Carex is partnering with a utility industry partner to hire a Marketing & Communications Specialist who will support the creation and delivery of customer and employee-focused solutions through a variety of marketing and communications channels. This role coordinates marketing activities that drive awareness, participation, and engagement while reinforcing the company brand. The ideal candidate brings strong writing, communication, collaboration, and project coordination skills, along with experience taking marketing initiatives from concept through execution.
Duration: 2 year
Pay Rate: $25/hr + Carex benefits
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (hybrid) or Madison, WI (hybrid)
What You’ll Do
- Develop and support marketing and communications that increase employee and customer awareness of company information, programs, products, and activities.
- Recommend effective marketing and communication methods and tools to reinforce key messages with target audiences.
- Apply creative concepts and strong writing skills to develop communications that consistently reinforce the company brand.
- Coordinate planned marketing activities for internal and external audiences, incorporating relevant subject matter into communications.
- Partner with stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure marketing and communications initiatives meet established objectives and timelines.
- Evaluate potential impacts and dependencies across planned communications to support coordinated execution.
- Apply appropriate marketing strategies to drive desired engagement and responses from target audiences.
- Collaborate across functions to move marketing ideas from concept through execution.
- Support event management, sponsorships, and community events that enhance brand awareness and reputation.
- Contribute to short- and long-term marketing planning, budgeting, project scheduling, and execution.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
- 2+ years of writing for internal communications.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring marketing initiatives from concept through execution.
- Experience with event management and sponsorships.
- Understanding of short- and long-term marketing plan development, budgeting, and project scheduling.
- Proficiency with common business software, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and project management tools, preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively in a diverse and collaborative work environment.
Carex Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
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