Responsibilities

• Lead writer and editor for marketing and communications materials.
• Write, proofread, and edit content for newsletters, blogs, press releases, proposals, reports, emails, and promotional collateral.
• Ensure adherence to SIAM’s style guide across all written communications.
• Coordinate cross-departmental print production projects, managing content development, layout, timelines, and production deliverables to ensure accurate and timely mail campaigns.
• Manage SIAM’s monthly e-newsletter (Unwrapped), including content collection, editing, graphics creation, formatting, distribution, and performance tracking.
• Manage Inside SIAM (10 issues annually), including content development, editing, and layout in Adobe InDesign.
• Update design and templates as needed.
• Lead SIAM’s PR efforts, including generating topic ideas, drafting and distributing press releases, maintaining media contact lists, and serving as liaison to external PR firms.
• Manage media database.
• Position SIAM as a thought leader through strategic media outreach.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; 5+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or related field.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to use data insights to guide content strategy and improve performance.
• Experience with graphic design and proficiency with design software required; experience with print production preferred.
• Skills and experience to handle urgent/crisis communications or PR issues effectively.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and Adobe Acrobat required; basic HTML knowledge preferred.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly; science writing experience a plus.
• Creative thinker with strategic marketing insight.
• Team-oriented with ability to work independently.

Preferred

• Experience with print production preferred
• Basic HTML knowledge preferred
• Science writing experience a plus

Benefits

• SIAM offers a competitive and comprehensive salary and employee benefits package.