Product Marketing Strategist

Hickory, NC (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years exp

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Lead cross-functional product marketing efforts by translating strategies into differentiated positioning, compelling technical content, and multi-channel campaigns; own trade show planning, product demonstrations, and market insights while collaborating with Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Product Managers, engineers, and subject matter experts to understand product strategies, technologies, applications, customer needs, and competitive advantages.
  • Develop differentiated product positioning, value propositions, key messaging, and storytelling frameworks that support business and marketing objectives.
  • Support marketing strategies for new product launches, existing product portfolios, integrated campaigns, and thought leadership initiatives.
  • Create clear, compelling, and technically accurate content for websites, sales tools, presentations, videos, social media, advertising, trade shows, and other marketing channels.
  • Develop campaign concepts, creative briefs, and content strategies to support coordinated multi-channel marketing efforts.
  • Collaborate with marketing leadership to ensure product messaging aligns with US Conec's corporate brand, market position, and communication strategies.
  • Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and industry monitoring to identify trends, opportunities, and messaging gaps.
  • Partner with Product Managers and marketing leadership to establish priorities for trade shows, product demonstrations, and industry events.
  • Manage product-related trade show displays from planning through execution, coordinating with internal teams and external partners to ensure readiness and accuracy.
  • Drive multiple projects simultaneously while managing timelines, stakeholders, vendors, budgets, and deliverables.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience in product marketing, technical marketing, marketing communications, content strategy, or a related discipline.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
  • Strong understanding of product positioning, value propositions, audience segmentation, and integrated marketing strategies.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, Product Managers, and technical subject matter experts.
  • Strong project management, organizational, and multitasking skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
  • Ability to manage cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution.
  • Ability to travel occasionally as business needs require.

Preferred

  • Experience in a technical, engineering-focused, manufacturing, industrial, telecommunications, or B2B environment.
  • Experience supporting product launches, integrated marketing campaigns, and go-to-market strategies.
  • Knowledge of competitive analysis, market research, and customer insights methodologies.
  • Experience developing content for digital marketing, social media, advertising, and trade show programs.
  • Familiarity with content management systems (CMS), project management platforms, and ERP systems.
  • Experience coordinating product demonstrations, trade show exhibits, or industry events.
  • Understanding of fiber optic connectivity, telecommunications, or related technology markets.

Benefits

  • What We Offer Competitive salary with performance-based bonus potential 4 weeks of PTO plus paid holidays Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) with employer match A collaborative culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement Opportunities for career growth within a global technology leader
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US Conec

With over 30 years of proven innovation, US Conec continues to redefine the optical interconnect industry with next generation high density connectivity solutions. US Conec designs, develops, and manufactures industry leading technology solutions for data center structured cabling, public network, on-board interconnect, industrial and military markets worldwide.The company’s key product developments include MT ferrules, MTP® brand MPO connectors, MTP® PRO solutions, MXC® connectors, PRIZM® LightTurn® and PRIZM® MT lensed ferrule technology, ELiMENTTM single fiber connectors, VSFF MDC and MMC connectors, Fast-TrackTM connectors, IBCTM fiber-optic cleaning solutions, termination equipment, high precision optical packaging components, and customized precision interconnect solutions.

Founded in 1992
Hickory, North Carolina, USA
196 employees (8 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.2%
Direct
52.6%
Referral
6.2%
Social
8.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~196
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Product Marketing Strategist

US Conec · Hickory, NC · Unknown