Marketing Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with matching

Profit sharing

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a Marketing Specialist to support content development, branding, and digital marketing for an architecture and design-focused organization in the Kansas City area.

The role partners with business development and design professionals to showcase project expertise, drive growth, and strengthen market presence through thoughtful storytelling and strong proposal support.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant marketing communications experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Graphic/Commercial Design, Journalism, Communications, or related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading capabilities.
• Experience creating content while maintaining brand standards.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Collaborative approach and cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Execute marketing initiatives aligned with annual plans.
• Develop brand-aligned content for digital platforms and materials.
• Tell stories of projects, design expertise, and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with design, business development, communications, and graphics teams to create marketing materials.
• Support proposals and interview/presentation deliverables to deadlines.
• Coordinate digital campaigns, social media, and external communications.
• Maintain project information, photos, and employee bios in internal databases.
• Review marketing materials for accuracy, quality, and brand consistency.
• Build relationships with client marketing contacts and industry partners.
• Participate in local events, associations, and industry activities; manage multiple projects.

Skills

Content development

Brand storytelling

Proposal support

Digital marketing

Relationship building

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Graphic/Commercial Design, Journalism, Communications

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Deltek Vantagepoint

Unanet

CRM platforms

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Classification: Exempt

Experience: 3–5 years

About the Opportunity

Our staffing firm is partnering with an established architecture and design organization in the Kansas City area to identify an experienced Marketing Specialist.

This position is ideal for a creative, detail-oriented marketing professional who enjoys combining content development, graphic design, brand storytelling, proposal support, digital marketing, and relationship building. The Marketing Specialist will work closely with business development and design professionals to showcase the firm's expertise, strengthen its market presence, and support continued growth.

Candidates with marketing experience in architecture, engineering, construction, design, or another professional-services environment are especially encouraged to apply.

What You'll Do

• Execute marketing initiatives in support of annual marketing and communications plans.
• Develop and maintain engaging, brand-aligned content for digital platforms and marketing materials.
• Help tell the story of projects, design expertise, innovation, and thought leadership.
• Partner with design professionals, business development, communications, and graphic design resources to create compelling marketing materials.
• Support proposals and interview/presentation deliverables while meeting established deadlines.
• Coordinate digital campaigns, social media initiatives, and other external communications.
• Maintain project information, photographs, employee bios, and other marketing information within internal databases.
• Review and proof marketing materials to ensure accuracy, quality, and brand consistency.
• Build relationships with marketing contacts at client organizations and industry partners.
• Participate in local events, professional associations, industry activities, and community initiatives.Manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines in a fast-paced professional environment.

The original role specifically measures accuracy, proposal/interview deadlines, maintaining marketing databases, and consistent social media activity of approximately 3–5 posts per week.

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years of relevant marketing communications experience, ideally within architecture, engineering, construction, design, or professional services.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Graphic/Commercial Design, Journalism, Communications, or a related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading capabilities.
• Experience creating content while maintaining brand standards.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Strong proficiency with:

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Teams

Experience working with CRM/database platforms used in professional services is highly valued. Familiarity with Deltek Vantagepoint and/or Unanet is a plus.

The employer offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical insurance with 85% employer subsidy
• Dental coverage with 50% employer subsidy
• Vision insurance
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Option to purchase supplemental life insurance of up to $250,000
• Employer-paid long-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability income replacement of 60% of salary after 90 days absent from work
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) with employer matching contributions after one year of employment
• Annual profit-sharing contributions

Ideal Candidate

You’ll likely thrive in this role if you’re equal parts creative and organized. You enjoy turning complex professional work into clear, compelling stories, can maintain brand consistency across multiple channels, and are comfortable partnering with technical and business-development professionals.