Marketing & Communications Specialist

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we take pride in the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company—one that’s been recognized with more than 100 Best Place to Work awards. We’ve been honored as a National Fortune Best Workplace, a Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Millennials, and Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes—along with numerous regional recognitions across our 15 offices nationwide.

Here’s a glimpse into what we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – Be an employee-owner!
• 401(K) with Company Match – Receive a company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation and sick time, 12 holidays, summer Fridays, and a yearly volunteer day.
• The Extras – Cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and more.

*Please note: this position works out of our Boston office 3x per week, with the option to work from home 2x per week.

The Marketing & Communications Specialist plays a key role in the execution and organization of all internal and external marketing campaigns, ensuring consistency, creativity, and effectiveness to further the strategic goals of the business.

• This multi-faceted role provides the opportunity to use a diverse skillset, with two main functions:
  • Communications:
  • Support external marketing initiatives by developing and executing social media and public relations campaigns.
  • Support internal marketing initiatives by developing impactful and engaging communications and assisting with internal events and meetings.
  • Measure and report performance of all marketing and communications efforts and recommend strategic adjustments.
  • Project management:
  • Serve as the liaison for all incoming marketing requests, managing from project intake through to completion.
  • Set project scope and timeline, assign roles, and build workflows.
  • Serve as the producer for creative projects executed by internal brand team and third-party vendors.
• Collaborate closely with marketing team members, executives, and stakeholders to create compelling content for a variety of platforms in both communications and project management capacities—including executive communications, presentations, social media, email, newsletters, ads, press releases, and various branding collateral.

• Experience: 3+ years of professional experience at an integrated marketing/public relations agency or internal marketing/communications team environment
• B2B marketing experience preferred
• PR and communications background preferred
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and social media platforms.
• AEC industry or developer experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and Google Analytics a plus.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and content creation skills with the ability to write in a professional, persuasive tone and tailor content for different audience segments and platforms.
• Outstanding attention to detail and organizational and project management skills, ensuring clear and timely communication to consistently achieve objectives and produce the highest quality product.
• Client service mindset with strong collaboration and interpersonal skills to interact effectively in a cross-functional, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Adept at multi-tasking and working well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, effectively managing multiple projects and priorities.
• Proactive self-starter with a proven ability to take initiative and bring creativity, enthusiasm, and creative ideas to a team environment.
• Ability to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging by acting with courage, humility, and curiosity, with a desire to learn about others and engage in self-reflection.

*Samples of writing should be submitted with resume. If unable to upload, please email directly to clane@shawmut.com

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Boston Base Salary Range: $63,000 - $83,000 The range stated is specific to Boston.  Placement within the listed range depends on many factors including, but not limited to years of experience, project size capability (for Construction & Field roles) and internal company equity.