Marketing Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Provide support for marketing and communications to the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)

• Draft, schedule, and publish content for social media, mainly on LinkedIn

• Create, format, and distribute newsletters on a biweekly basis

• Execute email marketing campaigns using HubSpot, which includes copywriting, email creation, list management, scheduling, and tracking metrics

• Assist with marketing and communications for events, workshops, special meetings, and webinars

• Support promotional efforts for key events, which encompass emails, social media posts, website updates, registration content, speaker highlights, reminders, acknowledgments, and post-event communications

• Perform routine updates to the website using WordPress

• Oversee contact lists, campaign assets, and marketing workflows

• Monitor and report engagement metrics for newsletters, emails, social media, and campaigns

• Proofread and edit marketing materials to ensure clarity, accuracy, formatting, tone, and brand alignment

• Implement brand guidelines across marketing materials and assets created by vendors

• Keep organized brand assets, templates, messaging documents, and style guidelines

• Design simple graphics and marketing materials using Canva

• Identify inconsistencies and coordinate necessary revisions before publication or distribution

• Collaborate with vendors, contractors, writers, designers, printers, and internal stakeholders

• Manage orders for promotional items, including specifications, proofs, approvals, and coordination of delivery

• Coordinate blog content with external writers, contributors, and subject matter experts

• Work alongside graphic design contractors or agencies on larger design initiatives

• Maintain organized records of vendor contacts, project details, deadlines, proofs, files, and approvals

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or Permanent Residency is required

• A cover letter must be submitted

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field, or 2 years of equivalent professional experience without a degree

• 2–4 years of experience in marketing, communications, digital marketing, or a related position

• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading abilities

• Experience in creating and scheduling social media content, particularly for LinkedIn

• Familiarity with email marketing platforms; experience with HubSpot is strongly preferred

• Proficient in Canva or similar design tools

• Experience with making updates to websites in WordPress

• Strong understanding of brand consistency across various channels and asset types

• Excellent editorial judgment and attention to detail

• Experience in coordinating with vendors, contractors, freelance writers, designers, printers, or suppliers of promotional items

• Ability to write creative briefs, gather feedback from stakeholders, manage revisions, and track approvals

• Strong project coordination capabilities

• Capacity to work independently and manage recurring deadlines

• Ability to quickly adapt to an organization’s voice, brand standards, communications priorities, and stakeholder audiences

• Compliance with established policies and processes is necessary

• Preference for candidates who can work within East Coast business hours (8 am–6 pm)

• Experience in supporting event marketing campaigns is preferred

• Familiarity with member-based organizations, nonprofits, associations, or technology-focused organizations is preferred

• Basic understanding of marketing analytics is preferred

• Experience with marketing calendars, project management tools, and campaign planning is preferred

• Experience working in a remote or hybrid environment is preferred

• Ability to operate a computer for several hours at a time is necessary

• May occasionally be required to move or lift up to 35 pounds

🏝️ Benefits

• Positions may qualify for SRI's Pay for Outstanding Performance program

• Positions may qualify for the annual Performance Based Compensation program

• Competitive benefits package offered

• Equal opportunity and inclusive work environment

• Travel 1–2 times per year, up to 5 consecutive nights at a time