Marketing Specialist

Marketing Specialist

Who we are :

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world.

Position Summary :

The Marketing Specialist is responsible for supporting effective marketing strategies, assisting with campaign development, and reporting outcomes. The Specialist will play a supporting role in contributing to the Society's public brand, communication style, member interaction, and social media presence. The Marketing Specialist will work as part of the team supporting APS meetings and events. The team's portfolio includes campaigns related to unit-scientific meetings, APS Global Physics Summit, Annual Leadership Meeting, gender inclusive community events, and exhibitor and sponsorship support, apply today!

APS has a "remote first" concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access within the United States, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locations. APS values diversity and welcomes candidates from a variety of backgrounds. APS offers a dynamic work environment with an outstanding total compensation package, including salary, outstanding benefits, and excellent paid time off.

Responsibilities:
Assist with the creative development, coordination, and implementation of marketing campaigns to raise awareness of APS meetings and events, initiatives, and values.
Support the execution of marketing plans through creative thinking, team effort, frequent check-ins with stakeholders, coordination of graphics requests, and producing and proofreading copy.
Write, edit, and post marketing copy for articles, websites, emails, social media, advertisements, and other collateral.
Evaluate campaign performance to develop insightful reports to help inform future marketing strategies.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the organization.
Project manage all assignments and portfolios via Asana.
Collaborate on projects that assist with daily marketing activities and improve the APS Experience and Engagement strategic goals on an ad hoc basis.
Additional duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, or related field (directly relevant work experience in lieu of degree accepted).
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Minimum of 3 years of professional marketing experience.
Experience working with associations or nonprofits.
Excellent writing and proofreading skills required.
Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple projects.
Advanced working knowledge of project management principles and using tools (Asana preferred) to track work and report outcomes.
Familiarity with email marketing, including building, creating, and sending emails; and reviewing performance and analytics.
Specialized knowledge of production of marketing materials.
Advanced working knowledge of social media, including social media management software.
Demonstrated experience with marketing reporting including the use of Google Analytics and social media metrics.
Strong organization, documentation, and prioritization skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to adapt to quickly changing schedules.
Ability to work well with interdepartmental teams as well as independently.
Preferred: Interest in science.
Preferred: Familiarity with Asana work management platform
Preferred: Familiarity with Adobe Suite and Google Business Applications.
Travel:

This role involves occasional travel, approximately up to 10%, for meetings with APS staff, departmental gatherings, and interactions with colleagues in the Long Island, NY, Washington, DC and College Park, MD areas. Additionally, there may be occasional travel required to attend events as assigned.

Salary:

The salary range for this position takes into account various factors influencing compensation decisions, such as skill sets, experience, training, and other business and organizational requirements. The salary listed within the specified ranges considers relevant experience. Our compensation philosophy at APS aims to maintain salaries at the midpoint of the market. As a result, we typically hire within the target starting range. Exceptional, rare cases may merit reviews above target starting range for specialized or niche skills aligned with strategic operational goals.

Hiring Range:

$57,489/year - $78,328/year (USD)

Target Starting Range:

$57,489/year - $63,956/year (USD)

Work Environment:

As noted above, APS offers a "Remote First" workplace. Although our Editorial Offices are located on Long Island, you can work from other places in the United States. We are flexible about work hours, but expect responsiveness during the core of the workday, Eastern Time.

This is Us:

Help us achieve our mission of advancing and diffusing the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community.

Our Core Values:

The Scientific Method
Truth and Integrity
Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect
Partnering, Cooperation, and Open Collaboration
Speaking Out
Education and Learning
Departmental Values:

The Information Systems departmental values complement and extend the APS Core Values. How we work and how we interact must embody these values which encompass the areas of Customer Outcome Focus; Dedication and Responsibility; Quality and Agility; Curiosity, Open-mindedness, and Innovation; and Teamwork and Collaboration. The values are further described in a separate document, and every Information Systems employee has a responsibility for upholding them.

Amazing 2024 Benefit Offerings:

Flexible schedules and ability to work remotely
8% employer-paid retirement contribution
Investment advisement services: 100% employer paid
Medical benefits: PPO or HDHP option
Employer contribution to FSA or HSA account, eligibility based on medical plan enrollment
Lifestyle Spending benefit up to $2000.00 (USD) - 100% employer paid
Dental benefits: individual coverage 100% employer paid
Vision benefits: individual and dependent coverage 100% employer paid
Basic Life & Accident insurance: employee coverage 100% employer paid
Supplemental Life & Accident insurance, including spouse & dependent child(ren) coverage
Disability insurance: employee coverage 100% employer paid
Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness insurance
Healthcare, Commuter & Dependent care flexible spending accounts
Vacation: 15 days annually
Generous holiday leave: 17 paid days of significance; includes one week closure at the end of December
Personal leave: 4 days annually
Volunteer leave: 1 day annually
Sick leave: 10 days annually
Bereavement & Compassion leave: 2 -15 days based on loss
12 weeks employer-paid family leave
College tuition reimbursement plan
Job related seminar & continuing education
Professional Certification/Recertification 100% employer paid
Training and professional development; access to LinkedIn Learning on-demand courses
Employee Assistance Program
Mindfulness Meditation: live and on-demand classes
APS does not offer relocation assistance/costs

The American Physical Society is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of American Physical Society not to discriminate or allow the harassment of employees or applicants on the basis of race, religious creed, immigration status, alienage or citizenship, religion, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, protected veteran status, protected military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, ancestry, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices, including recruitment, advertising, job application procedures, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, job assignments, benefits and/or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at APS. The American Physical Society is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact APS Human Resources at ******. The "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal'' poster, prepared by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), provides an overview of several laws that protect you from discrimination on the job, and several rights are afforded to you by these laws. The "Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision," prepared by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), provides an overview of several protections implemented to protect individuals working under federal contracts from discrimination when inquiring about or discussing compensation; these protections apply to all employees and applicants. The APS has a "remote first" concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locations.

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