Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist

Columbus, OH (Hybrid)

$82K/yr – $116K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 22 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and shape strategic marketing for designated business lines, leading content creation, channel execution, and cross‑functional collaboration to meet business goals.

  • Drive messaging and campaigns across digital, events, and print.
  • Align editorial calendars, measure campaign impact, and optimize based on insights.
  • Manage vendor partnerships and ensure brand compliance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic partner for assigned business lines, helping SME’s define marketing campaigns to support business goals.
  • Plan and deliver clear, timely and engaging marketing content across agreed channels, including digital, email, conferences & trade shows, printed materials, social media and advertising.
  • Translate business, technical and strategic topics into messages that are accessible, relevant and meaningful for diverse audiences.
  • Coordinate and manage cross-functional development of marketing materials (e.g., blogs, white papers, slick sheets), collaborating with writers, designers and other specialists as needed.
  • Demonstrate strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive, confidential or time sensitive information.
  • Coordinate with vendors/agencies and paid/partner coordination.
  • Maintain editorial calendars, timelines and content plans for supported areas, ensuring alignment with broader enterprise communications.
  • Measure effectiveness of marketing campaigns and generate insights to optimize future activities.
  • Ensure all marketing communications for supported areas adhere to Battelle’s brand, voice and style guidelines and are consistent with enterprise messaging and standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field; 8 years of experience in marketing communications or a closely related field, with demonstrated experience managing client or stakeholder relationships and delivering strategic communication support; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience in a related field.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, polished interpersonal skills and familiarity with a broad range of communication channels, techniques and technologies.

Preferred

  • Experience integrating artificial intelligence into work processes, marketing campaigns, and content development.
  • Experience operating in regulated environments with rigorous review/approval processes.
  • Experience working with Salesforce, CMS, web analytics, marketing automation/journey tools a plus.

Benefits

  • Balance life through a compressed work schedule : Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off—giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
  • Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs .
  • Take time to recharge : You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
  • Prioritize wellness : Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
  • Better together : Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
  • Build your financial future : Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
  • Advance your education : Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.
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Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers critical services for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929, Battelle serves the national security, health and life sciences, and energy and environmental industries. For more information, visit www.battelle.org.

Founded in 1929
Columbus, Ohio, USA
6K employees (163 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
77% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$82K/yr – $116K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
100 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
6.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$422.1M
Last Raise
$6.1M
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2023
    Grant • $6.1M
  • Sep 2023
    Grant • $416M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
175.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$79.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.5%
Direct
48.1%
Referral
10.7%
Social
4.9%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6K

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Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist

Battelle · Columbus, OH · Hybrid