Product Marketing Specialist

Chicago, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Irving, Texas Full time

R0000394103

Career Area: Marketing Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. Job Summary: We are seeking an early-career marketer who is organized, creative, and eager to learn. In this hands-on role, you will work alongside product marketers and cross-functional partners to help turn marketing plans into polished campaigns, presentations, and digital assets. The ideal candidate is comfortable building content in PowerPoint, working in Adobe Creative Cloud, coordinating multiple deliverables, and taking direction while proactively moving work forward. What You Will Do Support campaign execution: Help coordinate and deliver integrated marketing campaigns, product launches, adoption initiatives, and ongoing communications. Create marketing content: Develop and update presentations, one-pagers, emails, web copy, user guides, social content, webinar materials, and other campaign assets. Build polished presentations: Create clear, visually engaging PowerPoint decks for internal teams, dealers, customers, and leadership audiences. Provide creative support: Use Adobe Creative Cloud tools to edit graphics, resize and adapt assets, support basic page layout, and prepare content for digital channels. Coordinate projects: Track timelines, reviews, approvals, feedback, and final deliverables to help campaigns launch on time and at a high level of quality. Partner across teams: Collaborate with product marketing, product management, sales, communications, design, agencies, and regional teams to gather inputs and execute plans. Maintain brand quality: Proofread and quality-check materials for accuracy, consistency, audience relevance, and alignment with brand standards. Track results: Support campaign reporting by collecting engagement, adoption, and content-performance data and summarizing key takeaways. Learn the product and audience: Build knowledge of digital products, customer needs, dealer priorities, and marketing best practices to strengthen future work. What You Will Have: Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions. Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner. Creativity: Knowledge of the approaches, tools, and techniques for promoting creative, original thinking and ability to apply it to a variety of business situations.. Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. Vendor/Supplier Management: Knowledge of external provider management processes and ability to effectively manage the business relationship with external providers (e.g. vendors, service providers, contractors, consultants and suppliers). Promotion and Marketing Communications: Knowledge of different promotional and marketing communication techniques; ability to use different marketing channels and tools in combination to focus on how a business communicates a message to the market. Considerations For Top Candidates: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, advertising, design, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and working knowledge of Microsoft 365. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Acrobat. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with careful attention to grammar, accuracy, and detail. Ability to organize multiple assignments, meet deadlines, incorporate feedback, and follow established processes. Collaborative, dependable, and comfortable working with partners from different functions and backgrounds. Curiosity and willingness to learn new products, tools, marketing channels, and ways of working. Preferred Qualifications : Experience supporting B2B, technology, digital product, or product marketing programs. A portfolio or work samples that include presentations, campaign content, digital assets, or other marketing materials. Basic knowledge of email marketing, social media, web content, marketing automation, analytics, webinars, or video editing. Experience working with brand guidelines, creative briefs, agencies, vendors, or cross-functional teams. Comfort using AI-assisted tools to brainstorm, draft, edit, or improve marketing content while applying sound judgment and quality control. What Success Looks Like : Campaigns and content are delivered on time, accurately, and in alignment with the marketing plan. Presentations and creative assets are polished, audience-appropriate, and consistent with brand standards. Project details, feedback, and approvals are organized and communicated clearly. The specialist becomes a trusted, responsive team contributor who steadily expands product and marketing knowledge. Ideal Candidate Profile You are a hands-on, early-career marketer who enjoys turning ideas into finished work. You bring strong attention to detail, a good visual eye, and a service-oriented mindset. You are comfortable asking questions, receiving feedback, managing the details, and supporting others to deliver high-quality marketing programs. You are excited to grow your product marketing skills while contributing immediately through strong execution, communication, and creative support. What You Will Get: Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us. About Caterpillar Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Summary Pay Range: $89,210.00 - $133,810.00 Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. Benefits: Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits. Medical, dental, and vision benefits* Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)* 401(k) savings plans* Health Savings Account (HSA)* Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)* Health Lifestyle Programs* Employee Assistance Program* Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts* Career Development* Incentive bonus* Disability benefits Life Insurance Parental leave Adoption benefits Tuition Reimbursement These benefits also apply to part-time employees Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. Posting Dates: September 15, 2026 - September 22, 2026 Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community ( . There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built. Caterpillar