Marketing Specialist

SMPS Boston; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick time

Job summary

SMPS Boston is seeking a Marketing Specialist to shape company-wide marketing and communication efforts. The role involves orchestrating business development strategies and proposal production, collaborating with technical staff to drive growth in specific market segments, and supporting other marketing functions.

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and significant experience in marketing, ideally within the A/E/C industry. A strong ability to analyze market trends is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in marketing or related field, preferably in architecture, engineering, or construction industry.
• 2 years of customer service experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate business development strategy and proposal production.
• Collaborate with technical staff to drive growth.
• Analyze market and industry trends to inform strategies.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal communication

Client relationship management

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communication, or marketing

Tools

MS Office

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Overview

Our career opportunities include marketing, business development, communications, graphic design, and other related roles in the A/E/C industry.

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Marketing Specialist

Job Posting
May. 29, 2026

As a Marketing Specialist, you will work closely with technical colleagues, business development professionals, and leadership to shape company-wide marketing and communication efforts. Your key responsibilities will include orchestrating business development strategy and proposal production and deliverables for high-profile competitive pursuits nationwide, by evaluating, positioning for, and securing new business in alignment with the firm’s strategic plan and business goals. The marketing specialist partners with technical staff to drive growth for specific market segments, disciplines, and geographic regions, as assigned. You will collaborate with the team’s operations and management by improving processes and maintaining shared platforms and resources. This position also provides critical support to other key marketing team functions, including brand marketing/external communication and internal communication.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Business Development & Opportunity Positioning: Partner with technical staff to evaluate and pursue opportunities, support go/no-go decisions, develop value propositions, and prepare teams for proposal interviews and debriefs.
• Proposal & Qualification Production: Lead production of proposals, SOQs, resumes, and marketing materials—developing outlines, writing/editing content, coordinating design, and ensuring brand consistency, compliance, quality, and on-time submissions.
• Pursuit Management & Tracking: Monitor contracting and bid platforms, manage qualification-based opportunity intake and distribution, maintain company profiles, and track pursuits from receipt through award or loss.
• Growth Strategy & Leadership: Support marketing and business development initiatives aligned with multi-year strategic and annual business plans to drive revenue, visibility, and client experience.
• Market & Client Research: Analyze market and industry trends to inform pursuit strategies, market focus, and client needs.
• Client & Relationship Development: Collaborate with technical leaders to manage key client relationships, build industry partnerships, and expand professional networks.
• Client Outreach & Events: Represent the firm at industry events, conferences, and professional organizations to strengthen brand presence and drive new business.
• Performance Analysis & Reporting: Analyze pursuit performance and provide insights to improve future business development outcomes.
• Brand Stewardship: Ensure consistent brand identity, messaging, and visual standards across all internal and external communications.
• External & Internal Communications: Support technical presentations, papers, awards, website and social content, and internal communications that reinforce culture, strategy, and staff engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communication, or marketing.
• 3+ years of experience in marketing or related field—preferably in the architecture, engineering, or construction (AEC) industry.
• 2 years of customer service experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with organizing, editing, and preparing long documents.
• Proficient with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe InDesign preferred. Experience with other Adobe Creative Suite applications a plus.
• Research and/or reporting skills and ability to collect and summarize relevant background information on clients, pursuits, or markets.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and ability to collaborate with colleagues remotely.
• Relationship management skills with the ability to develop productive working relationships with technical staff at all levels of responsibility.
• Ability to work independently, plan, multitask, and maintain an efficient approach to completing work and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Normal office environment with moderate noise levels, occasional lifting of up to 25 lbs., prolonged sitting and regular walking, bending, standing and reaching.
• Ability to perform consistent work on a PC with prolonged view of a monitor.
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally as needed.

Our best estimate of the salary for this position, located in Boston, MA is $74,000 – $109,000 annually. Compensation offered will be based on a variety of individual factors, including education and experience, as well as internal equity. GeoEngineers’ salary ranges are reviewed and updated each year and employees are eligible for pay increases based on individual performance. As part of our competitive total rewards package, employees in this role may also be eligible for our annual year-end bonus offering, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At GeoEngineers, investing in our people is a top priority. In addition to competitive and equitable pay, we are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including healthcare (with travel benefit for care not locally available), 401(k) with company match, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation and sick time and paid holidays, among others. View our full listing of benefits here.

Our Commitment to Belonging at GeoEngineers

When people feel they can bring their whole selves to work, that they have a voice and are supported and respected, it creates trust and a feeling of belonging— employees then flourish, grow their careers, and do the best work of their lives. A culture of belonging allows our employees to thrive and our company to prosper. This is a journey, and we are committed to doing the work, learning and evolving as we go.

GeoEngineers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

GeoEngineers is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation while seeking employment, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone]. We will then make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

We welcome and encourage individuals from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for openings on our team. We would love for you to join us!