Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist

Company Overview

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Join Us! CDM Smith – where amazing career journeys unfold.

Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it’s a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family.

Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.

Job Description

The ideal candidate:

• Creates, develops and produces basic to highly complex marketing and communications content to support marketing campaigns, brand management, internal programs and employee communications. Brings strong editorial judgment, storytelling ability and audience awareness to content development, including the ability to conduct interviews, synthesize technical information and write polished materials that make complex topics understandable and useful.

 

• Develops creative briefs, writes copy, works with designers and other creative partners, and obtains necessary approvals before publishing materials. Develops content using the style, editorial guidelines and channel strategy appropriate for the audience, platform and business objective.

 

• Publishes and promotes content across appropriate channels, including email programs, website, social media, press distribution, intranet and advertising. Partners with digital and channel specialists to align content with audience needs, campaign goals and available performance metrics.

 

• Manages content assignments and communications programs from concept through publication, including timelines, budgets, calendars, reviews and approvals. Keeps work organized, clarifies next steps, tracks key performance metrics and recommends adjustments based on results, feedback and changing priorities.

 

• Provides technical guidance, constructive review and mentoring to more junior staff. Helps develop junior team members’ writing, content judgment, interviewing skills and ability to work effectively with technical and creative collaborators.

 

• Conducts research, interviews and background review to support the development of communications materials. Demonstrates curiosity and the ability to quickly learn unfamiliar topics, ask thoughtful questions and transfer writing, research and synthesis skills across industries or subject areas.

 

• Performs other duties as required.

 

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 4 years or relevant experience

Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a college degree.

Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.

Skills & Abilities

• Advanced writing, editing and content development skills, with the ability to produce clear, polished and engaging materials for sophisticated but not necessarily specialized audiences.

 

• Advanced ability to research technical information, conduct effective interviews with subject matter experts, ask thoughtful follow-up questions and synthesize complex ideas into useful communications materials.

 

• Strong intellectual curiosity and demonstrated ability to quickly learn unfamiliar topics, identify what matters to the audience and apply transferable writing and research skills across industries or subject areas.

 

• Advanced ability to collaborate with technical staff, designers, digital/channel specialists, campaign leads and operational stakeholders to make content more creative, engaging, accurate and aligned with business objectives.

 

• Strong task and project management skills, including the ability to organize assignments, manage timelines, coordinate reviews, clarify next steps and keep multiple content projects moving.

 

• Advanced written, oral and presentation skills, with the ability to explain content recommendations, editorial decisions and project updates clearly to internal stakeholders.

 

• Advanced ability in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as digital channel platforms; ability to use content performance data and stakeholder feedback to improve future communications.

Amount of Travel Required

10% or less
EEO Statement

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Background Check and Drug Testing Information

CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as “CDM Smith”) reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.
Massachusetts Applicants

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Pay Range Min

USD $85,946.00
Pay Range Max

USD $141,794.00
Visa Sponsorship Available

No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position