Marketing and Communications Specialist

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS); Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

EAP

401K match

Job summary

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is seeking a Content Specialist at our Houston headquarters. The role writes content for press releases, emails, websites, and specialty publications while supporting marketing and commercial objectives.

The position is hybrid, with in-office days Tuesday–Thursday at Spring, TX, and remote Mondays and Fridays, requiring collaboration with global teams and external influencers to drive lead generation and audience engagement.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required; degree in Media, Journalism, English, Marketing or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of marketing or content creation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with content experts and marketers to plan, develop and promote content.
• Write and edit content for press releases, emails, websites, and publications.
• Support Knowledge Center content production by adapting long-form materials.
• Develop enterprise social media content and coordinate reviews.
• Create publicity plans and strategies with leadership.

Skills

Content marketing

SEO

Lead generation

Editing

Social media

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Content Specialist position provides media relations and commercial business support for ABS across a broad range of service lines for our market sectors.

This position is part of the Corporate Marketing and Communications department at the ABS Headquarters in Houston, Texas, and writes content for press releases, emails, websites, specialty publications and more.

This role is a hybrid opportunity, working Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from our Global Headquarters located in the Spring, Texas area. Mondays and Fridays remote.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with content experts, marketers, BD professionals, and external influencers and industry experts to produce relevant content for marketing purposes and lead content planning, development, and promotion workflows.
• Write and edit content across multiple channels, including press releases, specialty publications, product sheets, case studies, white papers, email campaigns, websites, and mobile platforms.
• Support ABS Group Knowledge Center content production by adapting and repurposing long-form content and source materials.
• Develop and execute enterprise social media content, including drafting content, coordinating reviews, and supporting graphic development.
• Develop publicity plans and communication strategies in partnership with marketing and communications leadership.
• Ensure content aligns with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Delivers the right mix of commercial value based content and technical content
• Attracts a qualified audience to the website
• Generates new leads, including marketing-qualified leads, by converting site traffic through calls-to-action
• Is optimized for search engines and lead generation
• Build and manage a content/editorial calendar across channels and service lines. including social media content calendar management, coordinating with the social media specialist on scheduling and priorities.
• Create content that supports lead generation, audience engagement, website traffic growth, and search engine optimization.
• Establish analytics and KPIs with sales, marketing and content leads to understand how the content is being received by the market and ways to improve content strategies and tactics.
• Work with digital marketing to manage and improve organic search engine performance and goal-setting based on clickthrough rates, traffic, and conversions on produced content.
• Conduct competitor and industry research to ensure content remains relevant and aligned with market needs.
• Create reports and establish analytics to measure the success of ABS content - impressions, click through rates, etc.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience Minimum undergraduate degree required. Degree in Media, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field preferred. Three (3) to five (5) years of marketing or related experience focused on content creation.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt style, tone, and voice across various content types. Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders. Strong creative thinking combined with a process-driven, data-oriented approach. Experience building and engaging audiences through digital and/or traditional channels. Knowledge of content marketing, editorial planning, social media, SEO, lead generation, and performance analytics. Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to the External Communications Manager.

ABOUT US

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times. ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We're at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.

About Our Benefits

• medical insurance (PPO and HD)
• dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• life insurance
• accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• disability leave programs
• parental leave program
• paid holidays
• paid vacation time

The Company provides an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that offers support in personal wellness, including work-life services.

ABS Bureau also offers a 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements.

Equal Opportunity

ABS Bureau is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws.

Notice

ABS and Affiliated Companies (ABS) will not pay a fee to any third-party agency without a valid ABS Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, CV, application, or other forms of candidate submission provided to any employee of ABS without a valid MSA on file will be considered property of ABS, and no fee will be paid.

Other

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job.

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