Marketing & Communications Associate

Marketing & Communications Associate

Work Schedule: Flexible 9/80 work schedule—extra day off every other week.

Job Purpose: Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) seeks a highly organized and proactive Marketing & Communications Associate at our Salt Lake City facility to support brand development, marketing execution, content creation, market research, and trade show operations. Reports to the Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications and works cross‑functionally with Strategic Account Management, Engineering, Program Management, Operations, Contracts, and Proposal teams.

• Assist in implementing AEC’s marketing and communication strategies.
• Maintain brand consistency across presentations, collateral, digital content, templates and internal resources.
• Support updates to brand and style guides in coordination with the senior manager and corporate communications.

• Create content for social media, web updates, internal communications, proposals, photos, video scripts and sales materials.
• Assist in preparing press release background materials and supporting documents.
• Monitor digital engagement (web, social media, email), gather metrics, and prepare initial reporting summaries.
• Help coordinate digital asset libraries including photos, videos and collateral.

• Conduct introductory market and competitive research to support strategy and messaging.
• Assist in compiling research into briefs, tables, dashboards and leadership presentations.
• Track competitor announcements, media appearances and industry news relevant to AEC.

• Help organize timelines, content calendars and task lists for ongoing marketing initiatives.
• Coordinate with internal teams to collect input and manage deliverables for campaigns and publications.
• Support vendor coordination (trade show, printers, media liaisons) for creative production.

• Assist in logistics planning including booth materials, shipping, schedules, catering and team coordination.
• Support coordination with event organizers, stand builders and design vendors.
• Help prepare collateral, promotional items, and display materials for events.
• Assist with hotel/transportation coordination and scheduling of team briefings and customer meetings.
• Maintain inventory of display items, promotional materials and event supplies.

• Partner with corporate communications to support employee communications, intranet updates and announcements.
• Maintain media contact lists and track outreach activities, media coverage and inquiries.
• Prepare briefing notes and communication summaries for leadership.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in marketing, communications, digital marketing, content creation or related internship experience.
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading capabilities.
• Familiarity with digital marketing tools and analytics (e.g., CMS platforms, social media dashboards, Google Analytics).
• Strong organization and time‑management skills.
• Ability to support multiple projects and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.

• Office environment, duties performed indoors, moderate to quiet noise and comfortable temperatures.
• Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions levels.
• Ability to work 24/7 schedule and be available as business situations require.
• Some may be able to do part of their work remotely. Travel may be required.

• Occasionally positions self to move an office item >10 lbs.
• Frequently move about the production floor and office area to attend meetings or training.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 75% of the time.
• Frequently operates a computer, enters data into systems, verifies information, etc.