Marketing & Communications Associate
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 4 wk ago
HybridSales$70k–$90k/yrOther
Responsibilities
- Plan and execute customer-focused campaigns to drive new user engagement and support retention of Globus subscribers.
- Draft and distribute regular external communications, including newsletters, user announcements and product update notices.
- Cook up and manage outreach to institutional partners, prospective subscribers, and existing user communities, including research universities, national laboratories, and government agencies.
- Manage and grow Globus's presence across social media channels (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Mastodon), maintaining a consistent voice and posting cadence.
- Monitor engagement metrics across email and social channels and produce regular performance reports with actionable insights.
- Work with the events manager to plan and execute successful Globus participation in research computing conferences and community events, including promotion, and follow-up communications.
- Collect and synthesize post-event feedback to inform future event strategy.
- Lead Generation & Campaign Support: Assist the customer team in executing targeted lead generation campaigns aimed at IT administrators, research computing staff, and research teams at prospective institutions.
- Build and maintain segmented contact lists and mailing audiences using CRM and email marketing tools (e.g., Mailchimp).
- Support the development of landing pages, outreach emails, and other campaign assets.
- Track campaign performance metrics and contribute to regular reporting for the customer team.
- Content & Collateral Support: Assist in the production of marketing materials including conference flyers, slide decks, one-pagers, and promotional items, working from templates and messaging frameworks.
- Maintain and update the Globus website's marketing pages, news/blog section, and event listings.
- Cook up and coordinate with external vendors (designers, print shops, AV suppliers) to produce and deliver materials on time and within budget.
- Oversee and maintain the inventory of marketing collateral, ensuring timely reproduction and adequate supply to support business needs.
- Research, evaluate, and recommend promotional merchandise ("swag") and giveaway items for exhibitions and marketing events.
- Administrative & Cross-Team Support: Maintain organized archives of marketing assets, campaign records, and contact databases.
- Serve as a coordination point across the customer team for communications timing, messaging consistency, and outreach scheduling.
- Develops marketing communications, advertising, or publicity materials with a moderate level of guidance from others.
- Performs one or more of the following marketing functions: marketing communications/advertising; Web blogs or digital marketing; market research; development or review and update of the marketing infrastructure and management of external sales agency relationships.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
- Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.