Marketing Specialist

Description

Job Title: Marketing Specialist

Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract (4 months)

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $86.20 /hr.

Schedule: 40 hrs/Week. - (1 st shift)

About the Opportunity:

• We're looking for a highly organized and strategic Marketing Project Manager to provide temporary coverage during a team member's leave of absence.
• In this role, you'll work across Business Line Marketing, Regional Marketing, Communications, and other cross-functional teams to keep strategic initiatives moving, develop customer-focused content, and ensure seamless program execution.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

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What You'll Do:

• Coordinate key workstreams supporting the Cancer Care Narrative (CCN) and broader marketing transformation initiatives.
• Partner with business, regional, corporate, and communications stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and maintain momentum.
• Own project plans, timelines, action logs, governance processes, and documentation while proactively identifying risks and removing roadblocks.
• Organize workshops, working sessions, stakeholder reviews, and approval processes to keep projects progressing smoothly.
• Prepare clear status updates for leadership, monitor progress against milestones and business objectives, and ensure projects are delivered on schedule.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Business or Communications or Healthcare or Life Sciences.
• 5+ years of experience in marketing, program management, project management, communications, or related functions.
• 5+ years of experience in Product GTM.
• 5+ years of experience in content strategy.

What Sets You Apart:

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Experience in healthcare, medtech, life sciences, or healthcare marketing.
• Familiarity with clinical evidence, value propositions, and customer-centric marketing approaches.
• Experience working in a global matrix organization.
• Background supporting executive communications or strategic marketing programs.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented.
• Able to build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Effective at translating complex information into clear, actionable communications.
• Skilled at driving progress through influence rather than authority.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Flexible and independent work style/dynamic, fast learner.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.

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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.