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Crain Communications, a leading B2B media company, is seeking a motivated Marketing Coordinator to support integrated marketing campaigns across its award-winning portfolio, including Ad Age, Automotive News, Modern Healthcare and additional industry-leading brands.

Reporting to a Senior Marketing Manager, the Marketing Coordinator plays an important role in bringing marketing campaigns to life by coordinating projects, managing campaign logistics and supporting execution across digital, email, web, social media and event marketing channels. This position partners closely with Marketing, Creative, Events and shared services teams to ensure campaigns are delivered on time, meet business objectives and provide an exceptional customer experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career marketer looking to build a broad marketing skill set while working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of integrated marketing campaigns that promote events and awards.
• Coordinate campaign timelines, project plans and deliverables to ensure projects remain on schedule, stakeholders are aligned, and deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with Creative, Marketing Automation, Events and other cross-functional teams to develop campaign assets, including email, web, social media, digital advertising and print materials.
• Coordinate end-to-end campaign execution by managing campaign calendars, project timelines, campaign briefs, asset collection, approvals, promotional schedules and launch readiness across multiple marketing channels.
• Assist with campaign setup, quality assurance and testing to ensure marketing assets are accurate before launch.
• Coordinate approvals, communicate deadlines and help manage project workflows using project management tools.
• Maintain marketing documentation, campaign plans, creative assets, templates, process documentation and shared team resources.
• Compile campaign performance data and assist with post-campaign reporting, identifying insights and recommendations for future optimization.
• Support ongoing improvements to marketing processes, workflows and documentation, including adoption of AI-assisted tools that improve efficiency and collaboration.
• Stay current on marketing best practices, emerging technologies and industry trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business or a related field.
• 1-3 years of marketing, project coordination or related professional experience. Recent graduates with relevant internships are encouraged to apply.
• Experience supporting integrated marketing campaigns across multiple marketing channels.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable collaborating across cross-functional teams and balancing competing priorities.
• Experience using marketing, project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Monday.com, Asana or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with marketing automation, CRM and analytics platforms is preferred.
• Curiosity about emerging marketing technologies, including AI-assisted content creation and workflow tools.
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn, grow and contribute to a collaborative marketing team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in B2B marketing, media or events is a plus.
• Basic understanding of HTML and email marketing best practices.
• Experience coordinating projects or managing multiple deadlines.
• Familiarity with project management or collaboration tools.
• Interest in digital marketing, analytics and emerging AI tools.
• Experience in B2B marketing, media or events is a plus.

This position is Non-Exempt and eligible for overtime pay in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

Pay Transparency Disclosure:
The estimated salary range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000.
The final salary offering will take into account a wide range of factors, including experience, accomplishments and location. The salary range provided should not be considered as a salary limit or cap. In addition to base salary, Crain also offers competitive benefits including retirement plan savings contributions and bonus opportunities based on individual and company performance.

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About Crain Communications:

Crain Communications is a leading business news and information company with a portfolio of 24 media brands that provide indispensable coverage and data for professionals globally and across sectors, including advertising, automotive, energy, finance, healthcare, staffing, and workforce solutions. Many of Crain's brands are the most influential media properties in the industries and communities they serve, including Ad Age, Automotive News, Pensions & Investments, Modern Healthcare, Staffing Industry Analysts, as well as Crain's regional business brands. For more than a century, our dedication to deep sector expertise and journalistic integrity has enabled us to provide trusted insights across all our platforms, empowering today's business leaders to make industry-shaping decisions. To learn more about Crain Communications, visitcrain.com.

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• An "in-office" role would require the employee to come into the office most days with occasional flexibility to work remotely if tasks can be performed elsewhere and if the manager approves.
• A "remote" role would allow an employee to work from a home office that is in one of the states Crain does business in. We can only employ a remote / "work from home" employee if they reside in one of these states: AZ, CA, CO, IL, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NY, NC, OH, OR, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and Washington, DC.
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