Job Description
Lost Lantern Spirits, an award-winning independent bottler of American whiskey, is seeking a Vermont-based Sales & Marketing Manager who is an excellent communicator and problem solver, and has an interest in getting to know all about whiskey. Reporting to Lost Lantern’s General Manager, this full-time role is based in Vergennes, Vermont, with occasional domestic travel.
Job Summary: The Sales + Marketing Manager will work closely with the company founders to execute Lost Lantern’s marketing strategy and to promote Lost Lantern throughout Vermont and beyond.
The key responsibilities will include managing our social channels, overseeing content creation, designing promotional materials, promoting the Lost Lantern tasting room, building brand awareness with Vermont retailers and bars, and conducting tastings across Vermont. This position will become a key part of our promotional team, and will periodically represent Lost Lantern at whiskey festivals and other events across the country.
An ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of experience in sales and/or marketing for a consumer packaged goods company.
Job Responsibilities:
- Build weekly, monthly, and quarterly marketing plans
- Develop and implement content strategy including photo and video assets
- Manage social media including posting and community management
- Design promotional materials
- Develop successful strategies and campaigns to attract new customers
- Hold tastings and sell whiskey to stores and bars throughout Vermont
- Execute against sales targets to grow Lost Lantern reach across Vermont
- Organize and participate in promotional events including whiskey festivals, retail tastings, and launch events
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 1 year in sales, brand management, or marketing
- Demonstrated success in developing product-led sales and/or marketing strategies
- Innovation and creativity to create new data-driven strategies that attract customers
- Sophisticated understanding of social media and online data metrics
- Collaborative skills with the ability to incorporate others’ ideas into strategies
- Excellent time management, organization, and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with Google Workspace, Canva, Illustrator, and other applicable software
Salary: Pay commensurate with experience. Health insurance stipend.
Location: Vergennes, Vermont
To apply, send your resume to careers@lostlanternwhiskey.com with your name and the job title in the subject.
ABOUT LOST LANTERN
Founded by two spirits industry veterans, Lost Lantern is an independent bottler of American whiskey. The company seeks out the most unique and exciting whiskies being made across the country and releases them as single casks and blends, always with a deep commitment to transparency. The company has a tasting room and production space in Vergennes, VT.