast paced environment
- Growth mindset ready to innovate and work collaboratively with a small team
Why This Role Matters
This role ensures brand marketing efforts are well-coordinated, well-executed, and well-experienced across campaigns, social engagement, and activations.
Compensation Range: $55,000-$65,000. The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity.
What You’ll Get:
- Incredible Discounts:
- Monthly Dining Allowance
- 50% Dining and Carryout
- 40% Retail Wine
- 20% Retail and Private Events
- Monthly Complimentary Wine Tasting for Two
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Insurance plus Telemedicine and Wellness Program
- Company Matching 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Savings Accounts- Health and Dependent Care
- Health Savings Account
- Long-Term Disability; Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (with option to purchase additional coverage)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Highly Competitive Pay plus Team Member Incentives & Rewards
- Paid Time Off
- Milestones Recognition Program
- Complimentary Gym Membership in RSC Building
- Hybrid Work Week (3 days in office, 2 days remote, depending on role)
Cooper’s Hawk is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Cooper’s Hawk makes reasonable accommodations during all aspects of the employment process, including during the interview process.
The information provided above indicates the general nature and level of work required of the position and is not a comprehensive list of all responsibilities or qualifications. The Benefits list is only a highlight of some of the benefits offered to team members; eligibility for certain benefits apply.
About Us
Cooper's Hawk features a Napa-style tasting room with wine-inspired retail for entertaining and a full-service restaurant, bar and private event space, offering a modern-yet-casual dining experience. Each scratch-kitchen menu item is designed to pair with our wines. Speaking of wine...the Cooper's Hawk Wine Club is perhaps the largest in the world, offering not only top-notch award-winning wines but also exclusive Wine Club membership benefits, including curated dining and travel experiences. Since 2005, we've brought the Napa Valley experience to our guests and Wine Club members, and now, with Piccolo Buco by Cooper’s Hawk, we’re bringing the vibrant flavors of Rome to them as well. Together, we’re creating a lifestyle brand like no other.
About the Company
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Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
After four years of planning and construction, Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant opened in 2005 in Orland Park, a south suburb of Chicago. The concept was unique. We would create a signature menu with a selection of dishes designed to pair perfectly with our own Cooper’s Hawk wines, made in our own private winery. With sophisticated food and exceptional wines, our concept was born.
The Cooper’s Hawk concept includes four distinct components: an upscale casual dining restaurant, full-service bar, private barrel-aging room, and Napa-style tasting room and retail gift store…all under one roof. Each Cooper’s Hawk location is distinctive in layout and décor, but carries the same warmth and elegance that guests have come to expect.
The Cooper’s Hawk concept includes four distinct components: an upscale casual dining restaurant, full-service bar, private barrel-aging room, and Napa-style tasting room and retail gift store…all under one roof. Each Cooper’s Hawk location is distinctive in layout and décor, but carries the same warmth and elegance that guests have come to expect.
INDUSTRY
Restaurant/Food Services
FOUNDED
2005
WEBSITE
https://www.coopershawkwinery.com/