Team Description:
Kitware’s Marketing team collaborates with our technical and business development teams to grow Kitware’s reputation, strengthen our engagement with key communities, and showcase the value of Kitware’s work. The team creates strategic content, organizes high-impact campaigns, and supports business development efforts across all areas of the company.
Position Overview:
Kitware seeks a curious and motivated
Associate Communications Specialist
to help position the company as a leader in scientific and technical innovation through clear, compelling, and engaging content. This role is ideal for someone looking to launch their marketing or communications career. You’ll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of marketing responsibilities, with strong support from our collaborative team. Your primary focus will be collaborating with technical teams to write and edit marketing content—including blog posts, social media updates, and email newsletters—that communicates Kitware’s capabilities to external audiences.
You’ll also help coordinate and promote events such as webinars and conferences, working with various teams to gather details, create promotional materials, and manage basic logistics. In addition, you’ll assist in tracking and reporting on key marketing metrics. We’re looking for a strong communicator who is eager to learn, comfortable using digital tools, and excited to distill complex information into clear messaging. This is a great opportunity to build your marketing skill set while contributing to impactful work in science and technology.
In This Position You Will:
- Assist in writing and editing content for Kitware’s website, social media platforms, newsletters, press releases, and other external communications.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to brainstorm content ideas and develop messaging that highlights Kitware’s technical expertise.
- Coordinate with internal teams to gather content, verify technical details, and help ensure messaging accuracy.
- Help manage Kitware’s social media platforms, including scheduling posts and tracking engagement.
- Support promotional efforts for webinars, conference appearances, and other events by assisting with logistics and content.
- Assist in tracking the performance of marketing content and campaigns using tools such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp, and Hootsuite.
- Contribute to the overall marketing calendar and assist in keeping content production on schedule.
- Learn and apply best practices in marketing communications tailored to scientific and technical audiences.
- Perform such other assignments as may be required from time to time by management.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, English, or a related field.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an interest in learning how to translate complex technical topics into accessible content.
- Basic familiarity with, or willingness to learn, tools such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, Canva, and WordPress.
- Reliable and detail-oriented, with the ability to follow through on tasks, meet deadlines, and manage your workload independently within a collaborative team environment.
- Comfortable working collaboratively and proactively seeking out information and feedback.
- Computer literacy, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and/or Google Suite.
- Due to contractual restrictions, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) will be considered for this position.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated interest in marketing, writing, or communications through coursework, internships, student organizations, or personal projects.
- An aptitude for visual storytelling or experience with basic design or media editing tools.
- Interest in science, technology, or open source software.
$50,000 - $65,000 a year
Company Description:
Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others. Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned, and Great Place to Work-Certified™.
Additional Information:
Our team members enjoy a small company environment and high levels of independence and responsibility. Besides a great work environment, our comprehensive benefits package includes a competitive compensation plan, tuition reimbursement program, flexible working hours, six weeks paid time off, 401(k), health insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, bonus plan, and free coffee, drinks, and snacks. For more information on our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.kitware.com/careers/.Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware, including to Kitware's mailing addresses, fax machines or email addresses, whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitware's applicant tracking system, will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees.If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need, please reach out directly to our HR team at hr@kitware.com at any time during the hiring process. Apply for this job
