Marketing Manager

Placement Type:


Permanent

Salary:


$120,000-140,000 Salary


Annual Bonus + equity

Start Date:


Aug 24, 2026

Onsite in The Woodlands, TX


Relocation assistance provided


Aquent is partnering with a leading organization at the forefront of critical infrastructure development, operating across dynamic sectors including digital infrastructure, energy, and government services. This company is a pivotal player in enabling the foundational elements of modern society, driving innovation and efficiency in complex environments. Their mission is to connect essential services with the communities and industries that rely on them, ensuring seamless operations and sustainable growth.


Are you a marketing visionary who thrives on both strategic thinking and hands-on execution? We are seeking a dynamic individual to join a rapidly growing team, where your expertise will directly shape the brand's presence and drive significant business growth. This is an incredible opportunity to make a tangible impact, not just by crafting compelling narratives, but by activating and scaling brands across diverse and critical industry sectors. You'll be instrumental in elevating market visibility, generating demand, and directly contributing to the company's success in an evolving landscape. If you're ready to build, lead, and innovate in a role that matters, we want to hear from you!


What You'll Do


* Execute brand strategy and messaging across various business units.
* Drive initiatives that increase brand awareness and market visibility within target industries.
* Ensure consistency of voice, positioning, and visual identity across all channels.
* Translate strategic direction into clear, compelling, and actionable marketing outputs.
* Develop and execute integrated campaigns that build brand awareness and support lead generation and pipeline growth.
* Partner with business development to align marketing efforts with priority opportunities.
* Build and scale thought leadership platforms.
* Track and optimize campaign performance to improve engagement, visibility, and conversion.
* Manage and continuously improve the company's digital presence and websites.
* Ensure messaging, positioning, and content are aligned with brand strategy.
* Optimize site experience for engagement, lead capture, and conversion.
* Partner with internal teams or external vendors on updates and enhancements.
* Utilize CRM systems to support marketing campaigns and lead tracking.
* Improve visibility into pipeline, campaign performance, and ROI.
* Partner with sales and operations to ensure clean handoffs and reporting.
* Support the development of scalable marketing processes and workflows.
* Develop high-impact content including professional social media posts, sales materials, case studies, and presentations.
* Manage creative development (internal or external) from concept through delivery, owning timelines, outputs, and quality.
* Plan and execute industry events, conferences, and customer engagements.
* Manage all aspects of event marketing: messaging, materials, logistics, and follow-up.
* Ensure events support brand visibility, relationship building, and lead generation.
* Create materials that directly support revenue generation (proposals, leave-behinds, decks).
* Align closely with business development and leadership to support priority pursuits.
* Translate field insights into marketing opportunities.
* Manage and develop a Marketing Coordinator, prioritizing work, delegating effectively, and ensuring high-quality output across initiatives.
* Help build scalable processes for a growing marketing function.
* Support marketing execution across multiple verticals including digital infrastructure (data centers / AI), energy and infrastructure, and government services.
* Adapt messaging by sector without diluting brand consistency.


Must-Have Qualifications


* 5-10+ years of experience in marketing, with a strong preference for agency experience.
* Proven experience supporting B2B, infrastructure, or complex service-based businesses.
* Demonstrated expertise in campaign development, brand awareness, lead generation, and event marketing.
* Working knowledge of CRM systems.
* Experience managing or mentoring junior team members.
* Strong creative writing and storytelling abilities.
* Ability to translate strategy into execution quickly and effectively.
* Experience managing campaigns end-to-end.
* Strong project management and organizational skills.
* Exceptional attention to detail and brand discipline.
* A mindset that thinks like an owner, not a coordinator, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
* Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes as you go, understanding how marketing drives real business outcomes.


Nice-to-Have Qualifications


* Agency experience - highly prefers (brand, creative, or integrated marketing).
* Experience supporting sales-led organizations.
* Familiarity with construction, infrastructure, or industrial markets.
* Strong agency experience preferred (digital + traditional marketing, bid/proposal and sales-support experience).
* Experience with two-sided marketing: brand (website, imagery, creative) and sales-focused marketing (bid/proposal support and making organization marketable for contracts).
* Familiarity and comfort with AI tools is beneficial but not mandatory; safe/appropriate AI use expected.


Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.


**About Skill:**


Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts. Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.


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