Communications Specialist

Your Job

The Communications Specialist works as part of an integrated content team to ensure the content being generated to support marketing efforts across corporate, portfolio and product is strong, consistent and reflects the brand. Reporting to the Marketing Communications Manager, the position is within the KCM team, working with cross-functional teams to develop content as part of integrated marketing campaigns, ensuring optimal outcomes. It demands extensive customer service and communication skills, regular reporting on project status, writing and editing of all types of content, and high professionalism.

Our Team

Koch Communications Marketing (KCM) creates value through effective storytelling and global marketing for Koch companies. Largely based in Wichita, Kansas, we also have teammates and businesses located in Atlanta, Georgia, and across the globe. Our collaborative team includes designers, copywriters, video professionals, web developers, project managers, social media experts and more. Here, you are encouraged to use and grow your skills in ways that are personally fulfilling and mutually beneficial for you, our customers, communities, businesses, and partners.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with an extensive team of subject matter experts (SMEs) to curate ideas and write/ drive development of impactful content, including regional-specific angles.
• Manage the development and delivery of global New Product Releases by providing document creation and editing , meeting and coordinating with Product Managers, issuing final marketing documents and storing releases in the content repository.
• Develop collateral, blogs, email, web copy, case studies, video scripts, webinars, media articles, social posts and other content that spans multiple business units - at times engaging agencies and freelancers - to ensure development of most impactful and leverageable assets that drive audience engagement.
• Serve as an editor and reviewer of content built by other marketing content creators, such as product marketing, demand generation, events, PR, thought leadership and social media to drive consistency, quality, and accurate use of the Molex editorial style guide.
• Work with the broader marketing team and business unit leads to align proper content development resources to support marketing programs, including primary content and awareness campaigns as well as other corporate activities.
• Help advise marketing teams on how best to develop content at all stages of the buyer's journey.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, business, or related field
• 3+ years' experience marketing communications and writing experience.
• Experience supporting content development, writing and editing deliverables, preferably for a technology-focused corporation.
• Experience Writing and content development in either a corporate or agency environment for a technical, B2B, global company.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical topics in a digestible narrative
• Knowledge and experience in writing content for key areas of marketing including collateral development, PR, web, social media

What Will Put You Ahead

• Creating content for product launches and releases
• Managing content translation or globalization with regional markets
• Project Management Tool experience, Wrike preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with emphasis on strategic and critical thinking.
• Ability to proactively set priorities and manage workflow to ensure efficient, timely and accurate
• completion of deliverables; proven success in keeping multiple projects in process simultaneously.
• Team player with a positive, customer-focused attitude and flexibility in an environment of tight deadlines and unexpected changes. Willing to pitch in and help colleagues when needed.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.