Great role for communications professionals seeking new opportunities in a unique field with a strong, community-based work culture!

The Markens Group is hiring a Communications Coordinator to join our team of detail-oriented, flexible high-achievers! We’re an association management company that helps national and local trade associations, professional societies, and other member organizations build community and achieve their goals. We work hard, and we like to laugh, too. 

What You’ll Do:

You’ll manage and execute communications and marketing initiatives, targeting various audiences and helping achieve critical organizational goals such as member engagement, event attendance, and awareness of key industry issues. In this role, you’ll:

• Use your expert technical writing skills to enhance client communications for multiple clients in the trade manufacturing field. 
• Manage projects from start to finish, collaborating with teammates and meeting multiple deadlines.
• Liaise with internal and external partners, including team members, clients, board members, and other community partners.
• Work with leadership to create editorial calendars, social media plans, and PR strategies.
• Contribute to multiple clients’ success with your passion for storytelling, writing ability, and strong organizational skills.

Who is the perfect candidate?

You are currently in a communications role, and maybe you’re a little bored or disengaged, or you feel your suggestions and work are not taken seriously or appreciated. You probably feel you’re not using more than 50% of your capability to make an impact. Your co-workers and the company's culture may not be what you would call a fun and supportive workplace. 

Additionally:

• You are a problem-solver, resourceful, self-starter, and a natural project manager.
• You are proactive. You’re considering steps three and four even when you are executing step one. Before making a decision, you consider its impact across all people and projects involved.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You are comfortable with agency-style work, servicing multiple clients, and being able to balance shifting priorities.

Our Culture:

Our environment is high-energy, fast-paced, quirky, and has a good sense of humor. TMG has a no-blame culture; we care about improving and getting the job done. We have a strong team dynamic steered by our fundamental behaviors.  We cultivate an atmosphere where teammates are open to learning, growing, and receiving constructive criticism. We’re supporting multiple projects for a wide variety of member-driven organizations concurrently. That means that priorities may shift with little notice, and we’ll look for you to be flexible while maintaining attention to detail and composure.

We care about the community, and every employee can volunteer up to eight hours per month during work time. We have a strong in-person office culture and the ability to work up to two days per week from home based on manager discretion. We’re also certified as a Great Place to Work—and it shows!

Responsibilities:

• Develop and write communications for clients, including social media copy, website copy, blogs, articles, press releases, newsletters, and promotional emails.
• Own content creation for assigned clients, introducing new concepts based on industry news and trends.
• Collaborate with clients and senior leaders to create strategic communication plans, editorial calendars, and other high-level planning materials.
• Manage projects, coordinate logistics, and ensure the delivery of integrated campaigns/projects with excellent customer service.
• Review digital analytics reports, present findings, and offer ongoing suggestions based on best practices.
• Support business development activities, including presentations, proposals, and other written copy.
• Serve as a team player and fill in wherever needed. 

Compensation and Benefits:

The salary range for this role is $23 - $25 an hour. Rates of pay within this range will be commensurate with experience and based on factors such as experience and educational qualifications.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, retirement, life insurance, and more.

•  2-5 years of experience in professional communications, PR, or marketing agency roles.
• Proven ability to write business and professional communications, including promotional emails, press releases, newsletters, blogs, social media, and website content.
• Exceptional attention to detail, including the ability to spot and weed out typos, grammar errors, formatting issues, and other inconsistencies. 
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and the ability to meet multiple, sometimes competing, deadlines.
• Ability to replicate brand voice, execute consistent messaging, and identify and tell compelling stories that help clients achieve their strategic goals.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work both as part of a team and independently.