Senior Marketing Content Developer

SWCA is seeking a full-time experienced Senior Marketing Content Developer to join our Content Marketing Group. The group creates and manages a wide variety of external communications including technical blogs, feature stories, project stories, press releases, and more. The successful candidate will be an exceptional writer and content strategist with a knack for breaking down complex topics into compelling, digestible narratives. Working closely with key partners across marketing and stakeholders throughout the organization, this individual will play a critical role driving brand awareness and deepening the SWCA culture by telling the SWCA story using powerful content.

This deadline-driven position requires someone with the ability to prioritize, support multiple projects, be flexible with changing priorities, and work both collaboratively and independently. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must. We are looking for someone who can gather information from various internal and external sources and distill that information into communications that are clear, professional, and impactful.This is a full-time, regular (with benefits), hourly position that can be based out of any SWCA office (in a hybrid work environment) or in a remote (= distributed) location.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing, 1,900 staff, employee-owned firm providingenvironmental consulting services.Our Vision (the North Star)is to makeSWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership.We live our core values: We collaborate as#OneSWCA;weare#AlwaysLearning, we#NeverSettle,and we#GiveBack.

• Plan, develop, and implement SWCA's integrated content strategy across several platforms.
• Create and curate compelling content that strengthens SWCA's brand position and generates engagement with clients, new talent, and existing employees.
• Develop and nurture pipelines across all channels to track content campaigns from ideation to completion and beyond, working in tandem with leadership and SMEs to develop value proposition, strategy, and feedback loops.
• Measure and report on content performance and optimize based on results.
• Manage overlapping deadlines within the team to deliver a high volume of content pieces and communication campaigns.
• Quality control content pieces created by team.
• Plan, write, and edit content for SWCA's technical blog; managing authors and deadlines.
• Edit and ghost-write leadership communications; ability to handle sensitive, confidential communication and embargoed announcements.
• Apply advanced marketing strategy and best practices to a range of content applications to inform and engage clients, prospects, and potential employees, at times developing multi-pronged campaigns for numerous external communication channels.
• Work closely with team leaders, and at times direct them to develop the external communication vehicles that highlight projects, service lines, trends, news, company initiatives and more.
• Edit copy and content from a variety of teammates prior to public distribution, including ensuring adherence to company style standards.
• Assist with and sometimes lead public relations and media outreach efforts, including drafting press releases and building media contacts lists.
• Lead and manage a variety of other projects, some of them internal.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, mass communications, marketing, public relations, or related degree

• At least 7 years of relevant marketing experience, whether within an agency or in-house, including at least five (5) years' experience in a marketing content creation.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Deep understanding of and experience with advanced marketing and communications best practices, theories, tactics, and tools.
• Excellent writing and editing skills for a variety of formats and ability to adapt easily to multiple styles.
• Experience with persuasive writing.

Preferred

• Experience in public relations and producing persuasive and informative press releases
• Experience cultivating and maintaining media relations
• Experience building relationships with thought leaders to grow industry awareness of a firm, non-profit, or related organization

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extreme attention to accuracy, detail, and deadlines.
• Impeccable grammar and punctuation with an added zeal for adhering to style guidelines.
• Ability to produce content assets quickly, adjust to changes in priority, and find creative ways to repurpose existing content for new uses.
• Adept at collaborating within a creative team and with outside departments, at times leading projects and people.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Office 365 (Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Stream, etc.).

Why Work at SWCA:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

If you would like to contact SWCA regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the online application process due to a disability, please email accommodations@swca.com or call 1-480-581-5378. This contact information is for disability accommodation requests only. All other inquiries will not receive a response.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this USA position can expect an hourly wage of between $36.04/hr.-$46.64/hr. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA's Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive benefits package (https://www.swca.com/careers/benefits-wellness/), forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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