Demand Generation Specialist

Be yourself at Protolabs 

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams. 

Why Protolabs? 

We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home. 

Join our team as a Demand Generation Specialist!

This is a hybrid role being onsite in Maple Plain, MN on Tuesday & Wednesday.

The Demand Generation Specialist works closely with sales and marketing to create engaging multi-channel campaigns that generate leads, nurture existing customers, and move prospects through the customer journey and increase conversion rates. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, collaborative, solution-driven, and can multi-task in a fast-paced workplace environment.

What you'll do:

• Plan, develop and support the execution of multi-channel campaigns for lead generation, nurturing, and account growth and expansion.
• Craft email content and campaigns for individual and series communications that drive awareness and engagement.
• Partner with sales and marketing teams to develop compelling campaign collateral for sales to use in communicating with their contacts about upcoming events, new product releases, timely initiatives, and other relevant topics.
• Craft ABM and lead nurturing campaigns to accelerate movement through the demand generation funnel.
• Partner with sales, sales enablement and sales operations to identify target accounts for priority campaigns and initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional strategic programs from top of funnel lead generation to strategic multi-channel ABM campaigns.
• Support the team process of passing qualified leads from inbound channels to the sales teams, ensuring the inclusion of relevant background information for an informed follow-up.
• Coordinate with marketing operations to create and deploy email workflows, landing pages and reporting in Pardot required to execute lead generation campaigns. 
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What it takes:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 3-5 years working within a marketing team, preferably in a B2B environment supporting demand generation efforts
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to understand and use metrics to adapt and test strategies
• Familiarity with Pardot and Salesforce
• Familiarity with Monday.com
• Experience collaborating effectively with sales and marketing
• Self-starter with an enthusiasm to learn and develop subject matter expertise
• Keen observer and learner looking to continually be challenged and grow
• Ability to determine when to escalate problems to leadership and when to carry out solutions on your own
• Ability to work independently with excellent communication skills
• Detail-oriented, self-reliant, and process-driven mindset
• Strong understanding of marketing and sales funnels to contribute to team discussions, cross-department collaboration, and key projects
• Strong independent drive for results

What's in it for you?

• We offer a competitive total compensation package
• In addition, we offer competitive benefits including but not limited to:
• Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
• Dental and Vision
• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid caregiver leave
• You will receive PTO + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
• 401k with company match and immediate vest
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount
• And More!

Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.

Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Demands:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. However, there may be job duties that require the employee to spend time in the manufacturing areas exposed to machinery and noise; eye protection occasionally required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.