• Identify trendsetter ideas within the agriculture and transportation and logistics on the inland waterways by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking individual contributors and their accomplishments.• Locate or propose potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.• Screen potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.• Develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new ventures with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals.• Close new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.• Enhance our organizations reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.• Act as Missouri River Navigation Advocate.• Visual branding, web site design and traffic growth, social media, promotional development, media buying and coordination.• Creation, copywriting and pre-press set-up of all printed and marketing materials.